Defender for Cloud

Key Capabilities of Defender for Cloud

We’ll ensure your deployment delivers maximum visibility and proactive protection by helping you set up and configure Defender for Cloud’s core capabilities. With these, you’ll be able to:

• Gain a consolidated view of your security posture across diverse cloud and hybrid infrastructure, eliminating the need for separate tools and dashboards.
• Evaluate your resources against security benchmarks and best practices, then identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
• Simplify compliance with industry standards and regulations like ISO, HIPAA, and NIST through automated assessments and reporting.
• Use AI and machine learning to detect and respond to diverse cyber threats, including malware, unauthorized access, and data breaches.

Advanced Features to Enhance Your Cloud Security

For organizations seeking deeper defense and operational efficiency, we can help activate and fine-tune Defender for Cloud’s advanced capabilities to further strengthen your cloud environment, including:

• Just-in-time VM access and adaptive application controls
• File integrity monitoring and network segmentation recommendations 
• Seamless integration with other cloud-based applications for visibility and control from one management plane

Extended Security for Servers

Defender for Servers is a component of Defender for Cloud that safeguards your server infrastructure, whether that’s on-premises or in hybrid cloud environments. 

We can help secure Windows and Linux servers by adding the following to your Defender for Cloud capabilities:

• Endpoint detection and response (EDR) that extends the capabilities of Defender for Endpoint to server workloads
• Real-time threat detection, including crypto mining detection
• Advanced vulnerability management and automated response capabilities like server isolation
• Integration with Azure Arc for unified security management across on-premises and multi-cloud environments

6 Steps to Secure Your Cloud and Server Environments

Here’s how we help you gain unified visibility and protection across Azure, AWS, and hybrid workloads:

1. Environment Discovery: We map your hybrid and multi-cloud workloads across Azure, AWS, and GCP and identify critical security gaps and compliance requirements.
2. Secure Score & Baseline Review: Your consultant runs an initial Secure Score evaluation using Microsoft’s best practices framework and uses these findings to prioritize remediation efforts.
3. Onboard & Configure Defender for Cloud: We connect your cloud subscriptions, deploy necessary agents, and enable continuous assessment and policy management for unified control.
4. Strengthen Server Security: For Windows and Linux workloads, we activate advanced capabilities such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), vulnerability management, and just-in-time (JIT) virtual machine access controls.
5. Automate Compliance: We help you enable automated compliance tracking and reporting aligned with critical industry standards like HIPAA, NIST, and ISO.
6. Review & Educate: We conclude the project with a detailed review of your secure posture, provide optimization recommendations, and deliver administrator training to ensure smooth daily operation.