Secure by default with built-in CIS Benchmarks - adjust parameters, define exceptions, and enforce them consistently across cloud and on-premises with Azure Arc
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Version 2.0Appreciate the feedback - those benchmarks are rather Azure specific - some of the controls inside of those available under Azure Policy and some under Defender for Cloud - this article is quite explicit about OS level benchmarks and how you can audit and manage compliance at scale for your workloads in your hybrid environments.
Let's hope DfC situation is corrected soon.
It is really nice to see viable option to replace CIS hardened images on VMs.