Functionality of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWcoMi_nQt4&list=PLlVtbbG169nED0_vMEniWBQjSoxTsBYS3&index=33

  • Previously called Azure Security Center

  • Good for diagnosing potential issues as well as providing an overall score of your environments

  • Some recommendations have quick fix buttons

  • You can exempt certain alerts if they do not apply

  • You can enable "enhanced security" in settings which provides additional features

    • You can also enable machine learning capabilities with enhanced security

    • These are paid features

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