Securing Azure Infrastructure: Implementing Essential Security Policies
Introduction Securing Azure infrastructure requires implementing multiple layers of security controls. This post walks through implementing essential security policies to protect your Azure environment. Preventing Public Blob Storage Access One common security risk is accidentally exposing blob storage containers publicly. Azure Policy can prevent this: Navigate to Azure Policy Search for the built-in policy “Configure your Storage account public access to be disallowed” Assign the policy at your desired scope (subscription or management group) Set the effect to “Deny” to prevent creation of public containers { "properties": { "displayName": "Prevent Public Blob Access", "policyType": "BuiltIn", "mode": "All", "parameters": {}, "policyRule": { "if": { "allOf": [ { "field": "type", "equals": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts" }, { "field": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/allowBlobPublicAccess", "equals": "true" } ] }, "then": { "effect": "deny" } } } } Implementing Conditional Access Policies Admin Role Protection Secure privileged accounts with dedicated conditional access policies: ...