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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

By : Dominiek Verham, Johan Vanneuville
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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

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By: Dominiek Verham, Johan Vanneuville

Overview of this book

Do you want to effectively implement and maintain secure virtualized systems? This book will give you a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft virtual endpoints, from the fundamentals of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop to advanced security measures, enabling you to secure, manage, and optimize virtualized environments in line with contemporary cybersecurity challenges. You’ll start with an introduction to Microsoft technologies, gaining a foundational understanding of their capabilities. Next, you’ll delve into the importance of endpoint security, addressing the challenges faced by companies in safeguarding their digital perimeters. This book serves as a practical guide to securing virtual endpoints, covering topics such as network access, data leakage prevention, update management, threat detection, and access control configuration. As you progress, the book offers insights into the nuanced security measures required for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and the broader Microsoft Azure infrastructure. The book concludes with real-world use cases, providing practical scenarios for deploying Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with practical skills for implementing and evaluating robust endpoint security strategies.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Desktops
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Part 2: Why Is Endpoint Security Important?
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Part 3: Security Controls for W365 and AVD
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Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution
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Part 5: Use Cases

Manually creating custom images

We discussed custom image templates, why it’s a great solution to create custom images for Azure Virtual Desktop environments, and how easy it is to update these images. However, this solution cannot be used for Windows 365. In this topic, we will cover how to create a custom image tailored to the needs of a company for both Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop manually, with the main goal of creating an image with all the available updates. We will talk about the various images and locations where they are stored. Let’s take a look at the relevant technical terms:

  • Gallery images: These images are created by Microsoft and can be used for Windows 365 Enterprise and Frontline Cloud PCs. There is a gallery image for Windows 10 and Windows 11 that has OS optimizations and a version of Windows 10/11 that has the Microsoft 365 Apps installed. This version has several optimizations configured to create the best user experience possible...

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