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Using such an approach allows IT administrators to become more proactive in system management, as they will know beforehand when maintenance is scheduled and what types of tasks are expected to be performed. Additionally, it ensures that updates are applied consistently across all virtual machines. Through proper configuration of update policies, organizations can ensure the latest security patches reach them quickly and efficiently.
In addition, with RBAC in place, it is possible to grant access only to specific resources while the rest of the assets are prevented from and safe from unauthorized personnel attempts. Not only that, but organizations can gain more control by easily configuring and updating access levels as they fit their needs without having to create multiple user accounts or modify group membership – say after changing job roles. All these benefits make RBAC an easy solution for secure system management on any modern IT infrastructure.
Azure Automation Update Management is a service in Azure that allows you to manage updates and patches for your virtual machines. It provides a centralized view of update compliance, and you can schedule and orchestrate updates across multiple machines. Its benefits include improved security, compliance, and reliability.
You can create either a scheduled update deployment or an ad-hoc update deployment.
You can configure a hybrid worker group in Azure Automation, which allows you to manage updates for VMs that are located in different Azure regions.
Microsoft recommends checking for security updates on a weekly basis and installing them on a monthly basis.
Azure Security Center’s vulnerability assessment provides a continuous assessment of your virtual machines, containers, and databases to identify security vulnerabilities, whereas built-in vulnerability assessment provides a point-in-time assessment of virtual machines.
You can enable vulnerability assessment for your VMs by enabling the Security Center on the subscription or resource group level and deploying the Log Analytics agent.
The Just-In-Time VM Access feature allows you to reduce the attack surface of your VMs by providing temporary access to them only when needed. This helps to minimize the risk of a successful attack.
The standard tier provides advanced threat protection, including threat intelligence, behavioral analysis, and anomaly detection, while the free tier provides basic security recommendations and vulnerability assessments.
Azure Security Center’s Secure Score is a metric that provides an overview of your security posture. It is calculated by analyzing your security configurations and comparing them to Microsoft’s security recommendations.
The adaptive application controls feature allows you to manage and control the applications that run on your virtual machines. It helps to reduce the risk of malware and other threats by allowing only trusted applications to run.
You can configure adaptive application controls by defining an allow list of applications that are allowed to run on your virtual machines, and enforcing this list through group policy or other methods.
Azure Security Center’s threat protection policy allows you to configure advanced threat protection for your VMs. You can configure it by defining rules for threat detection, setting up alerts and notifications, and specifying response actions.
You can use Azure Policy to define and enforce policies that ensure compliance with security standards for your VMs. This can include policies for access controls, network security, and other security-related settings.
Azure Security Center can automatically detect and remediate security vulnerabilities in your VMs by providing recommendations for security improvements and automating the remediation process.
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