Control: 8.1.5.1 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

Remediate from Azure Portal

Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Under Management, select Environment Settings.
Click on the subscription name.
Select the Defender plans blade.
Set Status to On for Storage.
Select Save.

Remediate from Azure CLI

Ensure the output of the below command is Standard

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

Remediate from PowerShell

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

Default Value

By default, Microsoft Defender plan is off.

Usage

Run the control in your terminal:

powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v500_8_1_5_1

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v500_8_1_5_1 --share

SQL

This control uses a named query:

select
  sub_pricing.id as resource,
  case
    when pricing_tier = 'Standard' then 'ok'
    else 'alarm'
  end as status,
  case
    when pricing_tier = 'Standard' then 'Azure Defender on for Storage.'
    else 'Azure Defender off for Storage.'
  end as reason
  
  , sub.display_name as subscription
from
  azure_security_center_subscription_pricing sub_pricing
  right join azure_subscription sub on sub_pricing.subscription_id = sub.subscription_id
where
  name = 'StorageAccounts';