What this book covers

Chapter 1, The Fundamentals of Security Standards, shows you how security principles are often related to common sense (and to a good understanding of a few core concepts) and how they can be achieved during the whole process. This chapter could also be a great introduction to certain security definitions for those who are not familiar with them.

Chapter 2, Identity and Access Management for Users, shows you the Identity and Access Management mechanisms used to control the resources of the Azure platform, by discussing IAM (short for Identity and Access Management) and advanced authentication. This chapter is essential for anyone who wants to start using Azure at a good level of security.

Chapter 3, Platform as a Service, shows you the most important Azure PaaS building blocks and highlights the security aspects of websites, Cloud Services, storage, SQL Database, caches, and Service Bus. This chapter helps while implementing solutions using the PaaS blocks of Azure.

Chapter 4, Infrastructure as a Service, shows you the most important Azure IaaS building blocks and highlights the security aspects of Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks, and also introduces the Azure Backup service. This chapter helps while implementing solutions using the IaaS blocks of Azure.

Chapter 5, Identity and Access Management for Developers, shows you how to use Azure Active Directory in custom applications, which are the integration scenarios, and gives an introduction to advanced features, such as Azure Key Vault. This chapter is particularly useful when implementing Identity in applications and dealing with secrets and keys.