Control: 2.1.7 Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Storage Is Set To 'On'

Description

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

Enabling Microsoft Defender for Storage 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 Storage Select On under Plan.
6. Select Save

From Azure CLI

Ensure the output of the below command is Standard

az security pricing create -n StorageAccounts --tier 'standard'

From Powershell

Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'StorageAccounts' -PricingTier 'Standard'

Default Value

By default, Microsoft Defender plan is off.