Windows Azure Virtual Machines Security Concept for IT Professionals

Although the published Windows Azure Security Guidance appears to be focused on PaaS. The concept is nevertheless directly applicable to Windows Azure Virtual Machine as I have highlighted on the following diagrams originally from the Guidance.

Additional reading:

• Windows Azure Security Notes by JD Meier
• Windows Azure Security Essentials

And when discussing cloud security, ask these questions first: What is the threat? And is it introduced by cloud computing? And as needed, reference the following diagrams to get specifics.