1,497 questions with Microsoft Defender for Cloud-related tags
Intermittent access to Azure Defender for Cloud Inventory page
When trying to access the Defender for Cloud Inventory page most of the time the page doesn't load with the below error shown. However, rarely the page will load correctly. This is occurring on my Azure account as well as multiple other accounts. The…
Defender for Cloud - CSPM report
Hi All, Does Defender's Foundational CSPM or Defender CSPM generate Security assessment report document? Which should have current the security posture - Security score and recommendations. Thanks
Logic App Workflow Automation Not Triggering for Security Alerts
I have set up a Logic App to trigger workflow automation for security alerts on Microsoft Defender. However, it is not triggering automatically, even after simulating security alerts on the storage account. I can trigger the alerts manually, and I…
Google Titan Security Keys
Hello, I am trying to see if I can use my existing Google Titan keys with Azure ad for MFA?
AxiosError: Request failed with status code 400
Hi, When we are trying to raise our secure score we encountered this problem: Something went wrong We have encountered an error loading this page, please try again later: AxiosError: Request failed with status code 400 Can someone explain why its having…
Defender 50 GB GA
Hi All, I was going through the document on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/introduction-malware-scanning The document talks about "up to 50 GB in preview" Can I know when will be the GA for this…
Exporting Software Evidence for Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Hi Everyone, I have a question about Microsoft Defender for Cloud. In the "Machines should have vulnerability findings resolved" section, I can see vulnerabilities affecting various resources. I’ve successfully generated a report listing the…

Azure advisor recommendations
We recently received an Azure Advisor recommendation stating that "SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved." We would like clarification on how to apply this recommendation and whether implementing the suggested changes will…
In MS Defender for Cloud how to exclude a single VM from the monitoring
I have a virtual appliance from MDR provider AlerLogic. MS Defender generates alerts for the VM because it does vulnerability scanning and uses some tools that make Defender unhappy. This is the normal behavior of the Virtual Appliance. Is there any way…
How to use environment variables instead of az login in azure cli or any other secured way?
I am trying to use Environment Variables for Azure CLI instead of the below 'az login' command az login --service-principal -u [ClientID] -p [ClientSecret]--tenant [TenantID] Can Azure CLI able to use environment variables for Azure credentials? …
Impossible to enable Defender for Storage Malware scanning
I would like to enable Azure Defender Malware scanning on my (StorageV2) Storage Account. I upgraded my subscription's MS Defender for Cloud plan. However, any attempt on enabling Malware scanning or Sensitive data discovery fails. While enabling on…
"Cannot read properties of null (reading 'toString')" error in MS Defender for Cloud in Azure
Hi, When I want to open Regulatory Compliance blade in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, all of the sudden I started to get error message as below: Could you please assist?
Microsoft Defender DevOps
Hi, We just enabled the preview for Defender for Cloud for DevOps. It's weird as it is giving us some errors on Microsoft dlls. Any idea how to fix this issue or ignore? Tool: BinSkim: Rule: BA2004 (EnableSecureSourceCodeHashing).…
DfC pre-scan possible (before pushing an image to a container)?
Is there a way to run a Defender for Containers like-scan before I push an image to a container? My team would like to verify that an image will pass DfC scans before pushing an image....
Not able to load recommendations in Secure Score
Hello, In the recommended actions tab after selecting a recommendation, it does not open, instead keeps loading. Screenshot 2025-02-18 172535.png
Getting "Selected user account does not exist in tenant 'Microsoft Services' and cannot access the application" error.
Good afternoon: Any time I try to go to security.microsoft.com or compliance.microsoft.com and log in, I'm greeted with a "Selected user account does not exist in tenant 'Microsoft Services' and cannot access the application" error. The same…
Enable vulnerability scans for VMs
I need to enable vulnerability scans for my Azure VMs, but the MS Defender instruction do not seem to be up to date. I need support to get this setup as soon as possible.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security Alerts are still open while link in Defender XDR is already resolved
Our team observed that there are open or active alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud while its corresponding incident in Defender XDR is already resolved. We assume that it is the corresponding alert in Defender XDR since when we click the link in…
Blocking a TLD in defender for endpoint
We have received a request to block an entire TLD in all workstation with Defender for Endpoint. I know you can add domains and block them to do that, but I dont know if this extends to full TLDs. BTW I tagged defender for cloud because i didnt see an…
How to add defender malware scanner for azure storage account
Im trying to enable malware scanner for my azure storage account but its throwing me this error. Plan enablement partially succeeded. Could not enable on-upload malware scanning: Exception of type 'Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException' was thrown..…