Control: 2.1.10 Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Key Vault Is Set To 'On'

Description

Turning on Microsoft Defender for Key Vault enables threat detection for Key Vault, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior analytics in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Enabling Microsoft Defender for Key Vault allows for greater defense-in-depth, with threat detection provided by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Remediation

From Azure Portal

1. Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
2. Select Environment Settings blade
3. Click on the subscription name
4. Select the Defender plans blade
5. On the line in the table for Key Vault Select On under Plan.
6. Select Save

From Azure CLI

Use the below command to enable Standard pricing tier for Storage

az security pricing create -n 'KeyVaults' --tier 'Standard'

From Powershell

Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'KeyVaults' -PricingTier 'Standard'

Default Value

By default, Microsoft Defender plan is off.