How to Set Up Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is Azure's integrated cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection platform (CWPP). This guide covers enabling Defender across your subscriptions, configuring security policies, and setting up alert notifications for proactive threat response. Overview Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides: Security posture management : Recommendations, Secure Score, and compliance assessments Workload protection : Threat detection for VMs, containers, databases, storage, and more Attack path analysis : Identify and remediate critical attack vectors DevSecOps integration : Security scanning in CI/CD pipelines The service works across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on-premises environments, providing unified security management. Prerequisites Before setting up Defender for Cloud, ensure you have: Azure subscription with Owner or Security Admin role Understanding of workload types requiring protection Budget approval for paid Defender plans (o...