New blog post | Microsoft Defender for APIs enriches Defender CSPM capabilities
We are excited to unveil the integration of (Preview) and Defender CSPM in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC) to provide contextual API security findings and guide prioritized remediation. Microsoft Defender for APIs, announced at RSA 2023, is the latest addition to our lineup of robust Defender plans in Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Defender for APIs helps organizations' business-critical APIs managed by Azure API Management with a holistic approach to prevent, detect and respond to API security threats with integrated cloud security context. Microsoft Defender for APIs enriches Defender CSPM capabilities. - Microsoft Community HubNew blog post | Introducing the Azure Workbook for Defender CSPM Visualization
We are excited to announce the release of the Azure Workbook for Defender CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management), an intuitive dashboard designed to easy the way you visualize and analyze your Defender for Cloud's information related to Defender CSPM plan. This comprehensive workbook serves as a central dashboard within the Azure Portal, providing you with a consolidated view of critical Defender CSPM insights and empowering you to make informed decisions to enhance your cloud security posture. Introducing the Azure Workbook for Defender CSPM Visualization: Enhance Your Cloud Security Posture - Microsoft Community HubNew blog post | Your Ultimate Solution for Catching Container Image Exposure Before It Happens
The Rise of the Registry As the use of container technology continues to grow, it has become increasingly important to understand the risks and potential vulnerabilities that come along with it. One of the key components of any container ecosystem is the container registry, which is responsible for storing and distributing container images. One popular registry provider is Microsoft Azure, which offers the Azure Container Registry Images. Your Ultimate Solution for Catching Container Image Exposure Before It Happens - Microsoft Community HubNew blog post | Remediating Infrastructure-as-Code Security Misconfigurations w/ Microsoft Defender
Introduction In today’s application development landscape, organizations are widely adopting Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) technology to automate the provisioning and management of resources to support cloud native applications and workloads across their multi-cloud environments. By utilizing IaC, organizations can manage infrastructures with the same versioning, testing, and automation processes that they use for their application code, leading to more reliable, efficient, and secure operations. Securing Cloud Infrastructure with Microsoft Defender for DevOps: Mitigating Risks through IaC SecurityNew blog post | Container Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
In recent years, containerization has become a popular approach to application deployment and management. Containers enable developers to build more quickly and efficiently in the cloud by offering a convenient and streamlined way to package applications and their dependencies. While lightweight and portable, containerized environments introduce new attack vectors and risks such as runtime vulnerabilities, configuration errors and lateral movement between containers. Ensuring the security of containerized environments requires a comprehensive approach that involves multiple layers of security and continuous monitoring such as consistent vulnerability scanning and threat detection. Container Security in Microsoft Defender for CloudNew blog post | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Monthly News - May 2023
This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we released over the past month. In this edition, we are looking at all the goodness from April 2023. Monthly news - May 2023 - Microsoft Community HubNew Blog Post | Announcing Microsoft cloud security benchmark v1 (General Availability)
Since its first introduction in 2019, the Azure Security Benchmark (ASB) has been widely used by our customers to secure their Azure environments, especially as a toolkit for Azure security implementation planning and helping report compliance on multiple regulatory standards. As the successor of ASB, today we are announcing the general availability the Microsoft cloud security benchmark v1 Original Blog Post: Announcing Microsoft cloud security benchmark (General Availability)
New Blog Post | Prioritize Risk remediation with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Attack Path Analysis
Prioritize Risk remediation with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Attack Path Analysis - Microsoft Community Hub 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: Identify the Attack Paths: The first step is to identify the attack paths that an attacker might take to exploit vulnerabilities in the system. This includes mapping out the various components of the system, identifying the entry points, and analyzing the potential paths that an attacker might take. Analyze the Risks: After identifying the attack paths, the next step is to analyze the risks associated with each path. This includes evaluating the likelihood and impact of a successful attack and identifying the potential consequences for the organization. Prioritize Remediation Efforts: Based on the analysis of the risks, security administrators should prioritize their remediation efforts. This includes focusing on the most critical vulnerabilities and attack paths that present the greatest risk to the organization. Develop and Implement Mitigation Strategies: After prioritizing remediation efforts, security administrators should develop and implement mitigation strategies to address the identified vulnerabilities and attack paths. Test and Monitor: After implementing mitigation strategies, it is important to monitor the system to ensure that the vulnerabilities have been addressed and the attack paths have been closed. Security administrators need to proactively use the Attack Paths to ensure all critical paths are remediated
