Control: Azure > CIS v2.0 > 02 - Microsoft Defender > 2.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 2.01.15 - Ensure that Auto provisioning of 'Log Analytics agent for Azure VMs' is Set to 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 1

Enable automatic provisioning of the monitoring agent to collect security data.

When Log Analytics agent for Azure VMs is turned on, Microsoft Defender for Cloud provisions the Microsoft Monitoring Agent on all existing supported Azure virtual machines and any new ones that are created. The Microsoft Monitoring Agent scans for various security-related configurations and events such as system updates, OS vulnerabilities, endpoint protection, and provides alerts.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

Azure > Security Center > Security Center

Policies

This control type relies on these other policies when running actions:

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020115

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070301

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020115") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020115'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020115"