2. Security Center

2.11 Ensure that 'Automatic provisioning of monitoring agent' is set to 'On'
Description: Enable automatic provisioning of the monitoring agent to collect security data. Rationale: When the Automatic provisioning of the monitor...
Tue, 12 Oct, 2021 at 12:39 AM
Ensure Any of the ASC Default Policy Settings are Not Set to 'Disabled'
Description: None of the settings offered by ASC Default policy should be set to effect "Disabled". Rationale: A security policy defines the...
Thu, 7 Sep, 2023 at 10:33 AM
Ensure 'Additional email addresses' is configured with a security contact email
Description: The ‘Additional email addresses’ setting in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and Microsoft Defender for Cloud allows organizations to de...
Sat, 27 Dec, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ensure that 'Notify about alerts with the following severity' is set to 'High'
Description: This control ensures that security alert notifications in Microsoft Defender for Cloud are configured to trigger only for high-severity threat...
Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Ensure That 'All users with the following roles' is set to 'Owner' (Automated)
Description: This setting makes sure that all Owner role users automatically receive security alert emails. Turning it on ensures that subscription owners ...
Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 4:57 AM