What's new in Defender for Cloud?

1. Kubernetes gated deployment is now generally available for AKS automatic clusters. Use help to deploy the Defender for Containers sensor to use this feature. More information can be found here. 
2. Grouped recommendations are converted into individual ones to list each finding separately. While grouped recommendations are still available, new individual recommendations are now marked as preview and are not yet part of the Secure Score. This new format will allow for better prioritization, actionable context and better governance and tracking. For more details, please refer to this documentation. 

Check out other updates from last month here! 

Check out monthly news for the rest of the MTP suite here! 

Blogs of the month

In March, our team published the following blog posts we would like to share:

1. Defending Container Runtime from Malware with Defender for Containers
2. Modern Database Protection: From Visibility to Threat Detection with Defender for Cloud
3. New innovations in Microsoft Defender to strengthen multi-cloud, containers, and AI model security

4. Defending the AI Era: New Microsoft Capabilities to Protect AI

Defender for Cloud in the field

Revisit the malware automated remediation announcement since this feature is now in GA!

• Automated remediation for malware in storage
• Visit our YouTube page

GitHub Community

Check out the new Module 28 in the MDC Lab: Defending Container Runtime from Malware with Microsoft Defender for Containers

• Defending Container Runtime from Malware
• Visit our GitHub page

Customer journey

Discover how other organizations successfully use Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect their cloud workloads. This month we are featuring ManpowerGroup, a global workforce solutions leader, deployed Microsoft 365 E5, and Microsoft Security to modernize and future-proof their cyber security platform. ManpowerGroup leverages Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for O365, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Security Copilot and Purview to transform itself as an AI Frontier Firm.

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