Control: 3.1.8.1 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. Under Management, select Environment Settings.
3. Click on the subscription name.
4. Select the Defender plans blade.
5. Select On under Status for Key Vault.
6. Select Save.

From Azure CLI

Enable Standard pricing tier for Key Vault:

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

From Powershell

Enable Standard pricing tier for Key Vault:

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

Default Value

By default, Microsoft Defender plan is off.