Azure Defender For Cloud

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Azure Defender For Cloud

Expert knowledge for Azure Defender For Cloud development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when securing multicloud workloads, tuning alerts, exporting data via API/CLI, or integrating SIEM/ITSM tools, and other Azure Defender For Cloud related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot), Azure External Attack Surface Management (use azure-external-attack-surface-management), Azure Firewall (use azure-firewall), Azure DDoS Protection (use azure-ddos-protection).

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Azure Defender For Cloud Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Defender For Cloud. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L84 Troubleshooting and interpreting Defender for Cloud alerts, validating detections, fixing deployment/config issues across VMs, SQL, storage, containers, APIs, DNS, AWS/GCP connectors, and integrations.
Best Practices L85-L102 Guides for investigating and remediating alerts, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities across VMs, containers, SQL, storage, and endpoints in Defender for Cloud.
Decision Making L103-L129 Guides for choosing and migrating Defender for Cloud plans/features, estimating and optimizing costs, planning deployments, data residency, secure score, CNAPP, and agent/feature retirements.
Architecture & Design Patterns L130-L139 Multicloud security architecture for Defender for Cloud: connector auth for AWS/GCP, secure/private connectivity, container protection design, ownership models, and applying Zero Trust.
Limits & Quotas L140-L149 Limits, quotas, and constraints for Defender for Cloud: data ingestion, portal limitations, alert export caps, free trial limits, extension lifecycles, and storage malware scan capacity.
Security L150-L198 Configuring Defender for Cloud security: roles/RBAC, permissions, standards, recommendations, exemptions, threat protection, CIEM/CSPM, Kubernetes/containers/storage/compute/Key Vault and data protection.
Configuration L199-L278 Configuring and tuning Defender for Cloud features: malware and vulnerability scanning, containers/SQL/storage, alerts, exports, DevOps/CI/CD, policies, cross-tenant, and automation settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L279-L316 Integrating Defender for Cloud with tools and platforms (Power BI, XDR, ServiceNow, QRadar/Splunk, AWS/GCP), using APIs/CLI for data export, queries, and automation of security workflows.
Deployment L317-L341 Deploying and scaling Defender for Cloud plans and sensors (Containers, APIs, SQL, DevOps, GHAS), prerequisites/support matrices, and automation via CLI, PowerShell, ARM/Bicep, and policies.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Interpret and respond to Defender for Cloud AI alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-ai-workloads
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure App Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-app-service
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure Cosmos DB https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-cosmos-db
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure DDoS Protection https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-ddos-protection
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure Key Vault https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-key-vault
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure network layer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-network-layer
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-storage
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Azure VM extensions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-azure-vm-extensions
Diagnose and simulate Kubernetes alerts in Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-containers
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Defender for APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-defender-for-apis
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for DNS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-dns
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Linux machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-linux-machines
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for open-source relational databases https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-open-source-relational-databases
Use Defender for Cloud security alert reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-reference
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Resource Manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-resource-manager
Interpret and respond to Defender SQL security alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-sql-database-and-azure-synapse-analytics
Interpret Defender for Cloud alerts for Windows machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-windows-machines
Investigate API security alerts and posture in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-apis-posture
Validate Defender for APIs detections with test alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-apis-validation
Troubleshoot common Defender for Containers deployment and runtime issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-troubleshoot
Verify Defender for Containers sensor deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-verify-deployment
Respond to Microsoft Defender for DNS security alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-dns-alerts
Investigate and remediate Defender for Resource Manager alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-resource-manager-usage
Investigate and respond to Defender for SQL alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-alerts
Test and validate Defender for Storage data security features https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-test
Understand Defender for Storage security threats and alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-threats-alerts
Review deprecated Defender for Cloud security alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/deprecated-alerts
Fix EDR solution recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/endpoint-detection-response-solution-recommendations
FAQ and troubleshooting for Endor Labs integration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/faq-endor-labs
Use Defender for Cloud incident reference and management info https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/incidents-reference
Fix agentless scan errors for GCP VMs in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resolve-disk-scanning-error
Resolve GCP Domain Restricted Sharing for Defender onboarding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resolve-gcp-sharing-policy
Resolve GCP VPC Service Controls issues for Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resolve-vpc-service-controls-issues
Handle Defender for Cloud pull request security annotations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/review-pull-request-annotations
Verify and troubleshoot agentless malware scanning alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/test-agentless-malware-scanning
Troubleshoot Defender for Cloud AWS and GCP connector issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshoot-connectors
Troubleshoot Defender for SQL on Machines configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshoot-sql-machines-guide
Troubleshoot Defender for SQL deployment in government clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshoot-sql-machines-guide-gov
Troubleshoot express and classic SQL VA configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshoot-vulnerability-findings
Troubleshoot common Microsoft Defender for Cloud issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshooting-guide
Troubleshoot gated Kubernetes deployments with Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshooting-runtime-gated
Verify Defender for SQL protection on machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/verify-machine-protection
Verify Defender for SQL protection in government clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/verify-machine-protection-gov
Verify Defender protection for AWS open-source databases https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/verify-protection-open-source-relational-databases-aws

Best Practices

Topic URL
Validate Microsoft Defender for Cloud alert configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alert-validation
Review and remediate OS baseline misconfigurations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/apply-security-baseline
Use binary drift detection to protect container workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/binary-drift-detection
Handle false-positive recommendations in Defender for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-false-positive-recommendations
Investigate and fix Defender for Endpoint misconfiguration findings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/endpoint-detection-misconfiguration
Remediate endpoint detection and response gaps in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/endpoint-detection-response-solution-recommendations
Apply OS misconfiguration recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/operating-system-misconfiguration
Remediate machine vulnerability findings in Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/remediate-vulnerability-findings-vm
Review and remediate Azure SQL VA findings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-find
SQL vulnerability assessment rules and guidance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-rules
Track SQL vulnerability assessment rule changes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-rules-changelog
Protect Azure VMs with JIT access and application control https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/tutorial-protect-resources
Investigate and fix vulnerabilities in running Kubernetes containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/view-and-remediate-vulnerabilities-containers
Review and remediate Defender registry image vulnerabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/view-and-remediate-vulnerability-registry-images

Decision Making

Topic URL
Understand Defender AI model scanning and licensing implications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/ai-model-security
Choose between Azure and Defender portals for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/azure-portal-vs-defender-portal-comparison
Allocate Defender for Cloud costs using Azure Cost Analysis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/chargeback
Select and configure Defender for Cloud plans for GCP projects https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-google-plans
Estimate Microsoft Defender for Cloud costs with calculator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cost-calculator
Evaluate and migrate from Defender for Storage classic https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-classic
Migrate from classic to new Defender for Storage plan https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-classic-migrate
Migrate from BYOL VM vulnerability assessment to Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/deploy-vulnerability-assessment-byol-vm
Enable Defender for open-source databases on AWS RDS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-defender-for-databases-aws
Migrate to updated File Integrity Monitoring in Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-fifty-three
Plan and choose Microsoft CNAPP with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-forty-eight
Understand and use the new secure score in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-sixty-six
Answer common questions about Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/faq-defender-for-containers
Decide and opt in to Foundational CSPM in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/foundational-cspm-opt-in
Use GitHub Advanced Security with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/github-advanced-security-overview
Plan and use on-demand malware scanning for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/on-demand-malware-scanning
Plan deployment of Defender for Servers across environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers
Plan Defender for Servers data residency and workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers-data-workspace
Choose the right Defender for Servers plan https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers-select-plan
Plan for Log Analytics agent retirement in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/prepare-deprecation-log-analytics-mma-agent
Plan for Log Analytics agent retirement in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/prepare-deprecation-log-analytics-mma-agent
Optimize Defender for Cloud spend with pre-purchase DCUs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/prepurchase-plan
Plan transition from grouped to individual Defender recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/transition-grouped-individual-recommendations

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Understand GCP connector authentication architecture in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/authentication-architecture-google-cloud
Understand AWS connector authentication architecture in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/concept-authentication-architecture-aws
Design secure connectivity with Microsoft Security Private Link for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/concept-private-links
Review Defender for Containers security architecture and connectivity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-architecture
Understand Defender for Containers deployment architecture options https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-deployment-overview
Apply Zero Trust principles with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/zero-trust

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand Defender for Servers data ingestion benefit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/data-ingestion-benefit
Review current limitations in Defender portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-portal/known-limitations
Export Defender for Cloud alerts to CSV with limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/export-alerts-to-csv
Check and understand Defender for Cloud free trial limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/free-trial
Review Defender for Cloud data collection extensions and retirement timelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/monitoring-components
Interpret Defender for Storage malware scan results and capacity limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/understand-malware-scan-results

Security

Topic URL
Assign Defender for Cloud recommendations to active users https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/active-user
Enable Defender for Cloud threat protection for AI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/ai-onboarding
Configure container runtime antimalware in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/anti-malware
Assign workload owner access for AWS/GCP connectors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/assign-access-to-workload
Assign regulatory compliance standards in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/assign-regulatory-compliance-standards
Configure unified RBAC cloud scopes in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-scopes-unified-rbac
Trace Defender for Cloud recommendations from code to runtime https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/code-to-runtime-mapping
Configure IAM roles for Defender for Containers on AWS and GCP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/containers-permissions
Allow Defender for Cloud export to firewalled Event Hubs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-event-hub-firewall
Create custom security standards and recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/create-custom-recommendations
Understand data collection and protection in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/data-security
Configure secure authentication for Defender for Cloud CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-cli-authentication
Automate malware remediation in Defender for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-configure-malware-scan
Enable and use Defender CSPM API security posture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-api-security-posture
Enable CIEM and manage cloud entitlements in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-permissions-management
Configure Defender gated deployment vulnerability rules for AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enablement-guide-runtime-gated
Analyze Kubernetes lateral movement with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-sixty-one
Exempt specific resources from Defender for Cloud recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/exempt-resource
Create Defender for Cloud recommendation exemptions at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/exempt-resources-at-scale
Understand Defender for Cloud permission requirements and roles https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/faq-permissions
Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance FAQ and mappings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/faq-regulatory-compliance
Use governance rules to drive recommendation remediation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/governance-rules
Use attack path analysis to remediate cloud security risks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/how-to-manage-attack-path
Configure Kubernetes misconfiguration enforcement in Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-misconfiguration-enforcement
Harden Kubernetes data plane with Defender for Cloud policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-workload-protections
Assign Defender for Cloud roles and permissions with Azure RBAC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/permissions
Configure roles and permissions for Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers-roles
Manage user data and GDPR requests in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/privacy
Use Defender for Cloud security recommendations for Azure App Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-app-services
Apply Defender for Cloud compute security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-compute
Apply Defender for Cloud container security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-container
Harden data resources with Defender for Cloud recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-data
Review deprecated Defender for Cloud security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-deprecated
Use Defender for Cloud DevOps security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-devops
Implement identity and access security recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-identity-access
Use Defender for Cloud IoT security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-iot
Apply Defender for Cloud Key Vault security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-keyvault
Apply networking security recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-networking
Use Defender for Cloud serverless containers security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-serverless-containers
Apply serverless protection recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-serverless-protection
Manage Defender for Cloud recommendation exemptions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/review-exemptions
Review and act on Defender for Cloud security recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/review-security-recommendations
Review prerequisites and permissions for Defender for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/support-matrix-defender-for-storage
Grant tenant-wide permissions for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/tenant-wide-permissions-management
Migrate Defender for Cloud disable rules to exemptions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/transition-disable-rules-exemptions

Configuration

Topic URL
Advanced configuration and logging for malware scanning https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/advanced-configurations-for-malware-scanning
Configure agentless code scanning in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-code-scanning
Configure agentless malware scanning for Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-malware-scanning
Configure container vulnerability management in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-vulnerability-assessment-azure
Onboard Docker Hub registries for Defender vulnerability assessment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-vulnerability-assessment-docker-hub
Configure JFrog Artifactory tenants for agentless vulnerability scanning https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-vulnerability-assessment-jfrog-artifactory
Understand Defender for Cloud alert schemas https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-schemas
Configure alert suppression rules in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alerts-suppression-rules
Use Azure Monitor Agent with Defender for Cloud servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/auto-deploy-azure-monitoring-agent
Build Cloud Security Explorer queries for container vulnerabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-security-explorer-container-vulnerabilities
Author Cloud Security Explorer queries for Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-security-explorer-kubernetes-clusters
Build Cloud Security Explorer queries for software vulnerabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-security-explorer-software-vulnerabilities
Configure Microsoft Security DevOps extension in Azure DevOps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-azure-devops-extension
Configure Microsoft Security DevOps extension in Azure DevOps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-azure-devops-extension
Configure Defender for Cloud alert email notifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-email-notifications
Configure private endpoints for Defender for Cloud using Security Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-private-endpoints
Modify Defender for Servers coverage and plan settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-servers-coverage
Configure and manage classic SQL vulnerability findings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-vulnerability-findings-classic
Configure express vulnerability findings for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/configure-vulnerability-findings-express
Configure container image mapping from code to runtime https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/container-image-mapping
Configure Defender for Cloud continuous export in portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export
Configure continuous export with Azure Policy at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-azure-policy
Analyze Defender for Cloud export data in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-view-data
Configure cross-tenant management with Azure Lighthouse https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cross-tenant-management
Configure custom Data Collection Rules for Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/data-collection-rule
Configure data sensitivity settings in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/data-sensitivity-settings
Review CI/CD scan results in Cloud Security Explorer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-cli-reviewing-results
Enable Defender for Containers across cloud providers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable-plan
Configure cluster exclusion tags for Defender for Containers sensor deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-exclude-cluster
Reference access patterns and private cluster support for Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-feature-access-patterns
Configure network access and permissions for Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-network-access
Disable and remove Defender for Containers components https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-remove
Enable and configure Defender for Azure Cosmos DB https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-databases-enable-cosmos-protections
Configure vulnerability assessment for SQL servers on machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-on-machines-vulnerability-assessment
Enable and configure classic Defender for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-classic-enable
Configure Defender for Storage via IaC and policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-infrastructure-as-code-enablement
Configure Defender for Storage using Azure Policy at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-policy-enablement
Enable Defender for Storage with Azure PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-powershell-enablement
Enable Defender for Storage using the REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-rest-api-enablement
Enable Defender Vulnerability Management scanning in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/deploy-vulnerability-assessment-defender-vulnerability-management
Detect EDR solutions in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/detect-endpoint-detection-response-solutions
Disable Defender for Cloud plans to control costs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/disable-plans
Configure and migrate from disable rules to exemptions for vulnerability findings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/disable-vulnerability-findings
Manage container vulnerability findings with exemptions in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/disable-vulnerability-findings-containers
Edit Defender for Cloud DevOps connector settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/edit-devops-connector
Configure agentless VM scanning in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-agentless-scanning-vms
Enable and tune sensitive data threat detection for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-defender-for-storage-data-sensitivity
Configure Defender for SQL Servers on Machines at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-defender-sql-at-scale
Configure just-in-time VM access in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-just-in-time-access
Configure and remediate system update recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-periodic-system-updates
Enable Defender for Cloud pull request annotations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-pull-request-annotations
Configure and assess Defender for Endpoint EDR settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/endpoint-detection-response
Configure malware automated remediation in Defender for Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-sixty-five
Exclude machines from agentless scanning in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/exclude-machines-agentless-scanning
Enable File Integrity Monitoring in Defender for Servers Plan 2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/file-integrity-monitoring-enable-defender-endpoint
Review file integrity monitoring changes in Defender for Servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/file-integrity-monitoring-review-changes
Configure application and user context for AI security alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/gain-end-user-context-ai
Configure AKS managed cluster API for gated deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/gated-deployment-infrastructure-as-code
Configure Microsoft Security DevOps GitHub Action https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/github-action
Configure cloud security explorer queries and snapshots https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/how-to-manage-cloud-security-explorer
Configure IaC template-to-resource mapping in Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/iac-template-mapping
Configure IaC security scanning with Microsoft Security DevOps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/iac-vulnerabilities
Handle malware alerts for Kubernetes nodes in Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-nodes-malware
Review and remediate Kubernetes node vulnerabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-nodes-va
Configure on-upload malware scanning for Defender Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/on-upload-malware-scanning
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/policy-reference
Query SBOM data in Defender for Cloud security explorer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/query-software-bill-of-materials
Reference AI security recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-ai
Reference API security recommendations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-api
Remediate Defender for Cloud recommendations with Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/remediate-with-copilot
Deploy Azure Policy guest configuration for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/security-baseline-guest-configuration
Reference supported sensitive information types in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sensitive-info-types
Configure SQL alert simulation in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/simulate-alerts-sql-machines
Review software inventory and security details in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/software-inventory
Use Security Copilot to summarize Defender recommendations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/summarize-with-copilot
Set up workflow automations in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/workflow-automations

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Connect Defender for Cloud data to Power BI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/add-data-power-bi
Query Defender attack path data via Azure Resource Graph API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/attack-path-api
Integrate Defender for Cloud CLI into CI/CD pipelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/ci-cd-pipeline-scanning-with-defender-cli
Integrate Defender for Cloud alerts with Microsoft Defender XDR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/concept-integration-365
Connect a specific partner integration in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-an-integration
Connect Endor Labs with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-endor-labs
Integrate Mend.io with Microsoft Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-mend-io
Integrate Defender for Cloud with ServiceNow ITSM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-servicenow
Configure Defender for Cloud continuous export via REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-rest-api
Automate ServiceNow tickets with Defender governance rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/create-governance-rule-servicenow
Create and sync ServiceNow tickets from Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/create-ticket-servicenow
Use Defender for Cloud CLI syntax for container and SBOM scans https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-cli-syntax
Connect Docker Hub registries to Defender for Containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable-external-registry-for-docker-hub
Query and export Defender for SQL vulnerability results https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-scan-results
Enable Defender for Endpoint integration in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-defender-for-endpoint
Query storage aggregated logs with Defender XDR Advanced Hunting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-sixty-four
Configure Azure resources to export Defender alerts to QRadar and Splunk https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/export-to-splunk-or-qradar
Reference for SQL VA Express Azure CLI commands https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/express-configuration-azure-commands
Reference for SQL VA Express PowerShell commands https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/express-configuration-powershell-commands
Use SQL VA Express configuration PowerShell wrapper https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/express-configuration-sql-commands
Configure AWS CloudTrail ingestion into Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/integrate-cloud-trail
Connect third-party security integrations to Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/integrate-partner-integrations
Understand Defender for Endpoint integration in Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/integration-defender-for-endpoint
Ingest GCP Cloud Logging into Defender for Cloud via Pub/Sub https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/logging-ingestion
Onboard 42Crunch API security with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/onboarding-guide-42crunch
Configure Bright Security DAST integration with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/onboarding-guide-bright
Integrate StackHawk security testing with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/onboarding-guide-stackhawk
Legacy security solution integrations with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/partner-integration
Enable SQL VA Express Configuration with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/powershell-sample-vulnerability-assessment-azure-sql
Set SQL VA baselines on Azure SQL via PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/powershell-sample-vulnerability-assessment-baselines
Use unified SQL VA REST API end-to-end https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/powershell-unified-api-quickstart
Fix IaC misconfigurations via Defender and Security Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/remediate-code-with-copilot
Use Azure Resource Graph queries for Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resource-graph-samples
Integrate Sentinel-connected AWS accounts with Defender https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sentinel-connected-aws

Deployment

Topic URL
Integrate Defender for Cloud CLI into CI/CD pipelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/ci-cd-pipeline-scanning-with-defender-cli
Review prerequisites and support for Defender data security posture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/concept-data-security-posture-prepare
Verify prerequisites for Defender for APIs deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-apis-prepare
Deploy Defender for Containers sensor and policy using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-deploy-azure-cli
Plan Defender for Containers deployment across Kubernetes environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-deployment-planning
Deploy Defender for Containers to private Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-private-clusters
Migrate Defender for SQL on Machines to Azure Monitoring Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-autoprovisioning
Install Defender for Containers sensor using Helm charts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/deploy-helm
Check support and prerequisites for Defender DevOps security https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/devops-support
Integrate Defender for Cloud CLI into CI/CD pipelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-fifty-nine
Adopt Kubernetes gated deployment with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/episode-sixty-two
Deploy GitHub Advanced Security integration with Defender for Cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/github-advanced-security-deploy
Set up sandbox to evaluate GHAS–Defender integration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/github-advanced-security-deploy-sandbox
Migrate File Integrity Monitoring to Defender for Endpoint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/migrate-file-integrity-monitoring
Enable Defender for Cloud on management groups with Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/onboard-management-group
Scale Microsoft Defender for Servers across environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers-scale
Onboard Defender for Cloud at scale using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/powershell-onboarding
Deploy Defender for Cloud alert automation via ARM or Bicep https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/quickstart-automation-alert
Review Defender for Cloud regional availability by platform https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/regional-availability
Check Defender for Cloud interoperability and support matrix https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/support-matrix-defender-for-cloud
Check Defender for Containers platform support https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/support-matrix-defender-for-containers
Review Defender for Servers plan support and requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/support-matrix-defender-for-servers