Windows Azure Virtual Machines Security Concept for IT Professionals

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Although the published Windows Azure Security Guidance appears to be focused on PaaS. The concept is nevertheless directly applicable to Windows Azure Virtual Machine as I have highlighted on the following diagrams originally from the Guidance.

Additional reading:

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And when discussing cloud security, ask these questions first:

  • What is the threat?
  • And is it introduced by cloud computing?

And as needed, reference the following diagrams to get specifics.

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