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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

You're reading from   Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop Start implementing and optimizing security for Windows 365 and AVD infrastructure

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835460252
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dominiek Verham Dominiek Verham
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Johan Vanneuville Johan Vanneuville
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Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Desktops FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop 3. Part 2: Why Is Endpoint Security Important?
4. Chapter 2: Importance of Securing Your Desktops 5. Chapter 3: Modern Security Risks 6. Part 3: Security Controls for W365 and AVD
7. Chapter 4: Securing User Sessions 8. Chapter 5: Preventing Data Leakage from Desktops 9. Chapter 6: Update Management Strategies 10. Chapter 7: Threat Detection and Prevention 11. Chapter 8: Configuring Access Control 12. Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution
13. Chapter 9: Securing Windows 365 14. Chapter 10: Securing Azure Virtual Desktop 15. Chapter 11: Securing Azure Infrastructure 16. Part 5: Use Cases
17. Chapter 12: Windows 365 Use Cases 18. Chapter 13: Azure Virtual Desktop Use Cases 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

AVD for external users using Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Many companies these days not only have internal users but rely on external people to work for them. Since these external companies often don’t work full-time for the company, it’s not necessary to give these people a physical device. However, a lot of companies don’t want external users accessing corporate data from their own physical devices using BYOD.

This is, of course, where AVD can help. Using AVD, external users can still use their own devices and connect to the AVD environment.

There are companies that want to prevent external users from having the same access as internal users. IT admins can therefore implement several security measures:

  • Separate host pools: The security team might request that internal and external people don’t work on the same devices. For this reason, it can be a good idea to create a separate host pool for external users.
  • Separate virtual networks:...
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