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Purple Teaming Azure IAM for Threat Detection

Purple Teaming Azure IAM for Threat Detection

Source: YouTube · SANS Cloud Security · published Oct 30, 2025 · 25:05

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This presentation introduces the concept of purple teaming within Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to enhance threat detection capabilities. 0:07

Key Takeaways:
• The speaker, Lydia Grassley, is a threat detection engineer at Edward Jones and a SANS instructor, bringing a unique perspective from her background in English teaching and international relations. 0:02
• Purple teaming in Azure AD involves collaborative red and blue team activities to validate detection rules and improve security posture. 0:10
• The session includes humorous elements, such as "snakes on a plane" imagery, to engage the audience while discussing technical topics. 0:15
• Understanding Azure AD threats is critical, as attackers frequently target cloud identities to gain initial access. 0:13

Purple teaming serves as a vital bridge between offensive testing and defensive monitoring, ensuring that security controls are effective against real-world attacks.

Sources:

  • 0:07 Introduction to purple teaming in Azure AD
  • 0:02 Speaker background and credentials
  • 0:15 Mention of "snakes on a plane" theme
  • 0:13 Importance of Azure AD security

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My name is Lydia Grassley. I'm a threat detection engineer at Edward Jones. And today we're going to be talking about purple teaming in Azure, specifically Azure AM. Um, and also we're going to have a bunch of silly pictures about snakes on a plane because snakes on a plane. All right. So, um, about me, I'm a threat detection engineer at Ed Edward Jones. I'm also now a TA for SANS cloud threat detection in 541. I'm actually teaing this week. So, if you're in 541, you'll be able to hang out with me and Ryan for a day on Saturday and then I'm going back to DC. Um, I'm a former English teacher. I am a career changer. I went to China for a year. I taught English. Got really into international relations. Did a paper on cyber security policy. Um, specifically Mandians AP1. I thought this was the…