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Control: Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.03 - Defender Plan: Servers > 09.01.03.02 - Ensure that 'Vulnerability assessment for machines' component status is set to 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Enable vulnerability assessment for machines on both Azure and hybrid (Arc enabled) machines.

Vulnerability assessment for machines scans for various security-related configurations and events such as system updates, OS vulnerabilities, and endpoint protection, then produces alerts on threat and vulnerability findings.

By default, automatic provisioning of monitoring agent is set to Off.

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