Author Archives: Sathish Veerapandian

What’s New in Azure Firewall: Draft & Deploy, Selective Logging, Explicit Proxy, Security Copilot & More

Cloud Security, Network Security, Security September 28, 2025 Leave a comment

Azure Firewall continues to evolve with powerful new features that enhance security, governance, and operational efficiency.

Whether you’re managing complex enterprise environments or hybrid architectures, these updates offer greater control, visibility, and automation.

Here’s an overview into the latest innovations:

Draft and Deploy – Azure Firewall Policy Changes (Preview)

Managing firewall policies just got smarter.

With the Draft and Deploy feature, administrators can now:

  • Clone active policies to create editable drafts.
  • Collaborate on bulk changes without impacting live environments.
  • Stage deployments to minimize disruption.
  • Apply all changes at once, improving governance and reducing human error.

This is a game changer for environments requiring frequent policy updates, such as dynamic cloud workloads or multi team operations.

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Microsoft Purview Adaptive Protection – A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting It Up Effectively

Adaptive Protection, Purview September 28, 2025 Leave a comment

We’ll walk through how to configure it effectively so your organization benefits from smarter, risk-based security controls. By the end, you’ll understand how to integrate it with tools like Defender, Intune, and Conditional Access. This session will cover the purpose of Adaptive Protection, its benefits, and the key steps involved in its implementation. Whether you’re a security architect or IT administrator, this guide will help you align Adaptive Protection with your existing infrastructure and security policies

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Sathish Veerapandian

Getting started with Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

DSPM, Purview September 28, 2025 Leave a comment

In this video, we dive deep into Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)—what it is, why it matters, and how it works.

We’ll cover:

✔ Key data security challenges
✔ DSPM process and features
✔ Integration with DLP, Information Protection, and Insider Risk Management
✔ Live portal walkthrough
✔ DSPM vs Insider Risk Management comparison

Take a look at this video to know more about Data Security Posture Management

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Sathish Veerapandian

Top Best Practices for Insider Risk Management Using Microsoft Purview to Strengthen Organizational Security

Insider Risk Management, Purview September 28, 2025 Leave a comment

Discover how to protect your organization from internal threats with Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management. In this video, we explore best practices for identifying, assessing, and mitigating insider risks such as data leaks, IP theft, and policy violations.

Learn how to:

✅ Plan and implement effective insider risk policies

✅ Collaborate with IT, HR, Legal, and Compliance teams

✅ Maintain privacy with pseudonymization and role-based access

✅ Align with regional compliance requirements

✅ Use Microsoft Purview tools to detect and respond to risky behavior

Take a look at this video to know more information about the same

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Sathish Veerapandian

Understanding Azure AI Foundry Hub

AI, Azure April 10, 2025 1 Comment

This powerful tool helps streamline governance and management activities of your AI Projects. Take a look at this video to know more information on the Azure AI foundry Hub.

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Sathish Veerapandian

Creating Your First AI Agent with Azure AI Agent Service

AI, AI Agent, Azure AI March 31, 2025 Leave a comment

Introduction

Azure AI Agent Service allows you to create, deploy, and manage AI agents that can perform various tasks. This service leverages powerful AI models to enable agents to perform a wide range of tasks, from answering queries to automating complex workflows. With its user-friendly interface and robust infrastructure, Azure AI Agent Service makes it easy for developers to build intelligent agents that can enhance applications and improve productivity.

This guide will walk you through the steps to set up and run your first agent with the help of Azure AI agent service.

Prerequisites:

  • An Azure subscription.
  • You need a GitHub Account.
  • Basic knowledge of PowerShell and Python.

So first step is to setup your workspace in the GitHUb

GitHub Codespaces: A Convenient Cloud-Based Development Environment

GitHub Codespaces offers a virtual machine in the cloud, providing a clean environment with all necessary prerequisites pre-installed. This makes it incredibly easy to set up and run your code, even on a standard laptop without high-end specifications.

Key Features:

  • Cloud-Based Computation: All computations are performed in the cloud, allowing you to work efficiently on a standard laptop.
  • Easy Setup: Setting up Codespaces is straightforward and quick, making it accessible for developers of all levels.
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OAuth App Governance with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps – Protect Your Cloud Applications

Microsoft Defender March 30, 2025 Leave a comment

OAuth App Governance offers a centralized dashboard to track OAuth apps accessing Microsoft 365 data. It leverages AI-powered insights to identify unusual behavior in apps, including:

  • Abnormal data transfers
  • Excessive API calls
  • Suspicious permission modifications

Take a look at this video to know more information.

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Sathish Veerapandian

Cloud Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud March 30, 2025 Leave a comment

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps provides extensive security and management for your cloud applications. Watch this video to learn how to get started with Defender for Cloud features.

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Sathish Veerapandian

Strengthen Insider Threat Defense with Microsoft Adaptive Protection

DLP, Endpoint Security, Purview February 3, 2025 Leave a comment

Adaptive Protection in Microsoft Purview is a powerful feature that strengthens data security by proactively safeguarding sensitive information within organizations

Take a look at this video to get started with this option from the Microsoft Purview Data loss prevention capabilities.

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Prevent Data Exfiltration via Browser through Microsoft Purview

DLP, Purview January 8, 2025 Leave a comment

Remember Insider Risk Management is an ongoing process.Regularly review and update your policies, stay vigilant and leverage the right tools to keep your data secure !

Take a look at this video that explains on how to prevent your browser from Data Exfiltration activities.

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