Azure Cybersecurity Labs - Part One
- Jul 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: a few seconds ago
Azure Cybersecurity Labs
In this series of blog posts, we will get hands-on with Cloud Security. One of the biggest challenges people face is that they can't get a job in Cloud Security because they don't have experience, and since they don't have experience, they can't get a job. This series will focus on Azure Cybersecurity Labs.
Cloud computing has grown leaps and bounds in the last decade, and most, if not all, companies are migrating to one of the big three players in the Cloud: AWS, Azure, and GCP. While most companies operate using a multi-cloud approach, meaning they are operating in two or more of the big three, we will be focusing specifically on Azure in these labs.
I advocate for the Microsoft Cloud, and I feel it's the safest bet for your career, as most large enterprises have an Active Directory infrastructure, and it makes the most sense for those companies to move into the Azure cloud. I am betting my future that Azure will dominate the cloud market by the end of the 2020s.
Microsoft has a holistic solution for managing infrastructure in the cloud, but its cloud security products aren't too shabby. I enjoy using the Defender suite of products, and I know they're being widely adopted everywhere. They will be the standard security tool for many, many large enterprises in the future.
By the end of this series, you will be able to say you have experience with deploying and managing Azure infrastructure as code, scanning infrastructure code for misconfigurations, and using open source tools to scan your Azure environment against security best practices.
Cloud security certifications are essential, but more important is that you have hands-on experience with the cloud and understand why the certification bodies think this information is necessary. BELIEVE ME, it won't make sense completely by just studying for an exam. You have to do it for yourself for it to click. At least, that's how it was for me. And then you can put on your resume REAL experience that you've gained and will work for you as you apply for your next job, or you can create Fiverr or Upwork services to conduct independent assessments for small-to-medium sized businesses. I am excited to start this journey with you guys, and if you haven't already completed the lab posted for the honeypot project, your first task is to sign up and get your free credits from Azure. The credits are valid for a month.
Talk to you soon.
