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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

By : Dominiek Verham, Johan Vanneuville
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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

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By: Dominiek Verham, Johan Vanneuville

Overview of this book

Do you want to effectively implement and maintain secure virtualized systems? This book will give you a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft virtual endpoints, from the fundamentals of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop to advanced security measures, enabling you to secure, manage, and optimize virtualized environments in line with contemporary cybersecurity challenges. You’ll start with an introduction to Microsoft technologies, gaining a foundational understanding of their capabilities. Next, you’ll delve into the importance of endpoint security, addressing the challenges faced by companies in safeguarding their digital perimeters. This book serves as a practical guide to securing virtual endpoints, covering topics such as network access, data leakage prevention, update management, threat detection, and access control configuration. As you progress, the book offers insights into the nuanced security measures required for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and the broader Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The book concludes with real-world use cases, providing practical scenarios for deploying Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with practical skills for implementing and evaluating robust endpoint security strategies.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Desktops
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Part 2: Why Is Endpoint Security Important?
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Part 3: Security Controls for W365 and AVD
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Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution
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Part 5: Use Cases

Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution

The fourth part of the book discusses security controls for either Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Azure infrastructure. It covers Windows 365-specific security controls such as the security guidelines, Endpoint Privilege Management to allow elevated tasks to be executed by a regular user, and how to create and export a cloud PC restore point. This part covers how to create backups of the session hosts and FSLogix profiles, how to secure access to AVD using private endpoints, and how to implement security for your AD DS environment. It concludes with securing the Azure infrastructure by configuring security at the storage level, configuring network security using Azure Firewall or NSGs, and deploying AVD on dedicated hosts. By the end of this chapter, you will have a deeper understanding of how to improve security for either Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Azure infrastructure.

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