Policy: Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers > 09.01.04.01 - Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Containers Is Set To 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Turning on Microsoft Defender for Containers enables threat detection for Container Registries including Kubernetes, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior analytics in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud. The following services will be enabled for container instances: • Defender agent in Azure • Azure Policy for Kubernetes • Agentless discovery for Kubernetes • Agentless container vulnerability assessment

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

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 v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers

Controls

Setting this policy configures this control:

Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers > 09.01.04.01 - Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Containers Is Set To 'On'

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers`
Valid Values [YAML]	`>- Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers` `Skip` `Check: Benchmark`

Schema Type

string

Default

Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers

Valid Values [YAML]

>-
  Per Azure > CIS v4.0 > 09 - Security Services > 09.01 - Microsoft Defender for
  Cloud > 09.01.04 - Defender Plan: Containers

Skip

Check: Benchmark

In Your Workspace

Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

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

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv4-0#/policy/types/r09010401"