Azure Defender For Cloud

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), 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-L82 | Diagnosing, interpreting, and validating Defender for Cloud alerts and detections across Azure, AWS, and GCP, plus fixing connector, deployment, configuration, and sensor/scan issues. |

| Best Practices | L83-L99 | Guides for detecting, investigating, and remediating security misconfigurations and vulnerabilities on VMs, OS, SQL, and storage using Defender for Cloud tools and best practices. |

| Decision Making | L100-L125 | Guides for planning and cost decisions: choosing Defender/servers plans and portals, estimating and allocating costs, migrations (Storage, VA, FIM, agents), CSPM/CNAPP choices, and cross-cloud enablement. |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L126-L136 | 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 | L137-L145 | Limits, quotas, and timelines for Defender for Cloud: data ingestion benefits, portal feature gaps, CSV export limits, free trial constraints, and data collection extension lifecycles. |

| Security | L146-L182 | Configuring Defender for Cloud security: roles/RBAC, data protection, secure auth, compliance, and applying security recommendations across compute, containers, storage, networking, and AI. |

| Configuration | L183-L259 | Configuring and tuning Defender for Cloud features: malware and vulnerability scanning, containers/SQL/storage, CI/CD and DevOps integrations, alerts, exports, policies, and access/JIT/FIM settings. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L260-L299 | Integrating Defender for Cloud with CI/CD, DevOps, SIEM, ITSM, SQL VA, multi-cloud logs, partner tools, and exporting/querying security data via APIs, CLI, PowerShell, and Resource Graph. |

| Deployment | L300-L325 | Deploying and scaling Defender for Cloud and its plans (Containers, Servers, SQL, DevOps, APIs, GHAS), including prerequisites, automation (CLI/PowerShell/ARM), cross-tenant, and platform support. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Validate Microsoft Defender for Cloud alert configuration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/alert-validation |

| 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 and extension health | 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 Microsoft Defender for SQL security alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-alerts |

| 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 |

| Remediate Defender for Cloud EDR solution recommendations | 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 |

| Resolve Defender for Cloud agentless disk scan errors on GCP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resolve-disk-scanning-error |

| Fix GCP Domain Restricted Sharing issues 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 scanning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/resolve-vpc-service-controls-issues |

| Resolve Sentinel-connected AWS onboarding issues in Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sentinel-connected-aws |

| Test and validate 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 issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/troubleshoot-sql-machines-guide |

| Troubleshoot Defender for SQL on Machines 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 |

| Interpret and act on Defender for Storage malware scan results | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/understand-malware-scan-results |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Review and remediate OS misconfigurations using Defender for Cloud baselines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/apply-security-baseline |

| Handle false-positive recommendations in Defender for Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-false-positive-recommendations |

| Test Defender for Storage malware and data security features | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-test |

| Remediate missing system updates and patches in Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-periodic-system-updates |

| Investigate Defender for Endpoint misconfiguration findings (agentless) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/endpoint-detection-misconfiguration |

| Remediate endpoint detection and response gaps on VMs | 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 vulnerabilities with Defender for Servers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/remediate-vulnerability-findings-vm |

| Use Defender for Cloud pull request annotations to fix security issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/review-pull-request-annotations |

| 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 |

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 Defender for Cloud costs with the cost 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 |

| Plan and execute migration from Storage classic 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 |

| Identify SQL Servers still using Microsoft Monitoring Agent for Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/identify-sql-servers-protected-by-monitor-agent |

| 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 Defender for Cloud Log Analytics agent retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/prepare-deprecation-log-analytics-mma-agent |

| Plan for Defender for Cloud Log Analytics agent retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/prepare-deprecation-log-analytics-mma-agent |

| Optimize Defender for Cloud spend with pre-purchase plans | 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 |

| Define ownership model for multicloud Defender for Cloud deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-multicloud-security-determine-ownership-requirements |

| 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 limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/data-ingestion-benefit |

| Understand current limitations of Defender portal experience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-portal/known-limitations |

| Export Defender alerts and recommendations to CSV | 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 |

Security

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| 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 Defender for Cloud connector access to workload owners | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/assign-access-to-workload |

| Configure unified RBAC and 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 |

| Secure continuous export to Event Hubs behind firewalls | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-event-hub-firewall |

| 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 |

| Enable and use Defender CSPM API security posture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-api-security-posture |

| 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 |

| 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 |

| Configure Kubernetes misconfiguration enforcement in Defender for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-misconfiguration-enforcement |

| 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 |

| 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 |

| Manage tenant-wide permissions in Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/tenant-wide-permissions-management |

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 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 |

| 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 |

| Configure vulnerability scanning in Defender for Servers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/auto-deploy-vulnerability-assessment |

| Configure binary drift detection and blocking for containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/binary-drift-detection |

| Build Cloud Security Explorer queries for container vulnerabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-security-explorer-container-vulnerabilities |

| 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 disable 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 continuous export of Defender for Cloud data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export |

| Configure Defender continuous export with Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-azure-policy |

| View and analyze exported Defender data in Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/continuous-export-view-data |

| 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 |

| 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 |

| Configure Defender for Containers on private clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-private-clusters |

| 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 Defender for SQL Servers on Machines across environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-usage |

| Enable and configure Defender for Storage classic | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-storage-classic-enable |

| Configure Defender for Storage via IaC templates | 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 |

| Enable CIEM in Defender for Cloud across multicloud environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-permissions-management |

| Enable Defender for Cloud pull request annotations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-pull-request-annotations |

| Assess Defender for Endpoint EDR settings via agentless scanning | 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 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 |

| Enforce Kubernetes data plane hardening with Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/kubernetes-workload-protections |

| Configure on-demand malware scanning in Defender Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/on-demand-malware-scanning |

| 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 with 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 |

| Deploy Azure Policy guest configuration for OS assessments | 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 |

| Simulate Defender for SQL alerts on machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/simulate-alerts-sql-machines |

| Use Defender for Cloud software inventory for vulnerability analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/software-inventory |

| Enable SQL vulnerability assessment (Express configuration) in Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-enable |

| Configure classic SQL vulnerability assessment in Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/sql-azure-vulnerability-assessment-enable-classic |

| Update configuration for Defender for SQL Servers on Machines plan | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/update-sql-machine-configuration |

| View and remediate vulnerabilities for running containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/view-and-remediate-vulnerabilities-containers |

| View and remediate vulnerabilities in container registry images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/view-and-remediate-vulnerability-registry-images |

| Configure 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 |

| Onboard Docker Hub to Defender for Cloud for vulnerability scanning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-vulnerability-assessment-docker-hub |

| Onboard JFrog Artifactory to Defender for Cloud for vulnerability scanning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/agentless-vulnerability-assessment-jfrog-artifactory |

| 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 |

| Build Cloud Security Explorer queries for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cloud-security-explorer-kubernetes-clusters |

| 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 |

| Connect Mend.io to Microsoft Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-mend-io |

| Configure ServiceNow ITSM integration with Defender for Cloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/connect-servicenow |

| Configure Defender 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 scan 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 |

| Use Security Copilot to remediate IaC code issues | 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 |

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 |

| Set up cross-tenant Defender for Cloud management with Azure Lighthouse | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/cross-tenant-management |

| 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 |

| Disable and remove Defender for Containers components safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-remove |

| 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 |