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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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Microsoft's cloud security service that combines cloud security posture management and workload protection across Azure, on-premises, AWS and GCP environments.

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AWS vs Microsoft Entra for Enterprise Cloud Identity

2026-02-26 · Video on YouTube

This episode argues that although Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates infrastructure, the real “cloud war” has shifted to the enterprise control plane — the system that enforces identity, policy, and governance across hybrid environments. Most enterprises are…

Fix Azure Governance Before Your Next Cloud Audit

2026-01-16 · Video on YouTube

Most organizations think governance is documentation. It isn’t. Documentation records decisions after the platform has already decided what it will allow. Governance is control — enforced intent at scale. In this episode, we break down why enterprise…

Azure Arc - Simply Explained

2026-07-16 · Video on YouTube

Azure Arc extends Azure's management, security, and governance capabilities beyond the Azure cloud, allowing you to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and other resources running on-premises, at the edge, or in other cloud providers from a single…

Azure Monitor — Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Monitor is Microsoft's comprehensive monitoring and observability platform that helps organizations understand the health, performance, and availability of their cloud and on-premises environments. Instead of manually checking servers, applications, and…

Azure Backup - Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure Backup is Microsoft's native backup service for protecting Azure and hybrid workloads against accidental deletion, hardware failures, ransomware, and disasters. Instead of managing backup infrastructure yourself, Azure Backup provides automated, secure…

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and Compliance

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Use Defender for Cloud to improve multicloud security posture, protect workloads, map compliance, detect threats, recommendations, and remediate risks.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply Explained

2026-07-21 · Video on YouTube

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is Microsoft's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that helps organizations discover, monitor, and protect the cloud applications employees use every day. In this episode of Microsoft Knowledge Nuggets, Mirko Peters explains…

Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Simply Explained

2026-08-07 · Video on YouTube

Microsoft Defender for Cloud can sound like another antivirus product because of the Defender name. In reality, its scope is much broader. Instead of focusing on a single laptop or server, Defender for Cloud helps organizations understand and improve the…

Monitor Compliance in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Most teams “pass” audits yet miss real misconfigurations between reviews. Microsoft Defender for Cloud changes that by turning compliance into a live posture: map your estate to frameworks (ISO/NIST/PCI), tailor controls to your own standards, auto-remediate…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Simply Explained

2026-07-22 · Video on YouTube

Traditional antivirus can no longer keep up with ransomware, phishing and attackers who move quietly between devices. This plain-English episode is for IT admins and business owners who want to understand Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, from EDR and attack…

How to Secure an AI Landing Zone in Microsoft Azure

2026-07-13 · Video on YouTube

Artificial Intelligence is only as secure as the foundation it is built on. In this episode of the M365 FM Podcast, Mirko Peters explains why an organization's AI Landing Zone is often its biggest hidden risk. While many companies focus on deploying Microsoft…

Detect Shadow IT in Microsoft 365

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Think your Microsoft 365 tenant is locked down? Think again. Shadow apps, rogue Teams bots, and over-privileged OAuth connectors are likely siphoning data and dodging your policies. This guide shows how to expose everything hiding in your logs, tame app…

2025-08-05 – Detect Shadow IT in Microsoft 3652025-08-05 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and Compliance2025-11-03 – Monitor Compliance in Microsoft Defender for Cloud2026-01-16 – Fix Azure Governance Before Your Next Cloud Audit2026-02-26 – AWS vs Microsoft Entra for Enterprise Cloud Identity2026-07-13 – How to Secure an AI Landing Zone in Microsoft Azure2026-07-15 – Azure Monitor — Simply Explained2026-07-16 – Azure Arc - Simply Explained2026-07-17 – Azure Backup - Simply Explained2026-07-21 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply Explained2026-07-22 – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Simply Explained2026-08-07 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Simply Explained2025-082026-08
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Frequently asked questions

What Azure capabilities can I add through Arc?

The episode lists Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud and Update Manager, which you can enable one at a time. · From the episode: Azure Arc - Simply Explained

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

It is a security platform that monitors, protects and responds to threats across your cloud environments. It covers Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, so you do not need to switch between separate tools. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and…

Which threats does Defender for Cloud address?

Ransomware, phishing and cloud misconfigurations. The episode says ransomware disrupts 86 percent of businesses and that AI makes phishing harder to spot, so early detection matters. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and…

What is Secure Score?

Secure Score is one of the tools Defender for Cloud uses to help detect threats early and improve posture, alongside real-time alerts. It helps you see how well your cloud environment is protected. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and…

What features does Defender for Cloud offer?

Cloud Security Posture Management and workload protection, plus multi-cloud support and automation. These help improve compliance, replace older tools and speed up response to attacks. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security and…

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