Microsoft Defender for Cloud Wrap - Issue #8
Happy Friday everyone!
What a wonderful time of year, I must say. Whether it's the cold air of Ohio, or the promise of the warmth of the relationships of family and friends, this time of year really excites me.
This time of year, too, means that many operations at Microsoft are hitting the pause button for the rest of the year while many observe time off for the holiday season. Personally, I'm finishing up my allotted time off for the year starting on December 15th. Of course, my personality doesn't allow me to be disconnected completely, so I'll be around checking in and talking with folks on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Content and new feature releases that would normally adorn this newsletter will be either slow to surface or nonexistent. For that reason, this will be the last issue of this particular newsletter for 2021.
With that, I want to thank everyone for joining us in discussions around Defender for Cloud this year. This newsletter is in response to customer request and that's been very evident as the subscriber numbers have continued to grow steadily. You're all in good company here. We're all people that are interested and sometimes excited about securing our workloads, services, applications, and environments. For that, I feel very blessed to be part of it with you. In other words, I'm just as geeky about this stuff as many of you are.
I hope the rest of your 2021 is blessed, healthy, and happy.
Talk soon.
-Rod
Things to Read
How to defend against advanced attacks - Microsoft Tech Community — techcommunity.microsoft.com This fall, we released Decoding NOBELIUM , a four-part video series that pulls back the curtain on the world of threat detection and showcases the
Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Benefits from Defender for Endpoint Integration – Sam's Corner — samilamppu.com In this blog post, I’ll cover some of the CWP capabilities and benefits of integrating MDC & MDE together. Also, you can expect to find some details on Defender for SQL leveraging Azure Arc.
Automatically enable Microsoft Defender plans using Azure Policy - Seb8iaan.com — www.seb8iaan.com Enable Microsoft Defender plans at scale in your Azure environment, with these built-in policy definitions Microsoft has published.
Things to Watch/Listen To
New AWS Connector in Microsoft Defender | Defender for Cloud in the Field #1 — www.youtube.com In this episode of Defender for Cloud in the field, Or Serok joins Yuri Diogenes to share the new AWS Connector in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, which was re...
Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration with Azure Purview | Defender for Cloud in the Field #2 — www.youtube.com In this episode of Defender for Cloud in the field, David Trigano joins Yuri Diogenes to share the new integration of Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Azure...
Defender for #Cloud in the Field - Out of Band Edition — www.linkedin.com In this week's episode of #Defender for #Cloud in the Field - Out of Band Edition, I will talk about the new troubleshooting dashboard and Tom Janetscheck...
Preventing Misconfigurations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud ASC — www.youtube.com Preventing Misconfigurations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
NextGen Multi Cloud CSPM in Microsoft Defender for Cloud — www.youtube.com Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT (webinar recording date) Microsoft Defender for Cloud Webinar | NextGen Multi Cloud CSPM in Microsoft ...
Things to Have
Azure Resource Graph sample queries for Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com Sample Azure Resource Graph queries for Microsoft Defender for Cloud showing use of resource types and tables to access Microsoft Defender for Cloud related resources and properties.
New and Updated Things
New AWS connector for Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com
Defend your AWS resources with Microsoft Defender for Cloud with greater visibility and control than the classic connector. Onboard AWS accounts at scale.
Enhancements to recommendation to classify sensitive data in SQL databases | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com Upcoming changes to Microsoft Defender for Cloud that you might need to be aware of and for which you might need to plan
Container security features to be grouped under Defender for Containers | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com Upcoming changes to Microsoft Defender for Cloud that you might need to be aware of and for which you might need to plan
Changes to recommendations for managing endpoint protection solutions — docs.microsoft.com Upcoming changes to Microsoft Defender for Cloud that you might need to be aware of and for which you might need to plan
What's coming to Microsoft Secure Score | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com This article lets you know about upcoming improvements to Microsoft Secure Score.