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The Ultimate Guide to Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

An often-overlooked element of security is the Web Application Firewall (WAF), especially in cloud computing. In this article, I explain what a WAF does, the different kinds of WAF, and I discuss why you should deploy one or more WAFs in your architecture. What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall, often...

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What’s New with Azure Infrastructure – August 2021 Edition

I think you’ll find that there are quite a few announcements this month. The summer quiet period is over, and we’re into a whole new development/release semester in Microsoft, not to mention the countdown to the usual peak release season for Microsoft Ignite has started – most releases announced at Ignite happen well before Ignite….

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure – March 2020 Edition

At times like this, chatting about cool new features in Azure is a lot less important than what’s surrounding us all, and impacting some of us either directly or indirectly, now. But you know what? A distraction from the fear, worry, or self-imposed incarceration can be a good thing. So let’s crack on with it, and let’s talk about the cool new IaaS features that Azure launched during the last month.

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How to Build an Azure Firewall in a Hub Virtual Network

Aidan shows you how to architect an Azure Firewall deployment where a centralized firewall will inspect many applications/services that are deployed into dedicated virtual networks (VNets).

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What To Consider when Building Your Azure Firewall Design

Aidan explains what you need to consider when planning for a deployment of the Azure Firewall.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – September 2018 Edition

Septemeber was full of Azure announcements from Ignite, Aidan breaks all the news down so that it is easier to digest.

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Enabling DDoS for Azure Virtual Networks

This post will explain what DDoS protection is offered in Azure and how to deploy Standard tier protection in a virtual network.

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Firewall Options for an Azure Virtual Network

Aidan Finn explains several techniques that you can use to secure and protect Azure virtual networks.

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Azure Preview for DDoS Protection

Aidan Finn discusses a new preview release in Azure that offers us a protection service against distributed denial of service attacks.

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