Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Securing Azure - A Multifaceted Problem

The following guide gives many dimensions to consider when securing an Azure environment.

At the storage level, Azure Storage supports the use of Azure Active Directory and role-based access control (RBAC). 

Storage service encryption means data at rest is protected. 

The OS disk used by virtual machines can in turn be secured via Azure Disk Encryption (ADE). ADE has no specific additional costs, but there is a cost for putting keys in the Azure key vault.

Servicing data subject requests (DSRs) in the context of EU GDPR, in the context of a secure Azure environment, is detailed here.

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