Episodes
Published 04/25/24
In this episode Michael, Sarah and Mark talk with guest Ryan Munsch about the newly released Copilot for Security. We also discuss Azure Security news about Azure SQL DB, SSMS 20, Change Actor, Copilot for Azure SQL DB, Azure Container Apps, AI Prompt Shields, AI Groundedness Detection and BlueHat India and Israel. New tab (azsecuritypodcast.net)
Published 04/01/24
Published 04/01/24
In this episode Michael, Sarah, and Mark talk with guests Tony Rice and David Ornstein about insights into the Continuous SDL (Security Development Lifecycle). We also discussed Azure Security news about Azure Key Vault, Cloud PKI, OAuth2, updated SQL Server password verifiers, Memory Safety and Azure SQL DB. The Microsoft Azure Security Podcast (azsecuritypodcast.net)
Published 03/25/24
In this episode Michael and Sarah talk to Martin Abbott about the Global Azure event that starts soon, https://globalazure.net/. We talk about how to successfully fill out a Call for Papers (CFP) so YOU can present to a global audience about security topics that interest you. We also cover security news SQL Always Encrypted, SymCrypt and Rust, SQL Security Fundamentals, and free Security 101 material.
Published 03/15/24
In this episode, Michael talks with Rigel Carlson from the Chaos Studio development team about Chaos Studio through a security lens. Michael also discusses news about Midnight Blizzard and \has some advice about using Azure's DefaultAzureCredential() The Microsoft Azure Security Podcast (azsecuritypodcast.net)
Published 02/13/24
This is a MUST LISTEN episode for anyone involved in products using AI, or for people who want to learn some of the latest attacks against large language models. Make sure you peruse the exhaustive list of AI security links at The Microsoft Azure Security Podcast (azsecuritypodcast.net), We cover news about Azure SQL DB, Trusted VMs, NetApp Files, Azure Load Testing and Front Door. Mark covers further details about Zero Trust and the CISO Workshop.
Published 01/29/24
In this episode we look back at what stood out for each of us and what we go up to. We also cover something not security-related, but of interest to all your geeks out there - EQ vs IQ. So make sure you stay until the end!
Published 12/18/23
In this episode Michael talks with colleagues in the Azure Data Platform Security Team, Sharath Unni and Raul Garcia about securing Azure SQL DB, SQL MI and SQL Server through the eyes of an attacker.
Published 12/01/23
In this episode, Michael talks with his colleagues Pieter Vanhove and Mirek Sztajno about updates to Always Encrypted and Transparent Data Encryption in SQL Server and Azure SQL DB.
Published 11/15/23
In this episode Michael talks with guest Nikhil Kumar and our own Mark Simos about a new book they have co-authored named "Zero Trust Playbook Series Zero Trust Overview and Playbook Introduction: Actionable Guidance for Business, Security, and Technology Leaders and Practitioners."
Published 10/31/23
In this episode Michael and Sarah talk with guest Madeline Eckert about Security Bug Bounties.We also discuss Azure Security news about SQL Server 2022, Azure certificate changes, TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation, GitHub security scanning, Ransomeware defenses, Zero Trust and more.; and by 'more' we mean lock-picking!
Published 10/11/23
In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys, and Mark talk with guest Roberto Rodriguez about attack simulation, Cloud Katana, and AI.We also discuss Azure Security news about Azure SQL DB, Azure Key Vault, Cosmos DB, Trusted Launch VMs, Azure Artifacts, Zero Trust, Windows and TLS and Entra ID.
Published 09/22/23
In this episode Michael and Sarah with guest Miriam Wiesner about her new book, "PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity" which comes out soon. We also discussed Azure Security news about: Azure SQL DB Always Encrypted improvements, Azure SQL Managed Instance, App Gateway for Containers and Bring your own Key for AKS Ephemeral Disks.
Published 08/14/23
This week Michael and Mark talk to Microsoft Security MVP Truls Dahlsveen about his thoughts on Modern Security Strategy. It's a fascinating and practical discussion! We also cover security news about Application Gateway TLS policy, Defender for IoT and some new documentation from the OpenGroup about Zero Trust Commandments.
Published 08/08/23
In this special episode Michael talks to his colleague Sravani Saluru about how to configure, monitor and manage audit logging in Azure SQL Database. She also shares some inside hints and tips!
Published 07/28/23
In this episode Michael and Sarah talk with guest Matt Zorich from the Microsoft Incident Response team. We also cover the latest Azure security news about Azure's Web Application Firewall and Azure Monitor RBAC.
Published 07/14/23
In this episode, Michael and Sarah talk to Thomas Roccia about Threat Intelligence with MSTICPy. We also cover security news about Azure Files SMB, App Gateway, Event Hubs and Linux Containers.
Published 06/13/23
In this episode Michael and Gladys talk with guests Marcelo di lorio and Neil Walker about all the latest news in Entra Permissions Management.We also cover the latest Azure security news about Microsoft Build, Confidential Computing, Key Vault, SQL MI, and Azure Content Safety and more.
Published 06/02/23
This week, Michael, Mark and Gladys talk to Anthony Shaw about some of the best practices and tooling for securing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions. Sarah is away in Singapore, presenting at BlackHat.We also cover security news about DDoS, Cosmos DB, Microsoft Defender for APIs, Load Balancer, Zero Trust and discovering Internet-facing devices.
Published 05/19/23
In this episode Michael, Sarah, and Mark talk with guest Negar Shabab. We also discuss Azure Security news about new Confidential Computing VMs, SQL Server, T-SQL Parsing, Auditing in Azure SQL DB, Sentinel and more. Make sure you go to The Microsoft Azure Security Podcast (azsecuritypodcast.net), because Mark ordered pizza during the recording.
Published 05/03/23
In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys, and Mark talk with a good friend of the Podcast, Yuri Diogenes, about the latest Microsoft Defender for Cloud news.We also discuss Azure Security news about Trusted VM Launch, Chaos Studio, Azure SQL DB, DDoS protection, Confidential Containers, Firewall and more.
Published 04/14/23
Michael and Mark talk to Kemley Nieva from the Azure Governance team about some of the recent updates and improvements to Azure Policy. We also cover the latest Azure security news covering Microsoft Security Copilot, Azure Functions, SQL Managed Instance, Azure Backup, Ephemeral OS disks, Azure Cache for Redis, Azure SQL Database, Azure Monitor, API Management, Azure Maps and Storage.
Published 04/07/23
In this episode Michael and Gladys talk with guests Sean Wesonga and Bojan Magusic about using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. We also discuss Azure Security news about new Azure SQL Database migration abilities for authentication and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
Published 03/23/23
In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys and Mark interview each other! The Podcast is almost three years old, and things have changed for each of us, so we thought we'd re-introduce ourselves, reflect, give career advice, and talk about what's top of mind for each of us! We also discuss Azure Security news about SQL Server and Azure SQL DB, MFA and AAD, AAD and IPv6, new SC-100 study guide and more.
Published 03/08/23