Policy: Azure > CIS v5.0 > 8 - Security Services > 8.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 8.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) > 8.01.01.01 - Ensure Microsoft Defender CSPM is set to 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Enable Microsoft Defender CSPM to continuously assess cloud resources for security misconfigurations, compliance risks, and exposure to threats.

Microsoft Defender CSPM provides detailed visibility into the security state of assets and workloads and offers hardening guidance to help improve security posture.

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 v5.0 > 8 - Security Services > 8.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 8.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Controls

Setting this policy configures this control:

Azure > CIS v5.0 > 8 - Security Services > 8.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 8.01.01 - Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) > 8.01.01.01 - Ensure Microsoft Defender CSPM is set to 'On'

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Per Azure > CIS v5.0 > 08 - Security Services`
Valid Values [YAML]	`Per Azure > CIS v5.0 > 08 - Security Services` `Skip` `Check: Benchmark`

In Your Workspace

Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070501

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/policy/types/r08010101"