Episodi

  • Episode 129: John Savill's Top of Mind
    Jun 12 2026

    In this episode, Michael and Sarah interview a man who needs no introduction, John Savill, the CTO of America's Markets and Industries at Microsoft. In this episode, John talks about a few security items that are top of mind for him, and what he is hearing from customers.

    We also covered news from Microsoft Build, Michael's new book, as well as the latest post-quantum crypto news.

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    43 min
  • Episode 128: Post Quantum Cryptography
    Jun 2 2026

    In this episode Mark talks with guest Jack Richins and co-host Michael Howard about post-quantum cryptography and the upcoming 'Q-Day'.

    Jack and Michael explain what steps Microsoft is taking and what steps customers can take to reduce exposure to this looming threat.

    This episode was prompted because Michael has moved from the Microsoft Red Team to the Post Quantum team in Azure Security.

    There is no security news in this episode. It's also the longest episode to date!

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    55 min
  • Episode 126: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode
    Mar 21 2026

    In this episode, Michael and Sarah talk to Sophie Ke and Dave Minasyan about Microsoft Baseline Security Mode, a new feature to help ease security settings. We also cover the latest Azure security news including Microsoft 365 E7, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure Blob Storage SFTP, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and new Confidential VM types.

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    36 min
  • Episode 125: Origins of MITRE ATT&CK
    Feb 27 2026

    In this episode Michael and Mark talk with guest Blake Strom about the origins of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, how it was developed, and how it has evolved over time. We also discuss how the framework is used in the industry and its impact on cybersecurity.

    We also discuss Azure Security news about Azure Monitor, Azure Application Gateway, AKS, Azure Front Door, AMD v6 Confidential VMs, and xxx

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    35 min
  • Episode 124: Microsoft Security Response Center for AI
    Jan 30 2026

    In this episode Michael talks to Raji Vanninathan about the Microsoft Security Response Center for AI.

    We also cover security news about AKS Deployment Safeguards policies.

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    29 min
  • Episode 123: Agentic Identity
    Jan 21 2026

    In this episode, Michael, Sarah and Mark talk to Nick Wryter about agentic AI identity, with a big focus on least privilege issues. We also cover news about:

    • Microsoft AI Tour
    • Azure Database for PostgresSQL
    • Azure MCP Server for Azure Confidential Ledger
    • Application Gateway, FIPS 140-2 and TLS
    • Outbound internet access from VMs
    • Azure NetApp Files and Ransomware protection
    • Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    36 min
  • Episode 121: New Open Group Security Standards Documentation
    Nov 21 2025

    In this episode Michael and Sarah talk with co-host Mark Simos about new security standards documentation from the Open Group. It's a long episode but worth it!

    We also discuss Azure Security news about Private Endpoints, Azure Front Door, Azure WAF CAPTCHA, Azure Sphere, Private Link Service Direct Connect, Azure Integrated HSM, Azure Firewall pre-scaling and observed capacity metric, and Microsoft Ignite.

    https://aka.ms/azsecpod

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    48 min
  • Episode 120: The Zero Trust Workshop (and so much more!)
    Oct 29 2025

    In this episode Michael talks with guest Merill Fernando about the Zero Trust Workshop, but we also spend time talking about all things identity! Merill's final thought is pure gold, too!

    The only bit of news is about Azure SQL DB and how TDE key management during restore,

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    59 min