What is it? Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a security concept that focuses on controlling, monitoring, and managing access to an organization’s critical systems, resources, and data. It aims to ensure that only authorized individuals have access to sensitive information, reducing the risk of security breaches and data leaks.PAM is not a single program but …
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Introduction Identity and Access Management (IAM) plays a crucial role in ensuring the security of IT systems. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) are two popular models used to manage access to resources. In this blog post, we will discuss real-world examples of RBAC and ABAC, explore software that facilitates their implementation, …
This is more of a status update on a previous one I made back in December. That article can be found (here) but what I discuss is the recent OpenAI’s ChatGPT and my thoughts around it. Looking back I find many things that I would change about that but I am going to let it …
History/Rant Google has long been the king of Internet Search. It revolutionized how search was done and that made it useable to a mass audience of people that were just starting to get into and understand this digital age that was blossoming into the mass connected society that we are today. When you really stop …
Networking is a key aspect of any Azure solution, as it allows you to connect your resources to the internet and to other resources within your Azure solution. There are several networking options available in Azure, and we are going to discuss them in this article which might make this article lengthy but hopefully you …
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This is complicated, there is a lot of ways to save but it can get tricky to calculate and predict your savings. On-Prem is easy cause you just add everything up (Electric, Cooling, Employee Time, Hardware, Software) and you are good. Any Service normally has 2 or 3 metrics combined. EXAMPLE: You want to have …
Onsite Server Requirements on Local IT (ON PREMISES) Physical Building Security Physical Network Security Physical Server Security Operating System patches Network and Firewall Security Application Settings Authentication Platform User Accounts Devices that connect Data Basic Cloud Server VM replacing server Requirements on Local IT (IaaS) Physical Building Security Physical Network Security Physical Server Security Operating …
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This is going to be what I call in my weird head a, “High Level – In Depth” Guide to setting up an Azure Environment. It is rather basic in terms of dealing only with a Single VM, but I try to go to a “Surface” level in depth with some explanations of what is …
MFA is something that I am having to deal with increasingly in my work. It is something that is slowly becoming the norm for everyone across the board. So, I am going to do a write up of what is MFA, some of its shortcomings, and then I will have a link over to another …