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In this episode, we take a deeper look at Defender for Cloud and Cloud Security Posture Management. We reflect on what this is all about, what you can do, and how you should approach the capabilities as part of CSPM.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:42) - Show content starts.
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- What is Defender CSPM
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In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding our scope beyond Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and related Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring?
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:43) - Show content starts.
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- Entra ID-based identities for Azure Blob Storage SFTP
- GA: Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall
- Microsoft 365 E7 (and Agent 365)
- Azure Skills Plugin
- Defender for Cloud release notes
- Microsoft Sentinel what's new
- Defender XDR what's new
- Microsoft Entra releases and announcements
- AKS supported Kubernetes versions
- AKS security bulletins
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In this episode, we look at the newly released Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark v2, which is now in preview. What is it, why should you care - and what changed since v1? We take it for a spin, discuss aspects of governance and regulatory compliance, and how to apply them in practice.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:57) - Show content starts.
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- MCSB v2
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In this episode, we take a focused look at Startup-Scale Landing Zones. We've previously discussed Enterprise-scale Landing Zones and how the default model from the Cloud Adoption Framework is the usual approach for new deployments. SSLZ is an opinionated approach that is better suited to smaller environments. We talk about the pros, cons, differences, and how to get started.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:51) - Show content starts.
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- Startup-Scale Landing Zone (GitHub)
- Nice intro page for SSLZ

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In this episode, we're not diving deep into a single feature of Azure - instead, we'll talk and share our insights on how to build a career working with Microsoft security. What should you know? What's relevant? What's less relevant? What are the core skills you should have? 
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:51) - Show content starts.
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- No links this week :)

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