The SysAdmin’s Guide to Azure IaaS – Second Edition
In this article, we will share with you a SysAdmin guide to Azure IaaS free ebook. Microsoft Azure is a popular cloud vendor providing various cloud services, such as computing…
Remove the SMTP Proxy Address for a User in Azure Active Directory
This article describes how to remove the SMTP proxy address attribute for a user in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and assign it to a different user. Introduction The proxy…
Hardening Azure VMs: 5 Critical Best Practices
[ Featured Image Source: Pixabay ] Microsoft Azure is a popular cloud vendor providing various cloud services, such as computing resources, analytics services, networking, storage, and more. Azure services can…
An Overview of DAST, SAST, and IAST: What is Different Between Them?
DAST, SAST, and IAST are all digital marketing software tools that are used to evaluate the quality of a website. DAST stands for Dynamic Application Security Testing, SAST is Static…
Passed Official CISM Exam: Certified Information Security Manager
The increase in cyber security issues in the press seems relentless. Organizational leaders in all types of industries are looking for capable security managers to navigate them safely through the…
AWS Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
In this article, we’ll take a look at what Kali Linux is as well as how to use it for AWS penetration testing. We will go over the basics of…
Web Application Security Testing – Types, Best Practices, and Checklist
The internet, despite being a powerful tool, has a fair share of dangers lurking within it. The biggest, most significant risk that you need to be aware of is web…
Enable Diagnostic Settings for Storage Accounts to Event Hub
This article will demonstrate how to enable and configure diagnostic settings for storage accounts to Event Hub with Azure Policy. A common theme in cloud environments is enforcing organizational standards…
Recover and Repair Microsoft SQL Corrupted Database
Events like database corruption, server crash, or hardware failure make the database corrupt and inaccessible. In this case, you can restore the recent backup to recover the SQL database. However,…
Reflecting on 2021… Goodbye 2021 and Welcome 2022! #ThankYou
Introduction As we end another year and prepare for 2022 to start… With a humble and wide-open heart–thank you for following, sharing, and modeling my work (whether via my blog…
Enable Multiple Backups Per Day for Azure VM
Azure Backup ensures your backup data is stored securely by leveraging the built-in security capabilities of the Azure platform role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and the new enhanced policy that…
Protect an Azure Trusted Launch VM with Azure Backup
Azure Backup ensures your backup data is stored securely by leveraging the built-in security capabilities of the Azure platform role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and the new enhanced policy that…
Integrate Azure Purview with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
During Microsoft Ignite in November 2021, Azure Security Center and Azure Defender are now called Microsoft Defender for Cloud. They’ve also renamed Azure Defender plans to Microsoft Defender plans. For…
This Holiday Season, Win with Hornetsecurity!
Hornetsecurity launched their Holiday Season Campaign that will run till the 31st of December, 2021! Introduction ‘Tis the season to be caring – for your loved ones, for each other,…
Manage Security Content as Code with Microsoft Sentinel
During Microsoft Ignite in November 2021, Azure Sentinel is now called Microsoft Sentinel. Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration Automated Response (SOAR) solution….
Sync and Backup Synology NAS to Azure Storage
Syncing and backing up data between on-premises locations and the public cloud have become a very common practice for many organizations, and sometimes for small to medium businesses and even…
Get the Most Out of Windows Admin Center – Second Edition
Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform, and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management, and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage…
Enable SFTP Support for Azure Blob Storage
SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a network protocol used for secure file transfer over a secure shell. FTP/SFTP is still a very common protocol used by many customers in…
Access Azure File Share with SMB over QUIC
Azure Files enables you to set up highly available network file shares that can be accessed by using the standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or the Network File System…
Exclude File Types from Cloud Tiering in Azure File Sync
Azure File Sync helps you save on storage capacity by centralizing your files in Azure and then installing a sync agent on Windows Server on-premises or in Azure (IaaS VM)…
