{"id":260,"date":"2021-09-29T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.greenboxdesigns.com\/cloud-direct-learning-hub\/wp\/?p=260"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:37:11","slug":"four-ways-azure-can-improve-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clouddirect.net\/learning-hub\/four-ways-azure-can-improve-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Four ways Azure can improve security"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a recent study the Government\u2019s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has run<\/a>, two in five businesses reported having cybersecurity breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. Of these, one in five respectively ended up losing money, data or other assets. The most common attacks were phishing emails, followed by instances of others impersonating their organisation online, viruses or malware including ransomware.<\/p>

With security breaches happening more frequently, it\u2019s increasingly important that your business stays resilient. This doesn\u2019t mean looking at short term security solutions \u2013 instead, you should be looking at creating a secure foundation for your business that helps you stay resilient. Thousands of businesses across the world, such as AI corporation, First Great Western and Mishcon De Reya are using Microsoft Azure to mitigate security threats. \u00a0Microsoft has built Azure to provide\u00a0a secure foundation, it comes with built-in security controls to help you quickly configure security, and has unique intelligence at cloud scale to help you safeguard data and respond to threats in real-time.<\/p>

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Here are four ways you can leverage Azure to transform security:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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1. Azure protects your most valuable asset \u2013 data<\/h2>\n

We all know that data is most companies\u2019 most valuable asset in 2021, making it vital you keep it secure. Azure can help you with this. Microsoft has created several tools that help you stop external sources accessing your information and data, such as; double encryption, Azure Firewall and Azure Information Protection (AIP). Let us explore how these three tools will enable you to protect your data.<\/p>

Azure uses double encryption, which is when you have at least two layers of encryption to protect both your data at rest and data in transit. Using double encryption on your data will mean threats have to break through two barriers to access your information.<\/p>

Then there\u2019s Azure Firewall, a cloud-native network security to help protect your Azure Virtual Network resources. You\u2019ll have intelligent filtering for your firewall, which in sort will deny traffic from any malicious IP address and domain sourced from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence feed. Azure Firewall will help you ensure that only the people you trust get access to your resources.<\/p>

Finally, there\u2019s Azure Information Protection (AIP) which enables you to better protect your sensitive information. AIP will help you better control and secure any emails, documents or other sensitive data that\u2019s shared outside your organisation through classification labels and permissions.<\/p>

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2. Get your user and identity management on track<\/h2>\n

One of the easiest ways to maintain high levels of security within your organisation is to start with your employees. Make sure their accounts are protected to avoid hackers gaining access and ensure they only have access to what they need to avoid any accidental data theft or breaches. Using Azure will enable your business to gain better user and identity management with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).<\/p>

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is when you assign Azure roles to control what access users have to different resources. Azure already comes with several built-in roles, but you\u2019ll also have the ability to create your roles based on your organisation\u2019s requirements \u2013 plus it will help you ensure employees only have access to the data they need. Once you\u2019ve identified your roles, you then need to set out the Scope, which is essentially the resources that the role will have access to. You can add as many or as few resources as you\u2019d like. Once you\u2019ve mapped all of this out, you\u2019ll have a list of roles with resources they can access, for example, the\u00a0Virtual Machine Contributor role allows a user to create and manage virtual machines.<\/p>

We then have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), which is a process where a user needs an additional form of identification when signing in, e.g. enter a code that was sent to their mobile or provide a fingerprint scan. Gone are the days when users would only use passwords to log in \u2013 it leaves you vulnerable for an attack if employees use a weak password. Doubling up on your authentication upon logging in will significantly reduce the risk of hackers accessing and compromising your employee\u2019s accounts.<\/p>

Enabling RBAC and MFA are quick wins to help you gain greater control of your users and what they can do.<\/p>

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3. Intelligent security monitoring<\/h2>\n

Fewer businesses (35%) are using security monitoring tools to identify abnormal activity which could indicate a breach, suggesting firms are less aware than before of the risks. This was 40% last year.<\/p>

Microsoft has created their very own cloud-native Security Information and Events Management (SIEM), Azure Sentinel, that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to proactively monitor and stop any threats before they harm your business. The SIEM will identify legitimate security threats with its built-on machine learning and knowledge. Meaning, you don\u2019t have to spend hours reviewing which security threats are legitimate and not and instead can focus on doing what you do best.<\/p>

One of the true benefits of Sentinel is that it\u2019s continuously collecting data. Not just the odd bit here and there, but sheer amounts of data at scale across users, devices, applications and infrastructure. It\u2019ll then use that data to detect threats and false threats using the data it\u2019s collected, plus the threat intelligence Microsoft has.<\/p>

Often, by the time you\u2019ve identified a threat, it could be too late to respond. Not with Sentinel. Microsoft will allow you to rapidly respond to any threats with built-in automation of common task.\u00a0For example,\u00a0you could stop compromised users from moving around your network and stealing information through an automated, multifaceted response to incidents generated by rules that detect compromised users.<\/p>

We\u2019re hosting a webinar, Making Sense of Sentinel, that runs through all of the data Sentinel provides, and how you can start making sense of it.<\/p>

Sign up to discover how to leverage Sentinel\u2019s data.<\/a><\/p>

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4. Make continuous improvements<\/h2>\n

Security threats don\u2019t take breaks \u2013 they\u2019re constantly evolving as hackers and technology are getting smarter. You must be actively improving your security to protect your business from these attacks. Trying to identify these improvements has been proven to be quite a challenge if you\u2019re manually trying to identify them. If you\u2019re looking for someone to help improve your security then look no further.<\/p>

Microsoft is constantly looking out for your business by proactively identifying security improvements and recommendations with their Secure Score. The Secure Score will show your overall security posture as a percentage value, and to increase it you\u2019ll be presented with a list of recommended actions to help raise your score. Each of the recommendations presented to you will include clear instructions for you to improve your security and the points your score will increase by.<\/p>

As your Secure Score is displayed as a percentage, it\u2019s easy to make this a regular KPI for you to improve \u2013 pushing your team to regularly review and implement the improvements suggested.<\/p>

You can find out more about the tool in our\u00a0Beginners Guide to Microsoft\u2019s Secure Score.<\/u><\/a><\/p>

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