146 - A look at Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

In this week's episode, we look at Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management. It's a new service for gaining visibility into the external attack surface of your assets. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner.

** NOTE ** Once the trial of Defender EASM ends, the service will switch to Pay-As-You-Go model - be extra careful with the costs!

Show Notes

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(06:28) - Show content starts.

** NOTE ** Once the trial of Defender EASM ends, the service will switch to Pay-As-You-Go model - be extra careful with the costs!

Show links
- Study Guide: SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Tobi)
- Defender EASM Overview (Microsoft Docs)
- Defender EASM Pricing (Microsoft)

SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner.
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Creators and Guests

Host

Jussi Roine

Bridging the gap between business and security 🛡 Senior Security Architect at Not Bad Security | Microsoft MVP/MCM

Host

Tobias Zimmergren

CTO, co-founder at pons.io | Co-host ctrlaltazure.com | Ex-Microsoft, ex-MVP.

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Weekly conversations for cloud architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs navigating Microsoft Azure, cloud adoption strategy, security governance, identity, and agentic AI. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.