Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud-native application protection platform for posture management and workload threat detection.
- Provider
- azure
- Kind
- Monitoring
- Category
- Operations
- Official docs
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction
- Also known as
- Azure Security Center, ASC
| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alertGrouping | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| collectorMode | enum | pull | push | no | pull | inherited |
| defenderCspmPlan | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| foundationalCspm | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| independentOfMonitored | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| managed | boolean | — | no | false | ▸ true |
| multicloudCoverage | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| regulatoryCompliance | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| retentionDays | integer | — | no | — | inherited |
| signal | enum | metrics | logs | traces | alerts | all | no | metrics | ▸ alerts |
| workloadProtectionPlans | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
Every rule whose selector covers this component's kind or its category. Whether a rule fires depends on the design: its properties, its edges and its groups.
No rule reads this kind yet. That is a gap, not a guarantee.
nodes:
- { id: "defender-for-cloud", component: "azure-defender-for-cloud" }ActionTrailalibaba-actiontrailApplication Real-Time Monitoring Servicealibaba-armsCloudMonitoralibaba-cloud-monitorDatabase Autonomy Servicealibaba-dasSimple Log Servicealibaba-log-serviceSecurity Centeralibaba-security-centerAmazon CloudWatch investigationsaws-aiopsAWS Audit Manageraws-audit-managerAWS CloudTrailaws-cloudtrailAWS CloudTrail Lakeaws-cloudtrail-lakeAmazon CloudWatch Application Insightsaws-cloudwatch-application-insightsAmazon CloudWatch Application Signalsaws-cloudwatch-application-signalsAmazon CloudWatch Internet Monitoraws-cloudwatch-internet-monitorAmazon CloudWatch Logsaws-cloudwatch-logsAmazon CloudWatch Network Flow Monitoraws-cloudwatch-network-flow-monitorAmazon CloudWatch Network Monitoraws-cloudwatch-network-monitorAmazon CloudWatch RUMaws-cloudwatch-rumAmazon CloudWatch Syntheticsaws-cloudwatch-syntheticsAmazon CodeGuru Profileraws-codeguru-profilerAWS Compute Optimizeraws-compute-optimizerAmazon Detectiveaws-detectiveAmazon DevOps Guruaws-devops-guruAmazon GuardDutyaws-guarddutyAmazon Inspectoraws-inspectorAWS IoT Device Defenderaws-iot-device-defenderAmazon Macieaws-macieAmazon Managed Grafanaaws-managed-grafanaAmazon Managed Service for Prometheusaws-managed-prometheusAWS Migration Hubaws-migration-hubAWS Resilience Hubaws-resilience-hubAWS Security Hub CSPMaws-security-hubAWS Security Incident Responseaws-security-incident-responseAWS Trusted Advisoraws-trusted-advisorAWS X-Rayaws-xrayAmazon CloudWatchcloudwatchAzure Advisorazure-advisorApplication Insightsazure-application-insightsMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Managementazure-defender-easmMicrosoft Defender for IoTazure-defender-for-iotLog Analytics workspaceazure-log-analytics
and 134 more → Monitoring page# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json # Microsoft Defender for Cloud: CNAPP that raises security recommendations and alerts across Azure, # AWS, GCP and on-premises. Foundational CSPM (policy management, secure score, multicloud coverage) # is free once the solution is enabled; Defender CSPM and the workload protection plans are separate # paid opt-ins ("Microsoft Defender for Cloud Overview"). schemaVersion: "1" type: "component" id: "azure-defender-for-cloud" kind: "monitoring" provider: "azure" docs: "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction" aliases: ["Azure Security Center", "ASC"] defaults: managed: true signal: "alerts" properties: foundationalCspm: type: "boolean" default: true defenderCspmPlan: type: "boolean" default: false workloadProtectionPlans: type: "boolean" default: false regulatoryCompliance: type: "boolean" default: false multicloudCoverage: type: "boolean" default: true