Protect Hyper-V VM to Azure Backup with MARS Agent
When it comes to choosing a backup solution for your on-premises servers which is one of the key workloads still for many organizations, you have many options to choose from,…
Exclude a Storage Account from Microsoft Defender for Storage
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…
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…
Effective Way To Remove The SMTP Proxy Address for a User in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
This article describes how to remove the SMTP proxy address attribute for a user in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and assign it to a different user. Introduction The…
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
Updated – 11/07/2022 – The exam guide below shows the changes that will be implemented starting on June 1st, 2022. The study guide has been updated to reflect the new…
Mastering AWS Penetration Testing with Kali Linux: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices
Cloud environments like Amazon Web Services (AWS) have become the backbone of modern IT infrastructure. Yet, with great scalability comes great security responsibility. This article provides a technical deep dive…
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…