Announcing Microsoft cloud security benchmark v2 (public preview)
Overview Since its first introduction in 2019, the Azure Security Benchmark and its successor Microsoft cloud security benchmark announced in 2023, Microsoft cloud security benchmark (“the Benchmark”) has been widely used by our customers to secure their Azure environments, especially as a security bible and toolkit for Azure security implementation planning and helping the security compliance on various industry and government regulatory standards. What’s new? We’re thrilled to announce the Microsoft cloud security benchmark v2 (public preview), a new Benchmark version with the enhancement in following areas: Adding artificial intelligence security into our scope to address the threats and risks in this emerging domain. Expanding the prior simple basic control guideline to a more comprehensive, risk and threats-based control guide with more granular technical implementation examples and references details. Expanding the Azure Policy based control measurements from ~220 to ~420 to cover more new security controls and expanding the measurements on the existing controls. Expanding the control mappings to more industry regulations standards such as NIST CSF, PCI-DSS v4, ISO 27001, etc. Alignment with SFI objectives to introduce Microsoft internal security best practices to our customers. Microsoft Defender for Cloud update In addition, you will soon see the Benchmark dashboard embedded into the Microsoft Defender for Cloud with additional 200+ Azure Policy mapped to the respective controls, allowing you to monitor the Azure resources against the respective controls in the Benchmark. Value proposition recap Please also refer to How Microsoft cloud security benchmark helps you succeed in your cloud security journey if you want to understand more on the value proposition of Microsoft cloud security benchmark.Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter
What's new in Defender for Cloud? On-demand malware scanning in Defender for Storage is now in GA! This feature also supports blobs up to 50 GB in size (previously limited to 2GB). See this page for more info. 31 new and enhanced Multicloud regulatory standards We’ve published enhanced and expanded support of over 31 security and regulatory frameworks in Defender for Cloud across Azure, AWS & GCP. For more details, please refer to our documentation. Blogs of the month In February, our team published the following blog posts we would like to share: Unveiling Kubernetes lateral movement and attack paths with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Protecting Azure AI Workloads using Threat Protection for AI in Defender for Cloud New and enhanced multicloud regulatory compliance standards in Defender for Cloud Strengthening Cloud Compliance and Governance with Microsoft Defender CSPM GitHub Community Learn more about Code Reachability Vulnerabilities with Endor Labs with Module 26 - Defender for Cloud Code Reachability Vulnerabilities with Endor Labs Defender for Cloud in the field Watch the latest Defender for Cloud in the Field YouTube episodes here: Integrate Defender for Cloud CLI with CI/CD pipelines Code Reachability Analysis Visit our YouTube page! Customer journeys Discover how other organizations successfully use Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect their cloud workloads. This month we are featuring Kurita Water Industries, a water treatment solutions company, that leverages both Microsoft Entra Permissions Management and Defender for Cloud’s CSPM for resource statuses, vulnerabilities, state of access permissions, and risk prioritization and CWPP capabilities to continuously monitor and protect cloud workloads Security community webinars Join our experts in the upcoming webinars to learn what we are doing to secure your workloads running in Azure and other clouds. Check out our upcoming webinars this month in the link below! MAR 5 Microsoft Defender for Cloud | API Security Posture with Defender for Cloud We offer several customer connection programs within our private communities. By signing up, you can help us shape our products through activities such as reviewing product roadmaps, participating in co-design, previewing features, and staying up-to-date with announcements. Sign up at aka.ms/JoinCCP. We greatly value your input on the types of content that enhance your understanding of our security products. Your insights are crucial in guiding the development of our future public content. We aim to deliver material that not only educates but also resonates with your daily security challenges. Whether it’s through in-depth live webinars, real-world case studies, comprehensive best practice guides through blogs, or the latest product updates, we want to ensure our content meets your needs. Please submit your feedback on which of these formats do you find most beneficial and are there any specific topics you’re interested in https://aka.ms/PublicContentFeedback. Note: If you want to stay current with Defender for Cloud and receive updates in your inbox, please consider subscribing to our monthly newsletter: https://aka.ms/MDCNewsSubscribe
Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Unique Capabilities for Robust Protection
So you have implemented a non-native Cloud Security Posture Management solution but there are security gaps that you might not have considered. How Defender for Cloud is uniquely positioned to secure your cloud attack surface.Microsoft Defender for Cloud Now Supports CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0
We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Defender for Cloud, in collaboration with the Center for Internet Security (CIS), now supports the latest CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark - version 2.0.0. This release also includes the new corresponding built-in policy initiative in the Azure Policy blade. Please refer to our product documentation to learn how to add CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0 to your dashboard. The release of CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 represents a major version shift of CIS Azure benchmark product support in Azure platform. The v2.0.0 aligns with Microsoft cloud security benchmark and now encompasses over 90 built-in Azure Policies, which is a substantial leap forward compared to the previous versions. The current versions of CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark (v1.4.0, v1.3.0, and v1.0) will be gradually phased out from Defender for Cloud. This major release is also an outcome of a joint effort between Microsoft, the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and the broader user communities. Especially, many thanks are due to the CIS Microsoft Azure Community experts who made this effort possible: Robert Burton Luke Schultheis Niclas Madsen Steve Johnson Ian McRee We look forward to hear more feedback from our user community, you welcome to reach out to us at benchmarkfeedback@microsoft.comNew Blog Post | Improved experience for managing the default Azure security recommendations
Improved experience for managing the default Azure security recommendations - Microsoft Community Hub To improve your overall security posture, you have to implement security recommendations for your environment. The Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark is a Microsoft-authored set of guidelines that are being adopted as the default for security and compliance best practices based on common compliance frameworks. There are currently multiple options and advanced capabilities for managing security recommendations in Azure. It is often heard from customers that security recommendations need to be managed more effectively, as well as that basic operations need to be performed to fine tune them. We are pleased to announce an improved user experience that simplifies the day-to-day tasks of security teams that need to operate multi-cloud environments.
