Script – Document All Azure Private DNS Zones
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Designing Network Security To Combat Modern Threats
In this post, I want to discuss how one should design network security in Microsoft Azure, dispensing with past patterns and combatting threats that are crippling businesses today.
The Past
Network security did not change much for a very long time. The classic network design is focused on an…
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