Covers implementing and managing cloud governance policies using Azure Policy, Key Vault configuration and access management, secrets/keys/certificates management, key rotation, backup and recovery, and security controls for backups and asset management. Includes managing security posture with Defender for Cloud Secure Score, compliance assessment, custom standards, and multi-cloud connections (AWS, GCP). Also covers threat protection configuration with cloud workload protection plans, Defender for Servers/Databases/Storage, agentless scanning, vulnerability management, and DevOps security. Finally includes security monitoring automation with workflow automation, data collection rules in Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel data connectors and analytics rules.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel are two powerful Azure security services that work together to provide comprehensive cloud security posture management and threat protection.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) solution. It continuously assesses your Azure resources, providing security recommendations based on the Azure Security Benchmark. Key features include: Secure Score measurement that quantifies your security posture, regulatory compliance dashboards for standards like PCI-DSS and ISO 27001, and advanced threat protection for workloads including virtual machines, containers, databases, and storage accounts. Defender for Cloud uses agentless and agent-based scanning to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential threats across your environment.
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solution. It collects security data at cloud scale from users, devices, applications, and infrastructure across on-premises and multiple clouds. Sentinel uses built-in AI and machine learning to analyze massive volumes of data, detecting threats and reducing false positives. Key capabilities include data connectors for ingesting logs, analytics rules for threat detection, workbooks for visualization, hunting queries for proactive threat investigation, and playbooks for automated response using Azure Logic Apps.
When integrated, these services create a robust security ecosystem. Defender for Cloud alerts can be streamed to Sentinel for centralized monitoring and correlation with other security events. Security teams can then use Sentinel's investigation tools and automated playbooks to respond to incidents efficiently. This combination enables organizations to maintain strong preventive controls through Defender for Cloud's recommendations while also having detective and responsive capabilities through Sentinel's SIEM and SOAR functionality, creating a defense-in-depth strategy for Azure environments.Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel are two powerful Azure security services that work together to provide comprehensive cloud security posture management and threat protection.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection…