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285 - Considerations when services are being deprecated 33:22

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This week, we'll talk about services that are being deprecated, and what to think of that. How to best prepare when you get an announcement that something is going away? What are the business perspective, and the perspectives on security? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:57) - Show content starts. Show links - Entra Permissions Management retirement - Azure AD B2C retirement - Remote Desktop App retirement - Give us feedback!…

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284 - Understanding Network Security Perimeter in Azure 24:46

hace 11 días24:46

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This week, we look at Network Security Perimeter, which is currently in public preview. It's a nifty capability for controlling inbound and outbound traffic for your PaaS resources. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:01) - Show content starts. Show links - Creating a network security perimeter in the Azure Portal - Tobias' device: ZTE U50, 5G Portable WiFi Hotspot (Amazon.se) - Give us feedback!…

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283 - Getting started with Azure Firewall 26:14

hace 18 días26:14

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This week, we're considering when and how to use Azure Firewall in your deployments. What are the features, SKUs, and capabilities? When should you choose Azure Firewall, and when should you choose something else? Considerations on enterprise architectures also. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:59) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Firewall Basic - getting started - Cloud Adoption Framework: Landing Zones - Give us feedback!…

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282 - Microsoft Tech Updates 27:50

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281 - Securing Microsoft Entra 32:17

hace 5 weeks32:17

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This week, we take a look at fresh guidance from Microsoft on increasing security for Microsoft Entra. It's an interesting guide - easily digestible, solid advice, and very actionable recommendations. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:50) - Show content starts. Show links - Securing Microsoft Entra -guidance - Give us feedback!…

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280 - A lap around Azure AI Foundry Agents (preview) 39:06

hace 6 weeks39:06

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This week, we look at building agents using Azure AI Foundry. What's an agent, and why should you care? What's the process for building an agent? And where does Copilot Studio stand in here? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:05) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure AI Foundry: Agents (preview) - Introducing Azure AI Agent service - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 267: Building AI apps with Microsoft.Extensions.AI - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 269: Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents with Paolo Pialorsi - Give us feedback!…

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279 - Backing up the cloud 32:38

hace 7 weeks32:38

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This week, we focus on disaster recovery - specifically, backups. Should you back up the cloud? All of Azure and Microsoft 365? Or nothing? We consider the different viewpoints, options, and possibilities. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:00) - Show content starts. Show links - I Ran 9 Popular LLMs on Raspberry Pi 5; Here's What I Found - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 218: Azure SQL Backup and Recovery - EntraExporter - Give us feedback!…

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278 - Microsoft Tech Updates 23:53

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:50) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Data Studio retirement - DNSSEC in Azure DNS Public Zones - Deepseek-R1 in Azure AI Foundry Microsoft Sentinel: - What's new in Microsoft Sentinel - Announcing Public Preview: New STIX Objects in Microsoft Sentinel - (Request access to STIX tables) https://forms.office.com/r/903VU5x3hz?origin=lprLink - Enable the data connector for Microsoft's threat intelligence Find us on Bluesky: - Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky - Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky - Give us feedback!…

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277 - Five things you should start doing for operational security 38:14

hace 9 weeks38:14

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Let's talk OpSec! In practice - we share five indispensable things you shuold adopt today - if you haven't - to ensure you are following proper operational security approaches when dealing with customer data, connectivity, and work in general. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:20) - Show content starts. Show links - Windows LAPS overview | Microsoft Learn - Tailscale - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode #235: Understanding Entra SSE - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode #036: All things Security with Sami Laiho - Give us feedback!…

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276 - The State of Zero Trust in 2025 34:50

hace 10 weeks34:50

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It's been a couple of years since we last looked at the state of Zero Trust. In this week's episode, we discuss Zero Trust as we see it today. What is it, and is it widely adopted already? What should you consider if you're going to Zero Trust? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:54) - Show content starts. Show links - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Trust no-one! A look at Zero Trust in 2022 - Zero Trust and Copilot - Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP800-207) - The Evolution of Zero Trust in the Financial Sector:… | Synpulse - Give us feedback!…

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275 - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024 39:42

hace 11 weeks39:42

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This week, we review the Microsoft Digital Defense report 2024. We did the same previously for 2023, so this time, we'll look at what's interesting in the report and what to focus on with security. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:30) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024 - Microsoft blog: Escalating cyber threats - Give us feedback!…

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274 - CIS Benchmark for Microsoft 365 v4.0.0 33:20

hace 12 weeks33:20

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This week, we discuss the newly updated CIS Benchmark guidance for Microsoft 365. What is it, and why should you use it? We walk through the areas of the benchmark, how to do it, and what to do with the results. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:23) - Show content starts. Show links - CIS-CAT® Pro - A powerful tool for automating CIS Benchmark assessment and reporting - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 258 - Approaching security assessments for your Microsoft tenant - Give us feedback!…

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273 - Microsoft 365 Copilot one year later 44:27

hace 13 weeks44:27

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This week, we reflect on Microsoft 365 Copilot. It's been available for about a year now, and we talk about the insights, lessons learned and considerations, and reflections on productivity with Copilot. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:49) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard - Copilot Analytics reports - Give us feedback!…

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272 - Lessons learned with Azure Policy 27:41

hace 14 weeks27:41

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This week, we're taking a real-life look at Azure Policies. We've talked about the capability a bit before. Let's see what insights we've gathered over the previous months working with Azure Policy. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:50) - Show content starts. Show links - Sample KQL queries from Microsoft - AzAdvertizer - Azure Resource Inventory - Give us feedback!…

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271 - Microsoft Tech Updates 29:34

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