In a context of increasing threats of unauthorized access and lack of adequate restrictions, our team of specialists works together with our customers to implement robust security configurations in Azure. We use advanced hardening practices to reduce the attack surface and strengthen the infrastructure, adapting to specific regulations and certifications such as NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR and offering the option of continuous management as a MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider).
Companies usually face the following challenges:
- Carelessness in configurations: Lack of secure configurations in networks and virtual machines, leaving open doors to attacks.
- Lack of Security Policies: Security policies are not defined or enforced, increasing the risk of human error.
- Inadequate Data Protection: Lack of encryption at rest and in transit, exposing data to access by malicious users.
- Poor Key and Secret Management: Insecure storage of keys and certificates, increasing the risk of data leakage.
- Lack of Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation: Lack of security reviews, leaving possible vulnerabilities unattended or unresolved.
Assessment and Planning
We work with our clients to perform a comprehensive assessment of their Azure infrastructure. Based on this review, we design a customized hardening roadmap that aligns with business objectives and security requirements, optimizing the protection of each component. Leveraging advanced tools and functionality such as Network Security Groups (NSG), Azure Policies, Key Vault, and Azure Security Center, we developed a plan that maximizes security and ensures efficient integration with the existing environment.
Note: We understand the importance of adapting to customer configurations, regulations, and budget, ensuring an effective hardening solution aligned with your capabilities and standards.
Implementation and Optimization
Our approach ensures a robust and efficient configuration in Azure, covering:
- Network Security Groups (NSG): Configuration of NSGs to segment and protect the network, limiting access to critical resources through specific inbound and outbound traffic rules.
- Azure Policies: Implementation of Azure Policies to ensure compliance with security standards across the infrastructure, aligning with required regulations and certifications, facilitating continuous governance.
- Key and Secret Management (Key Vault): Configuration of Azure Key Vault to securely store and manage encryption keys, secrets and certificates, protecting critical information with controlled access policies.
- Data Protection: Implementation of Data Encryption at rest and in transit to protect sensitive data and comply with security regulations, ensuring that information is encrypted and accessible only by authorized entities.
- Azure Security Center: Configuration of Azure Security Center for continuous monitoring and assessment of security posture, including real-time recommendations and alerts that strengthen the protection of the environment.
- Endpoint Configuration Hardening: Endpoint protection through advanced security configurations on virtual machines and other critical resources, reducing exposure to attacks.
- Configuration Auditing and Continuous Monitoring: Implementation of periodic audits of security configurations and constant monitoring to identify and correct potential vulnerabilities, keeping the infrastructure aligned with hardening best practices and customer compliance regulations, such as NIST, ISO 27001, or GDPR.
Benefits of implementing the aforementioned technologies:
- Reduction of Attack Surface: Implementation of advanced hardening configurations in all resources decreases their exposure to possible attacks.
- Segmentation of Secure Networks: Use of NSG to segment and protect internal networks from unwanted and/or unauthorized access.
- Security Policy Compliance: Enforcement of security policies and standards tailored to business needs.
- Strong Data Protection: Encryption of data at rest and in transit to protect sensitive information.
- Secure Key and Secret Management: Use of Key Vault to securely store and manage keys and secrets.
- Continuous Security Assessment: Real-time Azure Security Center monitoring and recommendations.
- Endpoint Hardening: Advanced configurations to reduce endpoint exposure to attacks.
- Governance and Compliance: Compliance with security regulations such as ISO 27001 and GDPR.
Important: This service can be combined with Azure Identity Security Implementation and Azure Threat Detection & Response Implementation for a comprehensive Azure security solution, covering key aspects of identity management, infrastructure hardening and threat detection.