Govern Azure Virtual Networks and Network Security Groups with PowerShell
Manage virtual networks and peering, create and audit NSGs, deploy Bastion and VPN gateways, and enable diagnostics with resource locks in one repeatable networking workflow.
Azure networking is the foundation everything else sits on, and it is easy to get wrong. Virtual networks proliferate, peering becomes a tangle, and network security group rules drift into 'allow any' over time.
Each loose NSG rule is a potential exposure, and inconsistent network design makes the whole environment harder to secure and troubleshoot. Reviewing it all manually across subscriptions is impractical.
A repeatable PowerShell workflow brings structure to virtual networks, NSGs, and secure access. PSForge helps you assemble it from ready-made Azure resource tasks.
Why Azure networking gets messy
Virtual networks and peerings are often created project by project, with no overall design. NSG rules accumulate as teams open ports for specific needs and never close them.
Secure administrative access is another gap — RDP and SSH ports get exposed directly instead of going through Bastion, and diagnostics are rarely enabled, so there is no record of what traffic flowed.
What a networking governance flow looks like
A governed flow manages virtual networks and peering to a consistent design, creates network security groups with least-privilege rules, and reviews existing rules for risky exposure.
It provides secure access through Azure Bastion and VPN gateways instead of open management ports, enables diagnostic settings for visibility, and applies resource locks to protect critical networking components.
Least privilege on every NSG Replace broad 'allow any' rules with specific source, port, and protocol scopes. Route administrative access through Bastion rather than exposing RDP/SSH to the internet.
How PSForge helps
PSForge provides the Azure networking building blocks — virtual networks and peering, NSGs, Bastion, VPN gateways, diagnostics, and resource locks — so you can assemble one repeatable governance workflow.
Generate the PowerShell, apply the same network design to each subscription, and re-run the audit pieces regularly.
- Consistent virtual network design
- Least-privilege NSG rules
- Secure admin access via Bastion
- Diagnostics and locks on critical components
Example networking governance workflow
- Review virtual networks and peering
- Create network security groups with least-privilege rules
- Export a resource inventory of networking components
- Identify risky 'allow any' rules
Example secure access workflow
- Deploy Azure Bastion for secure admin access
- Configure VPN gateways for site connectivity
- Enable diagnostic settings on key resources
- Apply resource locks to critical networking assets
Final thoughts
Network governance is continuous work, which makes it a natural fit for a repeatable workflow you apply everywhere.
Build it once in PSForge and govern networking consistently across every Azure subscription.