Mar 07 2023 01:24 PM - edited Mar 07 2023 01:24 PM
Our previous blogs “A Proactive Approach to Cloud Security Posture Management with Microsoft Defender for Cloud,” and "Proacting Hunting with Cloud Security Explorer in Defender for Cloud - Microsoft Community Hub" emphasized the importance of proactive security posture management and outlined a successful organizational structure for security teams. As a follow up article here we walk you through the scenarios how to identify and mitigate the biggest security risk issues while distinguishing them from less risky issues.
Cloud environments are dynamically changing and to support rapidly changing threat and business environments in near real time, security teams need to act rapidly and effectively to mitigate risks and protect sensitive data and critical systems.
Though cloud security solutions detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, growing number of assets can mean hundreds or thousands of security recommendations, overwhelming the security professionals to remediate the risks.
By using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Attack Path Analysis, organizations can gain a better understanding of the potential attack paths that an attacker may take to compromise their cloud environment. This enables security professionals to prioritize risk remediation efforts and focus their resources on the most critical vulnerabilities and risks, to improve their overall security posture.
To understand the prerequisites to Identify and remediate attack paths, visit: Identify and remediate attack paths - Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn
Security administrators can use attack path analysis for risk remediation by following these steps: