Azure Defender For Iot

Azure Defender For Iot Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Defender For Iot. 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

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Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |

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

| Troubleshooting | L37-L47 | Diagnosing and resolving Defender for IoT issues: CIS benchmark findings, micro agent problems, OT sensor install/health, and investigating alert types and responses. |

| Best Practices | L48-L53 | Designing OT monitoring architectures and preparing industrial sites, including sensor placement, network topology, and deployment planning for Defender for IoT. |

| Decision Making | L54-L66 | Guidance on planning and choosing OT mirroring methods, appliances, licensing/billing, tracking versions, and transitioning from on‑prem to cloud or retired Defender for IoT components. |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L67-L73 | OT network architectures for connecting sensors to Azure, sample connectivity models, and mapping Defender for IoT components to Purdue OT network layers. |

| Limits & Quotas | L74-L83 | Data residency, retention limits, networking/port requirements, supported OT sensor/virtual appliance versions, and hardware/software specs for Defender for IoT deployments. |

| Security | L84-L102 | Security alerts, recommendations, auth, and access control for Defender for IoT: configuring alerts/micro agents, SSL/TLS and CA certs, RBAC/roles, SSO, and Zero Trust for OT sensors and IoT Hub. |

| Configuration | L103-L132 | Configuring Defender for IoT micro agents and OT sensors, including installation, OS dependencies, monitoring methods, connectivity, alert forwarding, maintenance, and Azure/Defender for Endpoint integration. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L133-L164 | Integrating Defender for IoT with APIs, SIEMs, firewalls, ServiceNow, Sentinel, and configuring traffic mirroring and micro agent patterns for OT monitoring and automation |

| Deployment | L165-L190 | Guides for deploying, upgrading, and moving Defender for IoT OT sensors and micro agents, including hardware/VM appliance setups, traffic mirroring, and hybrid/air-gapped planning. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

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

| Investigate Defender IoT CIS benchmark recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-investigate-cis-benchmark |

| Troubleshoot Defender for IoT micro agent issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/troubleshoot-defender-micro-agent |

| Reference Microsoft Defender for IoT alert types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/alert-engine-messages |

| Investigate and respond to Defender for IoT alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/alerts |

| Troubleshoot Microsoft Defender for IoT OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-troubleshoot-sensor |

| Validate Defender for IoT OT sensor software installation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/post-install-validation-ot-software |

| Interpret Defender for IoT sensor health messages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/sensor-health-messages |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

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

| Plan OT monitoring architecture with Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/plan-corporate-monitoring |

| Prepare OT sites and sensor placement for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/plan-prepare-deploy |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

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

| Review Defender IoT micro agent feature support and retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/edge-security-module-deprecation |

| Choose OT traffic mirroring methods for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/traffic-mirroring-methods |

| Decide between SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN for OT mirroring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/traffic-mirroring-methods |

| Plan Defender for IoT billing and site licensing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/billing |

| Choose and manage Defender for IoT licenses | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/license-and-trial-license-extention |

| Select appropriate OT appliances for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-appliance-sizing |

| Plan for Defender for IoT on-premises console retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/on-premises-management-console-retirement |

| Plan transition from on-premises to cloud Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/transition-on-premises-management-console-to-cloud |

| Track Defender for IoT OT software versions and support | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/release-notes |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Select architectures to connect OT sensors to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/architecture-connections |

| Use sample OT network connectivity models for sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/sample-connectivity-models |

| Map Defender for IoT to Purdue OT network layers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/understand-network-architecture |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL |

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

| Understand Defender for IoT data residency mapping | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-data-processing |

| Networking requirements and ports for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/networking-requirements |

| Review catalog of preconfigured OT monitoring appliances | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-pre-configured-appliances |

| Check system requirements for virtual OT appliances | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-virtual-appliances |

| Understand Defender for IoT data retention limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/references-data-retention |

| Review archived Defender for IoT OT sensor versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/release-notes-ot-monitoring-sensor-archive |

Security

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use Defender micro agent built-in security alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-agent-based-security-alerts |

| Define custom Defender for IoT Hub alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-customizable-security-alerts |

| Apply Defender for IoT Hub security recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-recommendations |

| Use Defender for IoT Hub built-in alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-security-alerts |

| Use ThreadX micro agent alerts and recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-threadx-security-alerts-recommendations |

| Call Defender for IoT sensor authentication APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/api/sensor-auth-apis |

| Meet SSL/TLS certificate requirements for OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/best-practices/certificate-requirements |

| Manage Defender for IoT users and roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/manage-users-overview |

| Configure Azure user permissions for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/manage-users-portal |

| Manage on-premises users on Defender for IoT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/manage-users-sensor |

| Apply Zero Trust monitoring to OT networks with Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/monitor-zero-trust |

| Create CA-signed SSL/TLS certificates for OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/create-ssl-certificates |

| Map Azure RBAC roles to Defender for IoT actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/roles-azure |

| Configure on-premises Defender for IoT user roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/roles-on-premises |

| Set up SSO with Entra ID for IoT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/set-up-sso |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

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

| Configure Defender for IoT micro agent behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-micro-agent-configuration |

| Review Linux OS dependencies for Defender micro agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/concept-micro-agent-linux-dependencies |

| Configure PAM auditing for Defender IoT sign-in events | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/configure-pam-to-audit-sign-in-events |

| Configure DMI decoder for Defender micro agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-configure-dmi-decoder |

| Configure Defender IoT micro agent twin properties | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-configure-micro-agent-twin |

| Install and authenticate Defender IoT micro agent for Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-install-micro-agent-for-edge |

| Configure Defender IoT micro agent for Eclipse ThreadX | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-threadx-security-module |

| Back up and restore Defender for IoT OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/back-up-restore-sensor |

| Use Defender for IoT OT sensor CLI commands | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/cli-ot-sensor |

| Configure OT active monitoring methods in Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/configure-active-monitoring |

| Configure reverse DNS lookup in Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/configure-reverse-dns-lookup |

| Configure OT sensor settings via Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/configure-sensor-settings-portal |

| Configure Windows Endpoint Monitoring for OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/configure-windows-endpoint-monitoring |

| Configure Defender for IoT OT sensor proxy connections | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/connect-sensors |

| Enable enterprise IoT security in Defender for Endpoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/eiot-defender-for-endpoint |

| Configure OT plans and sensors in Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/getting-started |

| Configure OT sensor alert forwarding to external systems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-forward-alert-information-to-partners |

| Import additional OT device data into sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-import-device-information |

| Perform OT sensor maintenance via sensor console GUI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-manage-individual-sensors |

| Manage Defender for IoT OT sensors in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-manage-sensors-on-the-cloud |

| Set up SNMP MIB health monitoring for OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-set-up-snmp-mib-monitoring |

| Maintain threat intelligence packages on OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-work-with-threat-intelligence-packages |

| Onboard OT sensors to Defender for IoT in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/onboard-sensors |

| Configure and activate Microsoft Defender for IoT OT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/activate-deploy-sensor |

| Configure OT sensor connectivity and firewall endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/provision-cloud-management |

| Audit and track Defender for IoT user activity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/track-user-activity |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use Defender micro agent API for Eclipse ThreadX | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/threadx-security-module-api |

| Manage OT sensor alerts using Defender for IoT APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/api/sensor-alert-apis |

| Manage OT sensor inventory via Defender for IoT APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/api/sensor-inventory-apis |

| Access OT vulnerability data via Defender for IoT APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/api/sensor-vulnerability-apis |

| Automate OT sensor disconnection alerts with Sentinel playbooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/automate-sensor-disconnection-alerts |

| Enrich OT sensor data using Windows endpoint script | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/detect-windows-endpoints-script |

| Choose and configure Defender for IoT partner integrations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrate-overview |

| Integrate ArcSight with Defender for IoT alert forwarding | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/arcsight |

| Send Defender for IoT alerts to LogRhythm SIEM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/logrhythm |

| Integrate RSA NetWitness with Defender for IoT alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/netwitness |

| Connect on-prem Defender for IoT sensors to Microsoft Sentinel | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/on-premises-sentinel |

| Stream Defender for IoT cloud alerts to third-party SIEMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/send-cloud-data-to-partners |

| Configure legacy ServiceNow integration for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/integrations/service-now-legacy |

| Use Sentinel solution to investigate Defender for IoT threats | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/iot-advanced-threat-monitoring |

| Connect Defender for IoT with Microsoft Sentinel via data connector | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/iot-solution |

| Integrate with Microsoft Defender for IoT REST APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/references-work-with-defender-for-iot-apis |

| Configure Cisco ERSPAN for Defender for IoT sensors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/configure-mirror-erspan |

| Use ESXi vSwitch promiscuous mode for OT traffic mirroring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/configure-mirror-esxi |

| Use Hyper-V vSwitch promiscuous mode for OT mirroring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/configure-mirror-hyper-v |

| Configure Cisco RSPAN mirroring for OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/configure-mirror-rspan |

| Configure Cisco SPAN ports for Defender for IoT traffic mirroring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/configure-mirror-span |

| Integrate CyberArk with Defender for IoT for credential security | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-cyberark |

| Integrate Forescout with Defender for IoT for OT visibility | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-forescout |

| Integrate Fortinet firewalls with Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-fortinet |

| Integrate Palo Alto firewalls with Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-palo-alto |

| Integrate IBM QRadar with Defender for IoT alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-qradar |

| Integrate ServiceNow Operational Technology Manager with Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-servicenow |

| Integrate Defender for IoT OT data with Splunk | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/tutorial-splunk |

Deployment

| Topic | URL |

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

| Provision Defender IoT micro agent with DPS and X.509 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-provision-micro-agent |

| Move Defender IoT iotsecuritysolutions resource between regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/how-to-region-move |

| Upgrade Defender for IoT micro agent on Linux devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/device-builders/upgrade-micro-agent |

| Select and use OT monitoring appliances for Defender for IoT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/ |

| Deploy Dell PowerEdge R350 for OT sensor monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/dell-poweredge-r350-e1800 |

| Deploy Dell PowerEdge R360 for OT sensor monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/dell-poweredge-r360-e1800 |

| Deploy Dell PowerEdge R660 for OT sensor monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/dell-poweredge-r660 |

| Deploy Heptagon YB3x appliance for OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/heptagon-yb3x |

| Use HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen 11 (4SFF) for OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl20-gen-11 |

| Use HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen 11 (2LFF) for OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl20-gen-11-nhp-2lff |

| Use legacy HPE ProLiant DL20 for enterprise OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl20-legacy |

| Use HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus for enterprise OT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl20-plus-enterprise |

| Use HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus (2LFF) for SMB OT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl20-plus-smb |

| Deploy Defender for IoT on HPE ProLiant DL360 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl360 |

| Deploy Defender for IoT on HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen 11 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/hpe-proliant-dl360-gen11 |

| Deploy Defender for IoT OT sensor VM on Hyper-V Gen 2 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/virtual-sensor-hyper-v |

| Deploy Defender for IoT OT sensor VM on VMware ESXi | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/virtual-sensor-vmware |

| Deploy YS-techsystems YS-FIT2 for OT monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/appliance-catalog/ys-techsystems-ys-fit2 |

| Plan hybrid or air-gapped Defender for IoT deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/air-gapped-deploy |

| Install and initially configure Defender for IoT OT sensor software | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/install-software-ot-sensor |

| Deploy Defender for IoT for OT monitoring environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/ot-deploy/ot-deploy-path |

| Deploy OT sensors and configure traffic mirroring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/traffic-mirroring/set-up-traffic-mirroring |

| Update Defender for IoT OT sensor software versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-iot/organizations/update-ot-software |