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A twice-monthly podcast dedicated to all things relating to Security, Privacy, Compliance and Reliability on the Microsoft Cloud Platform. Hosted by Microsoft security experts, Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriguez and Mark Simos. aka.ms/azsecpod ©2020-2025 Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriquez, and Mark Simos.

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In this episode Mark talks with guest Jack Richins and co-host Michael Howard about post-quantum cryptography and the upcoming 'Q-Day'.

Jack and Michael explain what steps Microsoft is taking and what steps customers can take to reduce exposure to t... more

In this episode, Michael, Sarah and Mark talk with Sherrod DeGrippo about some of the latest tactics and strategies used by modern threat actors, we also wander into the AI security weeds!

We only have one news item related to Azure SQL databases.

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In this episode, Michael and Sarah talk to Sophie Ke and Dave Minasyan about Microsoft Baseline Security Mode, a new feature to help ease security settings. We also cover the latest Azure security news including Microsoft 365 E7, Microsoft 365 Copilo... more

In this episode Michael and Mark talk with guest Blake Strom about the origins of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, how it was developed, and how it has evolved over time. We also discuss how the framework is used in the industry and its impact on cybersec... more

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Recent Guests

Sherrod DeGrippo
Partner GM for Global Threat Intelligence at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 127: Threat intel update and AI
Sophie Ke
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 126: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode
Dave Minasyan
Principal Product Manager on the product team
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 126: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode
Blake Strom
Security researcher focused on XDR and SIEM, previously at Mitre
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 125: Origins of MITRE ATT&CK
Nick Wryter
Principal Product Manager focusing on securing access to AI agents
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 123: Agentic Identity
Merill Fernando
Works in the Microsoft Entra Customer Experience Team
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 120: The Zero Trust Workshop (and so much more!)
Ryen Macababbad
Principal Security Program Manager at Microsoft, part of the enterprise security team
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 119: Pedantic Security Wording and Taxonomies
Mark Russinovich
Chief Technology Officer of Azure and Technical Fellow at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Episode 118 - Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Computing with Mark Russinovich
Russ Rogers
Security expert with a background in penetration testing and red teaming, currently working at Xbox.
Xbox
Episode: Episode 117: Cloud Gaming Security

Hosts

Michael Howard
Host of The Azure Security Podcast, Microsoft
Sarah Young
Co-host / Host of The Azure Security Podcast, Microsoft
Mark Simos
Host of The Azure Security Podcast, Microsoft

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 92 ratings
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    Really been enjoying the content and good range of guests talking about Azure security features

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    mspa973
    Australia5 years ago

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Good Content: Great range of guests and practical Azure security insights.
Content is high quality with actionable security guidance for Azure environments.
Hosts keep technical depth accessible for both engineers and managers.

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Episode 126: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode
Q: What is Microsoft Baseline Security Mode?
Sophie explains that BSM lives in the Microsoft 3C5 Admin Center and provides IT admins a centralized place to enable pre-configured security protections based on Microsoft's threat-intelligence-driven recommendations for baseline security.
Episode 125: Origins of MITRE ATT&CK
Q: How did ATT&CK evolve to become a de facto standard, and what was the journey like?
The framework started as an internal Mitre effort focused on observable attacker behavior rather than just IOCs, gained traction through red/blue team exercises, and was published publicly around 2015 after extensive internal socialization and pre-publication reviews; its value as a behavioral model rather than a checklist helped it gain broad adoption.
Episode 125: Origins of MITRE ATT&CK
Q: Could you give us an overview of what actually is in Mitre ATT&CK and how it's structured?
At a high level, ATT&CK is organized as a matrix of tactics (the attacker's objectives) with techniques and sub-techniques beneath them. Each technique includes details on how it might be observed, real-world examples, applicable platforms, and mitigation or detection guidance, creating a common language for describing attacker activity.
Episode 124: Microsoft Security Response Center for AI
Q: If you had one piece of advice to leave our listeners with, what would it be?
The Microsoft AI Security and Safety team is always looking for AI security researchers to help improve Microsoft products through collaborative bug reporting.
Episode 123: Agentic Identity
Q: So Nick, what does a day in the life of you look like?
It involves meeting with customers, researching AI, and collaborating across Microsoft.

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What is The Azure Security Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on security, privacy, compliance, and reliability within the Microsoft cloud ecosystem, frequently featuring hands-on discussions with Microsoft security leaders and practitioners. Topics span threat intelligence, zero trust, identity and access management, AI safety, cloud-native security, and practical product hardening across Microsoft 365, Entra, SQL Server, and Azure. Episodes often translate complex security concepts into adoption tips, roadmaps, and real-world guidance for admins, developers, and security teams, with occasional dives into foundational frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and open standards. A standout is the frequent emphasis on actionable security improvements, including governance, threat modeling, and po... more

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