Cyber attacks are very common these days. No day goes by without some accounts being breached or companies being held hostage by ransomware. A good way to protect your accounts is by using Microsoft Multifactor Authentication (MFA).There is no need to explain why MFA is such a great security mechanism and why everyone needs to…
Author: Renaldo Breidel
Use Automation Accounts to automate repetitive tasks
Azure Automation Account provides users with a variety of tools, such as PowerShell, Python, and graphical runbooks, to automate tasks. Runbooks are a set of tasks that can be executed in a specific order to automate various processes, such as starting or stopping virtual machines, backing up data, or deploying applications. You can manage and…
How to Use Azure Key Vault to Store and Retrieve VM Credentials
As a cloud administrator, you are responsible for managing sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and other secrets that are required to run your virtual machines (VMs) in the cloud. Storing this information in plain text within your VM configurations or code can pose a significant security risk. Storing this information in a local or network-based password database could be a solution but poses a risk when employees are leaving with a copy. Instead, Azure Key Vault provides a secure and centralized location for storing and managing these sensitive secrets