Chapter 7: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Workload Protection

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled on all Azure subscriptions by default, while enhanced security features are only available as part of Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans. In this chapter, you will learn how to manage enhanced security and cloud workload protection features available in Defender for Cloud plans, such as vulnerability assessments, Just-in-Time (JIT) access, adaptive application control, file integrity monitoring, and adaptive network hardening. These workload protection features further extend the protection of Microsoft Defender for Cloud to include important infrastructure and workload security standards, significantly raising the security posture not only of ...

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