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Jul 8, 2021
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Azure Form Recognizer now processes IDs in Azure Government

Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang

Form Recognizer can analyze and extract information from government-issued identification documents (IDs) using its prebuilt IDs model to help reduce the time, complexities and errors that come with manually extracting data from various ID types and formats.

Azure GovernmentAzureData
Jun 17, 2021
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Accelerating authorization: DoD mission owners can now coordinate with Microsoft on eMASS

Ibrahim Waziri Jr., Ph.D.
Ibrahim Waziri Jr., Ph.D.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has approved Microsoft access to the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS). This allows DoD mission owners to coordinate with Microsoft on access to the Azure security authorization packages, including control inheritance and control implementation details.

Azure GovernmentAzureSecurity
Jun 7, 2021
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Video | Better together for US government: Azure Security Center + Azure Sentinel

Lili Davoudian
Lili Davoudian

In this video, Lili Davoudian and TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, discuss and demonstrate how when coupled, Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel create an integrated end-to-end detection, investigation, and response platform for protecting cloud workloads.

Azure GovernmentAzureSecurity
May 20, 2021
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Join us: What’s next? Emerging tech impacting US government

Karina Homme
Karina Homme

We invite you to RSVP and join the Azure Government User Community Wednesday, May 26 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST for a meetup on “What’s next? Emerging tech impacting US government” via Teams Live.

Azure GovernmentAzureMeetup
May 14, 2021
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SQL Server 2019 on RHEL8 container now available on Iron Bank-DoD’s Centralized Artifacts Repository

Nirali Shah
Nirali Shah

SQL Server container images can now be used in highly-controlled environments, such as federal government, DoD, and Defense Industrial Base organizations, where the prerequisite to leverage any container image is that it must be hardened and accredited. To get started, you can download the container image from Iron Bank. 

DoDSQLSQL Server
May 6, 2021
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Meeting CMMC Level 3 on Azure

Adam Dimopoulos
Adam Dimopoulos

The Azure team just released a new CMMC Level 3 initiative for Azure Policy and a corresponding blueprint sample. These preview releases are available in Azure and Azure Government. In this blog post we break down the releases and how customers can use these tools to accelerate CMMC compliance in Azure.

Azure GovernmentAzureCybersecurity
May 5, 2021
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Zero Trust architecture in Azure for government

TJ Banasik
TJ Banasik

The Azure Sentinel: Zero Trust (TIC 3.0) Workbook provides an overlay of Microsoft offerings to Zero Trust models, measurable over time via visualizations. Implementers, SecOps analysts, assessors, security and compliance decision makers, and MSSPs can leverage this capability to build, design, and monitor cloud security architectures.

Azure GovernmentSecurityGovernment Cloud
Apr 14, 2021
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April 28: Top cloud cyber defense tactics for government

Karina Homme
Karina Homme

Today’s threat landscape continues to grow in complexity, sophistication, and frequency. As advanced attacks emerge, it is critical for government agencies to keep pace with actionable tips and the latest technology to protect your enterprise. We invite you to join us to learn new cloud cyber defense preparation tactics for government.

Azure GovernmentGovernmentGovernment Cloud
Apr 8, 2021
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Announcing Azure STIG solution templates to accelerate compliance for DoD

Nirali Shah
Nirali Shah

Today we’re announcing the availability of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) solution templates for both Windows and Linux on the Azure Marketplace (commercial) and Azure Government Marketplace.

Azure GovernmentComplianceGovernment Cloud