Challenge 06 - Securing the Data

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Introduction

Now that the application is in great shape and the end users get a great experience, Stuff and More Stuff Co. would like to focus on making sure their deployment is secure and if any issues arise, they can know about them and are able to mitigate.

Description

You should define and present how can Stuff and More Stuff Co. leverage Azure Cosmos DB features and integration points with other Azure Services to enhance their security posture, ensure increased availability, prevent data loss and increase the solution’s performance.

Success Criteria

To complete this challenge successfully, you should be able to:

• Run a Well-Architected Review for Azure Cosmos DB SQL API
• Show which other Azure Cosmos DB features you have enabled and explain their implications.

Learning Resources

• Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB
• Continuous backup with point-in-time restore in Azure Cosmos DB
• Security in Azure Cosmos DB - overview
• Azure security baseline for Azure Cosmos DB
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework: Azure Cosmos DB and Reliability
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework: Azure Cosmos DB and Operation Excellence
• Microsoft Assessments