Eliminate public network exposure of Azure PaaS services

Intermediate
Security Engineer
Azure
Azure Private Link
Azure Virtual Network
Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Eliminate public network exposure of Azure PaaS and AI services using private endpoints and Azure Private Link, then enforce adoption at scale using Azure Policy and Defender for Cloud.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Assess the attack surface created by public PaaS service endpoints in an Azure environment
  • Configure private endpoints to route access to Azure PaaS and AI services over a private network
  • Configure Azure Private Link service to expose internal services without creating a public endpoint
  • Enforce private endpoint adoption at scale using Azure Policy and Defender for Cloud

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with Azure virtual networks and DNS concepts
  • Understanding of Azure PaaS services such as Storage, SQL Database, Key Vault, and Azure OpenAI at a conceptual level
  • Basic understanding of Azure Policy and Defender for Cloud

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