1,497 questions with Microsoft Defender for Cloud-related tags
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…

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
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.
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…
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..…
Microsoft Defender for cloud
I'm trying to integrate defender CSPM advance , aws instance. I want to know is there any cost for data ingest from azure and egres from aws
Unexpected Network Traffic Reaching VM Despite NSG Configuration in Azure
We are experiencing an issue where network traffic is reaching our Virtual Machine, even though our Network Security Group (NSG) is configured to block this traffic. For example, traffic on port 80 is being logged by UFW on the VM, despite the NSG rules…

Defender for Endpoint onboarding through Defender for Cloud integration on AVD
Hi, We have a subscription that is dedicated to Azure Virtual Desktop. In Defender for Cloud the Servers Plan 2 has been enabled. Now looking here…
OpenSSL Vulnerability
Hello, We received a critical alert from Microsoft Defender (CVE-2023-49210) which tells us that 90 of our devices have vulnerabilities due to the version Openssl which is not supported anymore. We don't have any software on these PCs that include…