Let's Talk Azure!

S5E37 - Monitor and secure OAuth applications using App Governance

This week Alan and Sam discuss OAuth applications and their potential risks. Alan goes into how App Governance can give you the visibility of OAuth app and their usage. Here are a few things we covered: What are OAuth Apps? What are they typically used for? why is it important to monitor them How can App Governance help monitor and protect from OAuth App attacks? What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.Read transcript

S5E36 - Mastering Azure Web Jobs: Automating Tasks in the Cloud

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Web Jobs which is a feature of Azure App Service that allows developers to run background tasks, scripts, and long-running processes alongside their web applications, enabling automated workflows and task scheduling in the cloud. Here are a few things we covered: An overview of Azure web jobs and use cases Types of Web Jobs Deployment and Integration Monitoring and Scaling What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.Read transcript

S5E35 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features released

This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month. We dive into a couple of these updates that peaked our interest. Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered: Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates Lots of Azure changes and new features What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.Read transcript

S5E34 - Secure Your Tokens: Defend Against Theft and Replay Attacks

In this episode, Sam and Alan dive deep into the world of token theft and token replay attacks. They explore what these threats are and discuss effective countermeasures to reduce the risk of token theft and prevent replay attacks. Here’s a breakdown of what they covered: Understanding Authentication Tokens: What are they and why are they crucial for secure authentication? Token Theft and Replay Attacks: An overview of how these attacks work and their potential impact on organisations. Reducing Token Theft Risks: Practical strategies to minimize the chances of tokens being stolen. Preventing Token Replay: Measures you can implement to block access when stolen tokens are reused. What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.Read transcript

S5E33 - Azure VM Image Builder - A managed Azure service to handle VM image building

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure VM Image Builder which is a service that simplifies the creation, customisation, and management of virtual machine images in Azure, automating tasks like software installation, configuration, and patching for consistent deployments. Here is what we covered: What are Virtual Machine images? And how they are used in Azure. What are the challenges with image creation? What is Azure VM builder and how does it help? How much does the service cost? What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.Read transcript