Question

A cloud operations team has just connected an Azure subscription to Microsoft Defender for Cloud. They want to immediately begin receiving security posture recommendations and a secure score across their resources at no additional cost, before deciding whether to invest in advanced workload protection. Which capability of Defender for Cloud is available to them by default without enabling a paid plan?

Accepted Answer

Foundational Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), including secure score and configuration recommendations

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Just-in-time VM access to reduce exposure of management ports

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Advanced threat detection and runtime protection for servers

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Regulatory compliance dashboard mapping to standards like PCI DSS