My Books
Books by Arnav Sharma
Practical cloud security and cybersecurity books
Explore practical books for cloud engineers, security architects, consultants, risk managers, CISOs, and technology teams building secure, compliant, and resilient systems.
Azure Security · Zero Trust · Compliance
Mastering Azure Security
Implementing Zero Trust, compliance, and threat protection with Azure security tools
A hands-on guide to securing Microsoft Azure environments across identity, networking, compute, data, governance, posture management, monitoring, and threat protection.
- Best for: cloud engineers, Azure administrators, security architects, consultants, security teams, and risk managers.
- You will learn: Azure security foundations, Zero Trust, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Key Vault, workload protection, and monitoring.
- Use it when: you need practical guidance for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure Azure environments.
Cybersecurity Strategy · People · Process · Technology · Threats
The 4 Corners of Cybersecurity
People, Process, Technology, and Threats
A practical cybersecurity book about building security programs that work in the real world, not just in policies, tools, frameworks, or vendor slide decks.
- Best for: CISOs, security leaders, architects, consultants, GRC teams, and practitioners building or improving security programs.
- You will learn: how to balance people, process, technology, and threats when designing effective cybersecurity programs.
- Use it when: you want a practical operating model for security that survives real humans, real budgets, and real attackers.
Which book should you read first?
Choose Mastering Azure Security if you work hands-on with Microsoft Azure and want implementation guidance for identity, networking, compute, data, governance, monitoring, and threat protection.
Choose The 4 Corners of Cybersecurity if you are building, leading, reviewing, or improving a cybersecurity program and want a practical model across people, process, technology, and threats.
For teams, read The 4 Corners of Cybersecurity first to align the security operating model, then use Mastering Azure Security for Azure-specific implementation.
Need this as a team session?
I also run cloud security, Azure security, cybersecurity strategy, and compliance-focused sessions for teams that want to turn the concepts from these books into practical implementation plans.
FAQ
Are these books technical or strategic?
Mastering Azure Security is more technical and Azure implementation-focused. The 4 Corners of Cybersecurity is more strategic and program-focused.
Who are these books for?
They are written for security professionals, cloud engineers, architects, consultants, administrators, risk managers, technology leaders, and teams working on cloud security, cybersecurity, compliance, and resilience.
Can these books be used for team learning?
Yes. The books can support internal training, architecture discussions, GRC planning, security uplift programs, and cloud security workshops.