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Policy: Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.03 - Defender Plan: Servers > 09.01.03.01 - Ensure that Defender for Servers is set to 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Turning on Microsoft Defender for Servers enables threat detection for Servers, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior analytics in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Enabling Microsoft Defender for Servers allows for greater defense-in-depth, with threat detection provided by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

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Policy Specification

Schema Type
string
Default
Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.03 - Defender Plan: Servers
Valid Values [YAML]
  • >-
      Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for
      Cloud > 09.01.03 - Defender Plan: Servers
    
  • Skip
    
  • Check: Benchmark
    

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