Policy: Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security > 03.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 03.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) > 03.01.01.01 - 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.

Targets

This policy targets the following resource types:

Azure > Security Center > Security Center

Primary Policy

This policy is used with the following primary policy:

Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security > 03.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 03.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Controls

Setting this policy configures this control:

Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security > 03.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 03.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) > 03.01.01.01 - Ensure that Auto provisioning of 'Log Analytics agent for Azure VMs' is Set to 'On'

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Per Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security`
Valid Values [YAML]	`Per Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security` `Skip` `Check: Benchmark using attestation`

In Your Workspace

Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

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

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r03010101"