Rootconf Mini 2024

I’ll be drawing from my experience as a Senior Consultant at ThoughtWorks to guide you through Azure’s most powerful security tools and services, transforming how you approach cloud security. Whether you’re securing a small project or protecting large-scale infrastructure, Azure’s cloud-native security offerings provide everything you need to stay one step ahead of potential threats.

Join me as we dive into a Defense-in-Depth approach, exploring essential Azure services like Defender for Cloud, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Sentinel. This session will guide you step-by-step in building a security foundation that’s scalable and help you establish your own Cloud Security Baseline with confidence.

What We’ll Cover:

Defense in Depth – Layered Security, Simplified: From identity safeguards to network defenses, we’ll look at Azure’s best practices for creating multiple lines of defense, so you’re covered at every angle.

Defender for Cloud – Your Early Warning System: Learn to configure and leverage Defender to monitor, detect, and respond to threats across your cloud resources—automatically.

Privileged Identity Management (PIM) – Control Access, Anytime: Discover how PIM makes it easy to manage who has access, when they have it, and why, ensuring the principle of least privilege without the hassle.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) – Shield Your Apps from Attacks: Azure’s WAF offers strong protection for web applications. I’ll walk you through its configurations and show how it keeps you safe from attacks, whether small or sophisticated.

Sentinel – Dive into Sentinel’s Detection Engineering capabilities, including automated incident response and detailed threat detection—essential for securing any serious cloud environment.

Building Your Azure Security Baseline – Bring it all together as we will create a custom security baseline designed to scale with your organization’s unique needs and compliance requirements. From initial setup to automation, you’ll get the blueprint to secure any cloud infrastructure with confidence.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

🚀 A Ready-to-Implement Security Blueprint: Build and enhance your security foundation using Azure’s most effective tools and features.

🛠️ Practical Expertise in Azure’s Top Security Services: Walk out ready to apply Defender, PIM, WAF, and Sentinel with best practices in mind.

🔍 Mastery of Defense in Depth: A foolproof strategy to secure your cloud environment, from user identities to application traffic.

Perfect For:

Cloud Security Engineers
DevOps Professionals
Students and Cybersecurity Enthusiasts
Anyone Ready to Dive Into Cloud Security on Azure

Stay ahead of evolving threats, and set up an Azure environment that’s as secure as it is agile