Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Chapter 2

Planning Microsoft Defender for Cloud adoption

Given the threat landscape presented in Chapter 1, it is clear that there is a need for a system that can both unify security management and provide advanced threat protection for workloads running in Azure, on-premises, and on other cloud providers.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud gives organizations complete visibility and control over the security of cloud workloads located in Azure, on-premises, or another cloud provider. By actively monitoring these workloads, Defender for Cloud enhances the overall security posture of the cloud deployment and reduces the exposure of resources to threats. Defender for Cloud also uses intelligent threat detection to assist you in protecting your environment ...