🔥Microsoft Cloud Security for Enterprise: A to Z for Security Architects. 🔥

In the era of digital transformation, securing cloud environments has never been more important. As Enterprise Architects, we must navigate the shared responsibilities between our organizations and Microsoft to ensure a secure, compliant, and resilient cloud infrastructure.

Microsoft's Trusted Cloud principles highlight the importance of a collaborative approach to cloud security. While Microsoft provides robust security controls and capabilities, customers, own their data, identities, and the security of their on-premises resources and cloud components.

🔑 Keys to Success: Methodical Approach & Core Capabilities

To maximize cloud security, we must invest in core capabilities within our organizations:

1️⃣ Governance & Security Policy: Update and implement policies across the organization, including identity, data, and compliance policies.

2️⃣ Identity Systems & Management: Secure existing identity systems at or above the level of cloud services.

3️⃣ Threat Awareness: Prioritize monitoring and protection of privileged accounts, credentials, and workstations.

4️⃣ Administrative Privilege Management: Ensure consistent access control policies and safeguard IT administrators' control over cloud and identity management services.

🔒 Balancing Responsibilities: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.

Responsibilities and controls for application and network security vary by service type:

1️⃣SaaS: Microsoft secures infrastructure, host OS, and application layers; you control access and secure your data and identities.

2️⃣PaaS: Microsoft secures infrastructure and host OS layers; you control access and secure your data, identities, and applications, including infrastructure controls.

3️⃣IaaS: Microsoft secures base infrastructure and host OS layers; you control access and secure your data, identities, applications, and virtualized operating systems.

If you want to access a full breakdown of solution architecture, decisions to be made, insights, and recommendations before and after solution implementation check out the document below.

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