Introduction to Azure Security Center and Best Practices for Cloud Security

Cloud security is no longer optional—it is essential. As organizations expand their digital footprint across cloud and hybrid environments, the threats they face become more sophisticated and persistent. This video takes you inside Azure Security Center, Microsoft’s unified infrastructure security management system, and shows you how it can transform the way you protect your workloads, data, and applications.

From real-time threat protection to automated remediation, this session breaks down the tools and strategies that will help you strengthen your organization’s security posture. You’ll discover how to leverage Azure Defender Integration for advanced workload protection, use Azure Secure Score to measure and improve your defenses, and apply Azure Best Practices across identity, access, data, and network security. Whether you are just getting started or already managing complex Azure deployments, this video provides actionable steps for securing your environment.

What you will learn in this video

In this video, you will gain practical insights into:

1. What is Azure Security Center and why it is critical for modern cloud security.
2. Key Features of Azure Security Center, including Just-In-Time VM access, File Integrity Monitoring, and Secure Score.
3. Azure Defender Integration for advanced threat detection across virtual machines, SQL databases, containers, and Kubernetes.
4. Setting Up Azure Security Center, from enabling the service to configuring security policies.
5. How Azure Secure Score helps prioritize improvements for continuous security enhancement.
6. Azure Managing Security Policies to maintain compliance and enforce consistency across resources.
7. Azure Alert Management and Investigation with automated workflows for faster incident response.
8. Azure Best Practices: Identity and Access Management, including MFA, RBAC, and Privileged Identity Management.
9. Azure Data Protection Best Practices such as encryption, secure key management, and backup strategies.
10. Azure Network Security Best Practices like NSGs, Azure Firewall, and DDoS protection.
11. Azure Monitoring and Logging for deep visibility using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Sentinel.
12. Ensuring alignment with Azure Compliance and Regulatory Standards through built-in dashboards and blueprints.
13. Strategies for Azure Container and Kubernetes Security, from image scanning to Pod Security Policies.
14. Leveraging Azure Automated Security Management for consistent, error-free configurations.
15. Conducting Azure Ongoing Security Assessments to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Why this video matters

The growing complexity of cloud ecosystems demands a proactive approach to security. This video equips you with the knowledge to anticipate risks, enforce strong security policies, and adopt Azure Best Practices that safeguard critical assets. By combining automation, continuous assessment, and intelligent monitoring, you’ll be ready to tackle both current and future security challenges with confidence.

What’s next

After mastering cloud security fundamentals with Azure Security Center, the journey continues. In the next video Introduction to Azure DevOps and CI/CD - P1, we’ll shift focus to development pipelines and automation, showing you how security and DevOps work hand in hand to drive resilient cloud solutions.