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| * **Microsoft Defender for Cloud** was previously known as **Azure Security Center**. | * **Microsoft Defender for Cloud** was previously known as **Azure Security Center**. | ||
| - | * The **//free tier//** provides the //Secure Score//, continuous assessment and security recommendations. | + | * The **//free/ |
| * The **//paid tier//** is the **// | * The **//paid tier//** is the **// | ||
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| * Defender continuously assesses the security posture of environments and their resources and produces a score (based on the **Azure Security Benchmark**) for it. | * Defender continuously assesses the security posture of environments and their resources and produces a score (based on the **Azure Security Benchmark**) for it. | ||
| - | * **Security** Posture assessment how well and environment is hardened against attacks. | + | * A **Security Posture assessment** shows how well an environment is hardened against attacks. |
| * There is also **threat detection** capability that uses real-time signals to detect threats. | * There is also **threat detection** capability that uses real-time signals to detect threats. | ||
| * Defender is about identifying security vulnerabilities whereas Sentinel is about detecting threats. | * Defender is about identifying security vulnerabilities whereas Sentinel is about detecting threats. | ||
| * Defender works for Azure, other clouds and on-prem resources. | * Defender works for Azure, other clouds and on-prem resources. | ||
| * JIT VM Access is a feature of Defender that only allows VM access after approval and for a short. fixed amount of time. This mitigates against brute-force types of attacks. (requires the Enhanced Security tier) | * JIT VM Access is a feature of Defender that only allows VM access after approval and for a short. fixed amount of time. This mitigates against brute-force types of attacks. (requires the Enhanced Security tier) | ||
| - | * The free tier does not include monitoring non-Azure resources; this requires the Enhance | + | * The free tier does not include monitoring non-Azure resources; this requires the enhanced |
| * **Example: | * **Example: | ||
| - | * **Azure Policy** provides most of the data Defender for Cloud uses | + | |
| - | * A **Log Analytics Workspace** is used just for data coming from virtual machines | + | * In addition to being available in the Azure portal or programmatically, |
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| + | * A **Log Analytics Workspace** is used just for data coming from virtual machines | ||
| ====== Enhanced Security Features ====== | ====== Enhanced Security Features ====== | ||
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| * Just in time VM access | * Just in time VM access | ||
| * Regulatory compliance dashboard and reports | * Regulatory compliance dashboard and reports | ||
| + | * Alerts for real-time threat detection | ||
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| + | ===== Alerts ===== | ||
| + | > Security alerts are the notifications generated by Defender for Cloud and Defender for Cloud plans when threats are identified in your cloud, hybrid, or on-premises environment. | ||
| ===== Defender for Servers ===== | ===== Defender for Servers ===== | ||