Let's look at some of the security best practices to secure your Azure VMs:
- Antimalware and virus security: It is a security best practice to ensure that your VMs are protected from any malware/virus by having an updated antimalware solution. Azure provides a native solution called Microsoft Antimalware, however, there are also various third-party antimalware solutions available such as Trend Micro, Symantec, and so on.
- Encryption: It is recommended that you encrypt your VM disks using Key Vault. You can use the same BitLocker for Windows and dm-crypt for Linux machines.
- Access and authorization: Microsoft provides various roles (Reader, VM contributor, and so on) to enable access to VMs in Azure. It is recommended that ...