Uzejnovic Ahmed

“Automating Azure Securely” explores how organizations can modernize Azure automation without creating hidden security risks. The core message is that automation is no longer optional in large Microsoft cloud environments, but poorly designed automation can quickly become a major attack surface. The episode explains that many companies still rely on outdated service accounts, excessive permissions, hardcoded credentials, and unmanaged scripts that silently weaken their Azure security posture.The discussion highlights how secure automation should be built around Zero Trust principles, least privilege access, identity governance, and modern authentication methods such as managed identities and Microsoft Graph integrations. Instead of giving automation tools broad tenant-wide permissions, organizations should isolate workloads, scope permissions tightly, and continuously monitor automated actions.A major focus is the transition away from legacy AzureAD and MSOnline modules toward…