by cpboss | Jan 29, 2022 | Azure, Azure IoT Hub, security
Being able to change Azure VM admin password from Azure Portal easily is very convenient. This feature relies on Azure Agent and VM extension, and it allows us to reset the configuration of RDP/SSH and the local administrator password. Or even to create a new account...
by cpboss | Jan 24, 2022 | Azure, Microsoft
A while back, a customer asked me to help inspect what happened to an environment in Azure that got compromised and was used to launch a ransomware attack. Unfortunately, this environment also had a VPN connection between Azure and their existing on-premises data...
by cpboss | Jan 21, 2022 | security, SOAR
This is the first part of a two-part series. The second part is here. SOAR — or security orchestration, automation and response — is a collection of processes, software and tools that allows teams to streamline security operations. SOAR platforms are a hot topic in...
by cpboss | Jan 3, 2022 | Kubernetes Service Account
Security is a first-class concern for Linkerd. It plays a critical role in enhancing the overall security of the system, and this is only possible if Linkerd itself is secure. We recently added support for Kubernetes’s new bound service account tokens to Linkerd. This...
by cpboss | Nov 12, 2021 | Azure, DDos Protection
DDoS attacks are rapidly evolving in complexity and frequency. As we highlighted in our 2021 Q1 and Q2 DDoS attack trends review, we see that attacks in Azure have been trending toward shorter durations, mostly short-burst attacks. Workloads that are highly sensitive...
