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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond - Third Edition
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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond - Third Edition

by Steve Miles
March 2026
Beginner to intermediate
324 pages
8h 3m
English
Packt Publishing
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Azure Security

In Chapter 7, Azure Identity and Access, you learned how to describe identities, identity provider services, authentication methods, and access control. Building on the identity and access foundations from the previous chapter, this chapter broadens the lens to examine how Azure approaches security as a system—across people, processes, and technology. It introduces the core security concepts that underpin Azure protection, including security posture, Zero Trust, defense in-depth (DiD), and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

This chapter equips you to evaluate security in Azure beyond individual features. By understanding security posture, Zero Trust principles, and layered protection strategies, you will be able to interpret security ...

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