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Details of the Azure Security Benchmark (Azure Government) Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative
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Network Security
Establish network segmentation boundaries
Secure cloud services with network controls
Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network
Deploy DDOS protection
Deploy web application firewall
Detect and disable insecure services and protocols
Ensure Domain Name System (DNS) security
Identity Management
Use centralized identity and authentication system
Manage application identities securely and automatically
Use strong authentication controls
Privileged Access
Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users
Avoid standing access for accounts and permissions
Review and reconcile user access regularly
Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle
Data Protection
Monitor anomalies and threats targeting sensitive data
Encrypt sensitive data in transit
Enable data at rest encryption by default
Use customer-managed key option in data at rest encryption when required
Ensure security of key and certificate repository
Asset Management
Use only approved services
Use only approved applications in virtual machine
Logging and Threat Detection
Enable threat detection capabilities
Enable threat detection for identity and access management
Enable logging for security investigation
Centralize security log management and analysis
Configure log storage retention
Incident Response
Preparation - setup incident notification
Detection and analysis - create incidents based on high-quality alerts
Detection and analysis - investigate an incident
Detection and analysis - prioritize incidents
Posture and Vulnerability Management
Audit and enforce secure configurations
Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources
Rapidly and automatically remediate vulnerabilities
Endpoint Security
Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Use modern anti-malware software
Backup and Recovery
Ensure regular automated backups
Protect backup and recovery data
DevOps Security
Enforce security of workload throughout DevOps lifecycle
Additional resources
Additional resources
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Details of the Azure Security Benchmark (Azure Government) Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative

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11/28/2022
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The following article details how the Azure Policy Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition maps to compliance domains and controls in Azure Security Benchmark (Azure Government). For more information about this compliance standard, see Azure Security Benchmark. To understand Ownership, see Azure Policy policy definition and Shared responsibility in the cloud.

The following mappings are to the Azure Security Benchmark controls. Use the navigation on the right to jump directly to a specific compliance domain. Many of the controls are implemented with an Azure Policy initiative definition. To review the complete initiative definition, open Policy in the Azure portal and select the Definitions page. Then, find and select the Azure Security Benchmark Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition.

Important

Each control below is associated with one or more Azure Policy definitions. These policies may help you assess compliance with the control; however, there often is not a one-to-one or complete match between a control and one or more policies. As such, Compliant in Azure Policy refers only to the policy definitions themselves; this doesn't ensure you're fully compliant with all requirements of a control. In addition, the compliance standard includes controls that aren't addressed by any Azure Policy definitions at this time. Therefore, compliance in Azure Policy is only a partial view of your overall compliance status. The associations between compliance domains, controls, and Azure Policy definitions for this compliance standard may change over time. To view the change history, see the GitHub Commit History.

Network Security

Establish network segmentation boundaries

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
All network ports should be restricted on network security groups associated to your virtual machine	Azure Security Center has identified some of your network security groups' inbound rules to be too permissive. Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges. This can potentially enable attackers to target your resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access to them with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Non-internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your non-internet-facing virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Subnets should be associated with a Network Security Group	Protect your subnet from potential threats by restricting access to it with a Network Security Group (NSG). NSGs contain a list of Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to your subnet.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Secure cloud services with network controls

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
API Management services should use a virtual network	Azure Virtual Network deployment provides enhanced security, isolation and allows you to place your API Management service in a non-internet routable network that you control access to. These networks can then be connected to your on-premises networks using various VPN technologies, which enables access to your backend services within the network and/or on-premises. The developer portal and API gateway, can be configured to be accessible either from the Internet or only within the virtual network.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Authorized IP ranges should be defined on Kubernetes Services	Restrict access to the Kubernetes Service Management API by granting API access only to IP addresses in specific ranges. It is recommended to limit access to authorized IP ranges to ensure that only applications from allowed networks can access the cluster.	Audit, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should have firewall rules	Firewall rules should be defined on your Azure Cosmos DB accounts to prevent traffic from unauthorized sources. Accounts that have at least one IP rule defined with the virtual network filter enabled are deemed compliant. Accounts disabling public access are also deemed compliant.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Cognitive Services accounts should disable public network access	Disabling public network access improves security by ensuring that Cognitive Services account isn't exposed on the public internet. Creating private endpoints can limit exposure of Cognitive Services account. Learn more at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.0.0
Cognitive Services accounts should restrict network access	Network access to Cognitive Services accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the Cognitive Services account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.0.0
Container registries should not allow unrestricted network access	Azure container registries by default accept connections over the internet from hosts on any network. To protect your registries from potential threats, allow access from only specific private endpoints, public IP addresses or address ranges. If your registry doesn't have network rules configured, it will appear in the unhealthy resources. Learn more about Container Registry network rules here: https://aka.ms/acr/privatelink, https://aka.ms/acr/portal/public-network and https://aka.ms/acr/vnet.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Public network access on Azure SQL Database should be disabled	Disabling the public network access property improves security by ensuring your Azure SQL Database can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration denies all logins that match IP or virtual network based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access using virtual network rules	Protect your storage accounts from potential threats using virtual network rules as a preferred method instead of IP-based filtering. Disabling IP-based filtering prevents public IPs from accessing your storage accounts.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: All Internet traffic should be routed via your deployed Azure Firewall	Azure Security Center has identified that some of your subnets aren't protected with a next generation firewall. Protect your subnets from potential threats by restricting access to them with Azure Firewall or a supported next generation firewall	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0-preview
IP Forwarding on your virtual machine should be disabled	Enabling IP forwarding on a virtual machine's NIC allows the machine to receive traffic addressed to other destinations. IP forwarding is rarely required (e.g., when using the VM as a network virtual appliance), and therefore, this should be reviewed by the network security team.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports should be closed on your virtual machines	Open remote management ports are exposing your VM to a high level of risk from Internet-based attacks. These attacks attempt to brute force credentials to gain admin access to the machine.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Deploy DDOS protection

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure DDoS Protection should be enabled	DDoS protection should be enabled for all virtual networks with a subnet that is part of an application gateway with a public IP.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Deploy web application firewall

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Web Application Firewall should be enabled for Azure Front Door entry-points	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Web Application Firewall (WAF) should be enabled for Application Gateway	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

Detect and disable insecure services and protocols

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for App Service apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Function apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for Function apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1

Ensure Domain Name System (DNS) security

ID: Azure Security Benchmark NS-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for DNS should be enabled	Azure Defender for DNS provides an additional layer of protection for your cloud resources by continuously monitoring all DNS queries from your Azure resources. Azure Defender alerts you about suspicious activity at the DNS layer. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for DNS at https://aka.ms/defender-for-dns . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Identity Management

Use centralized identity and authentication system

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IM-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0

Manage application identities securely and automatically

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IM-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Use strong authentication controls

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IM-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
MFA should be enabled for accounts with write permissions on your subscription	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.1
MFA should be enabled on accounts with owner permissions on your subscription	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
MFA should be enabled on accounts with read permissions on your subscription	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Privileged Access

Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A maximum of 3 owners should be designated for your subscription	It is recommended to designate up to 3 subscription owners in order to reduce the potential for breach by a compromised owner.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Blocked accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription	Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Guest accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
There should be more than one owner assigned to your subscription	It is recommended to designate more than one subscription owner in order to have administrator access redundancy.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Avoid standing access for accounts and permissions

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Review and reconcile user access regularly

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PA-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Blocked accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Blocked accounts with read and write permissions on Azure resources should be removed	Deprecated accounts should be removed from your subscriptions. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Deprecated accounts should be removed from your subscription	Deprecated accounts should be removed from your subscriptions. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription	Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
External accounts with read permissions should be removed from your subscription	External accounts with read privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
External accounts with write permissions should be removed from your subscription	External accounts with write privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Guest accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with read privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with write privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PA-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit usage of custom RBAC rules	Audit built-in roles such as 'Owner, Contributer, Reader' instead of custom RBAC roles, which are error prone. Using custom roles is treated as an exception and requires a rigorous review and threat modeling	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) should be used on Kubernetes Services	To provide granular filtering on the actions that users can perform, use Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to manage permissions in Kubernetes Service Clusters and configure relevant authorization policies.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2

Data Protection

Monitor anomalies and threats targeting sensitive data

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DP-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Storage should be enabled	Azure Defender for Storage provides detections of unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit storage accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3

Encrypt sensitive data in transit

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DP-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	4.0.0
App Service apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for App Service apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for MySQL database servers	Azure Database for MySQL supports connecting your Azure Database for MySQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	Azure Database for PostgreSQL supports connecting your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Function apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	5.0.0
Function apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for Function apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Kubernetes clusters should be accessible only over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks. This capability is currently generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and in preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more info, visit https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	8.0.1
Only secure connections to your Azure Cache for Redis should be enabled	Audit enabling of only connections via SSL to Azure Cache for Redis. Use of secure connections ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Secure transfer to storage accounts should be enabled	Audit requirement of Secure transfer in your storage account. Secure transfer is an option that forces your storage account to accept requests only from secure connections (HTTPS). Use of HTTPS ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

Enable data at rest encryption by default

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DP-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automation account variables should be encrypted	It is important to enable encryption of Automation account variable assets when storing sensitive data	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should have the ClusterProtectionLevel property set to EncryptAndSign	Service Fabric provides three levels of protection (None, Sign and EncryptAndSign) for node-to-node communication using a primary cluster certificate. Set the protection level to ensure that all node-to-node messages are encrypted and digitally signed	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Transparent Data Encryption on SQL databases should be enabled	Transparent data encryption should be enabled to protect data-at-rest and meet compliance requirements	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Virtual machines should encrypt temp disks, caches, and data flows between Compute and Storage resources	By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys. Temp disks, data caches and data flowing between compute and storage aren't encrypted. Disregard this recommendation if: 1. using encryption-at-host, or 2. server-side encryption on Managed Disks meets your security requirements. Learn more in: Server-side encryption of Azure Disk Storage: https://aka.ms/disksse, Different disk encryption offerings: https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.3

Use customer-managed key option in data at rest encryption when required

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DP-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Azure Cosmos DB. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/cosmosdb-cmk.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Manage encryption at rest of Azure Machine Learning workspace data with customer-managed keys. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/azureml-workspaces-cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.3
Cognitive Services accounts should enable data encryption with a customer-managed key	Customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data stored in Cognitive Services to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more about customer-managed keys at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2121321.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Container registries should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of the contents of your registries. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/acr/CMK.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.2
Storage accounts should use customer-managed key for encryption	Secure your blob and file storage account with greater flexibility using customer-managed keys. When you specify a customer-managed key, that key is used to protect and control access to the key that encrypts your data. Using customer-managed keys provides additional capabilities to control rotation of the key encryption key or cryptographically erase data.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.3

Ensure security of key and certificate repository

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DP-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Key vaults should have purge protection enabled	Malicious deletion of a key vault can lead to permanent data loss. A malicious insider in your organization can potentially delete and purge key vaults. Purge protection protects you from insider attacks by enforcing a mandatory retention period for soft deleted key vaults. No one inside your organization or Microsoft will be able to purge your key vaults during the soft delete retention period.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Key vaults should have soft delete enabled	Deleting a key vault without soft delete enabled permanently deletes all secrets, keys, and certificates stored in the key vault. Accidental deletion of a key vault can lead to permanent data loss. Soft delete allows you to recover an accidentally deleted key vault for a configurable retention period.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.0.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0

Asset Management

Use only approved services

ID: Azure Security Benchmark AM-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Storage accounts should be migrated to new Azure Resource Manager resources	Use new Azure Resource Manager for your storage accounts to provide security enhancements such as: stronger access control (RBAC), better auditing, Azure Resource Manager based deployment and governance, access to managed identities, access to key vault for secrets, Azure AD-based authentication and support for tags and resource groups for easier security management	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Virtual machines should be migrated to new Azure Resource Manager resources	Use new Azure Resource Manager for your virtual machines to provide security enhancements such as: stronger access control (RBAC), better auditing, Azure Resource Manager based deployment and governance, access to managed identities, access to key vault for secrets, Azure AD-based authentication and support for tags and resource groups for easier security management	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

Use only approved applications in virtual machine

ID: Azure Security Benchmark AM-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adaptive application controls for defining safe applications should be enabled on your machines	Enable application controls to define the list of known-safe applications running on your machines, and alert you when other applications run. This helps harden your machines against malware. To simplify the process of configuring and maintaining your rules, Security Center uses machine learning to analyze the applications running on each machine and suggest the list of known-safe applications.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Allowlist rules in your adaptive application control policy should be updated	Monitor for changes in behavior on groups of machines configured for auditing by Azure Security Center's adaptive application controls. Security Center uses machine learning to analyze the running processes on your machines and suggest a list of known-safe applications. These are presented as recommended apps to allow in adaptive application control policies.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Logging and Threat Detection

Enable threat detection capabilities

ID: Azure Security Benchmark LT-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.1-preview
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for DNS should be enabled	Azure Defender for DNS provides an additional layer of protection for your cloud resources by continuously monitoring all DNS queries from your Azure resources. Azure Defender alerts you about suspicious activity at the DNS layer. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for DNS at https://aka.ms/defender-for-dns . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Storage should be enabled	Azure Defender for Storage provides detections of unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit storage accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Enable threat detection for identity and access management

ID: Azure Security Benchmark LT-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.1-preview
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for DNS should be enabled	Azure Defender for DNS provides an additional layer of protection for your cloud resources by continuously monitoring all DNS queries from your Azure resources. Azure Defender alerts you about suspicious activity at the DNS layer. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for DNS at https://aka.ms/defender-for-dns . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Storage should be enabled	Azure Defender for Storage provides detections of unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit storage accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Enable logging for security investigation

ID: Azure Security Benchmark LT-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should have resource logs enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs on the app. This enables you to recreate activity trails for investigation purposes if a security incident occurs or your network is compromised.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Data Lake Store should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Kubernetes Service should be enabled	Azure Kubernetes Service's resource logs can help recreate activity trails when investigating security incidents. Enable it to make sure the logs will exist when needed	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Stream Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Data Lake Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Event Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Logic Apps should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Search services should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Service Bus should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Virtual Machine Scale Sets should be enabled	It is recommended to enable Logs so that activity trail can be recreated when investigations are required in the event of an incident or a compromise.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0

Centralize security log management and analysis

ID: Azure Security Benchmark LT-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Auto provisioning of the Log Analytics agent should be enabled on your subscription	To monitor for security vulnerabilities and threats, Azure Security Center collects data from your Azure virtual machines. Data is collected by the Log Analytics agent, formerly known as the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA), which reads various security-related configurations and event logs from the machine and copies the data to your Log Analytics workspace for analysis. We recommend enabling auto provisioning to automatically deploy the agent to all supported Azure VMs and any new ones that are created.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
Log Analytics agent should be installed on your virtual machine for Azure Security Center monitoring	This policy audits any Windows/Linux virtual machines (VMs) if the Log Analytics agent is not installed which Security Center uses to monitor for security vulnerabilities and threats	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Log Analytics agent should be installed on your virtual machine scale sets for Azure Security Center monitoring	Security Center collects data from your Azure virtual machines (VMs) to monitor for security vulnerabilities and threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Configure log storage retention

ID: Azure Security Benchmark LT-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
SQL servers with auditing to storage account destination should be configured with 90 days retention or higher	For incident investigation purposes, we recommend setting the data retention for your SQL Server' auditing to storage account destination to at least 90 days. Confirm that you are meeting the necessary retention rules for the regions in which you are operating. This is sometimes required for compliance with regulatory standards.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Incident Response

Preparation - setup incident notification

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IR-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Detection and analysis - create incidents based on high-quality alerts

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IR-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for DNS should be enabled	Azure Defender for DNS provides an additional layer of protection for your cloud resources by continuously monitoring all DNS queries from your Azure resources. Azure Defender alerts you about suspicious activity at the DNS layer. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for DNS at https://aka.ms/defender-for-dns . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Storage should be enabled	Azure Defender for Storage provides detections of unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit storage accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Detection and analysis - investigate an incident

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IR-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Detection and analysis - prioritize incidents

ID: Azure Security Benchmark IR-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for DNS should be enabled	Azure Defender for DNS provides an additional layer of protection for your cloud resources by continuously monitoring all DNS queries from your Azure resources. Azure Defender alerts you about suspicious activity at the DNS layer. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for DNS at https://aka.ms/defender-for-dns . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Storage should be enabled	Azure Defender for Storage provides detections of unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit storage accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Posture and Vulnerability Management

Audit and enforce secure configurations

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PV-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should have 'Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates)' enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients that have a valid certificate will be able to reach the app.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on an App Service app. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
App Service apps should not have CORS configured to allow every resource to access your apps	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) should not allow all domains to access your app. Allow only required domains to interact with your app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Policy Add-on for Kubernetes service (AKS) should be installed and enabled on your clusters	Azure Policy Add-on for Kubernetes service (AKS) extends Gatekeeper v3, an admission controller webhook for Open Policy Agent (OPA), to apply at-scale enforcements and safeguards on your clusters in a centralized, consistent manner.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Function apps should have 'Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates)' enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients with valid certificates will be able to reach the app.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on Function apps. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Function apps should not have CORS configured to allow every resource to access your apps	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) should not allow all domains to access your Function app. Allow only required domains to interact with your Function app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Kubernetes cluster containers CPU and memory resource limits should not exceed the specified limits	Enforce container CPU and memory resource limits to prevent resource exhaustion attacks in a Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.0.1
Kubernetes cluster containers should not share host process ID or host IPC namespace	Block pod containers from sharing the host process ID namespace and host IPC namespace in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.2 and CIS 5.2.3 which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	5.0.1
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed AppArmor profiles	Containers should only use allowed AppArmor profiles in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of Pod Security Policies which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed capabilities	Restrict the capabilities to reduce the attack surface of containers in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.8 and CIS 5.2.9 which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed images	Use images from trusted registries to reduce the Kubernetes cluster's exposure risk to unknown vulnerabilities, security issues and malicious images. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.0.1
Kubernetes cluster containers should run with a read only root file system	Run containers with a read only root file system to protect from changes at run-time with malicious binaries being added to PATH in a Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster pod hostPath volumes should only use allowed host paths	Limit pod HostPath volume mounts to the allowed host paths in a Kubernetes Cluster. This recommendation is part of Pod Security Policies which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster pods and containers should only run with approved user and group IDs	Control the user, primary group, supplemental group and file system group IDs that pods and containers can use to run in a Kubernetes Cluster. This recommendation is part of Pod Security Policies which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster pods should only use approved host network and port range	Restrict pod access to the host network and the allowable host port range in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.4 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.0.1
Kubernetes cluster services should listen only on allowed ports	Restrict services to listen only on allowed ports to secure access to the Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	8.0.1
Kubernetes cluster should not allow privileged containers	Do not allow privileged containers creation in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.1 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.0.1
Kubernetes clusters should disable automounting API credentials	Disable automounting API credentials to prevent a potentially compromised Pod resource to run API commands against Kubernetes clusters. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	4.0.1
Kubernetes clusters should not allow container privilege escalation	Do not allow containers to run with privilege escalation to root in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.5 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	7.0.1
Kubernetes clusters should not grant CAP_SYS_ADMIN security capabilities	To reduce the attack surface of your containers, restrict CAP_SYS_ADMIN Linux capabilities. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	4.0.1
Kubernetes clusters should not use the default namespace	Prevent usage of the default namespace in Kubernetes clusters to protect against unauthorized access for ConfigMap, Pod, Secret, Service, and ServiceAccount resource types. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	4.0.1

Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PV-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Rapidly and automatically remediate vulnerabilities

ID: Azure Security Benchmark PV-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps that use Java should use the latest 'Java version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for Java software either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest Java version for web apps is recommended in order to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version. Currently, this policy only applies to Linux apps.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps that use PHP should use the latest 'PHP version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for PHP software either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest PHP version for App Service apps is recommended in order to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version. Currently, this policy only applies to Linux apps.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps that use Python should use the latest 'Python version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for Python software either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest Python version for App Service apps is recommended in order to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version. This policy only applies to Linux apps.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Container registry images should have vulnerability findings resolved	Container image vulnerability assessment scans your registry for security vulnerabilities and exposes detailed findings for each image. Resolving the vulnerabilities can greatly improve your containers' security posture and protect them from attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Function apps that use Java should use the latest 'Java version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for Java software either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest Java version for Function apps is recommended in order to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version. Currently, this policy only applies to Linux apps.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps that use Python should use the latest 'Python version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for Python software either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest Python version for Function apps is recommended in order to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version. This policy only applies to Linux apps since Python is not supported on Windows apps.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved	Monitor vulnerability assessment scan results and recommendations for how to remediate database vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
SQL servers on machines should have vulnerability findings resolved	SQL vulnerability assessment scans your database for security vulnerabilities, and exposes any deviations from best practices such as misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and unprotected sensitive data. Resolving the vulnerabilities found can greatly improve your database security posture.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
System updates on virtual machine scale sets should be installed	Audit whether there are any missing system security updates and critical updates that should be installed to ensure that your Windows and Linux virtual machine scale sets are secure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
System updates should be installed on your machines	Missing security system updates on your servers will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Vulnerabilities in container security configurations should be remediated	Audit vulnerabilities in security configuration on machines with Docker installed and display as recommendations in Azure Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your machines should be remediated	Servers which do not satisfy the configured baseline will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your virtual machine scale sets should be remediated	Audit the OS vulnerabilities on your virtual machine scale sets to protect them from attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Endpoint Security

Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

ID: Azure Security Benchmark ES-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3

Use modern anti-malware software

ID: Azure Security Benchmark ES-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Endpoint protection solution should be installed on virtual machine scale sets	Audit the existence and health of an endpoint protection solution on your virtual machines scale sets, to protect them from threats and vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Monitor missing Endpoint Protection in Azure Security Center	Servers without an installed Endpoint Protection agent will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0

Backup and Recovery

Ensure regular automated backups

ID: Azure Security Benchmark BR-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Backup should be enabled for Virtual Machines	Ensure protection of your Azure Virtual Machines by enabling Azure Backup. Azure Backup is a secure and cost effective data protection solution for Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MariaDB	Azure Database for MariaDB allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL	Azure Database for MySQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1

Protect backup and recovery data

ID: Azure Security Benchmark BR-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Backup should be enabled for Virtual Machines	Ensure protection of your Azure Virtual Machines by enabling Azure Backup. Azure Backup is a secure and cost effective data protection solution for Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MariaDB	Azure Database for MariaDB allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL	Azure Database for MySQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1

DevOps Security

Enforce security of workload throughout DevOps lifecycle

ID: Azure Security Benchmark DS-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Container registry images should have vulnerability findings resolved	Container image vulnerability assessment scans your registry for security vulnerabilities and exposes detailed findings for each image. Resolving the vulnerabilities can greatly improve your containers' security posture and protect them from attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Vulnerabilities in container security configurations should be remediated	Audit vulnerabilities in security configuration on machines with Docker installed and display as recommendations in Azure Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

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Additional articles about Azure Policy:

Regulatory Compliance overview.
See the initiative definition structure.
Review other examples at Azure Policy samples.
Review Understanding policy effects.
Learn how to remediate non-compliant resources.

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What is the main usage of Azure policy in Azure cloud compliance?

Common use cases for Azure Policy include implementing governance for resource consistency, regulatory compliance, security, cost, and management. Policy definitions for these common use cases are already available in your Azure environment as built-ins to help you get started.

What are security policies used for in Azure?

What is a security policy? An Azure Policy definition, created in Azure Policy, is a rule about specific security conditions that you want controlled. Built in definitions include things like controlling what type of resources can be deployed or enforcing the use of tags on all resources.

What is Azure security and compliance?

Azure Security and Compliance Blueprints—easily create, deploy and update compliant environments, including for certifications like ISO:27001, PCI DSS and UK OFFICIAL. Azure Security Centre—unify security management and enable advanced threat protection across hybrid cloud workloads.

Which Azure feature enables organizations to manage the access policies and compliance of their resources in Azure across multiple subscriptions?

Resource groups provide organizations with the ability to manage the compliance of Azure resources across multiple subscriptions.

What is the use of the Azure policy to meet compliance to meet the cloud security to restrict the access?

Details of the Azure Security Benchmark (Azure Government) Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative

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Network Security

Establish network segmentation boundaries

Secure cloud services with network controls

Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network

Deploy DDOS protection

Deploy web application firewall

Detect and disable insecure services and protocols

Ensure Domain Name System (DNS) security

Identity Management

Use centralized identity and authentication system

Manage application identities securely and automatically

Use strong authentication controls

Privileged Access

Separate and limit highly privileged/administrative users

Avoid standing access for accounts and permissions

Review and reconcile user access regularly

Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle

Data Protection

Monitor anomalies and threats targeting sensitive data

Encrypt sensitive data in transit

Enable data at rest encryption by default

Use customer-managed key option in data at rest encryption when required

Ensure security of key and certificate repository

Asset Management

Use only approved services

Use only approved applications in virtual machine

Logging and Threat Detection

Enable threat detection capabilities

Enable threat detection for identity and access management

Enable logging for security investigation

Centralize security log management and analysis

Configure log storage retention

Incident Response

Preparation - setup incident notification

Detection and analysis - create incidents based on high-quality alerts

Detection and analysis - investigate an incident

Detection and analysis - prioritize incidents

Posture and Vulnerability Management

Audit and enforce secure configurations

Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources

Rapidly and automatically remediate vulnerabilities

Endpoint Security

Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Use modern anti-malware software

Backup and Recovery

Ensure regular automated backups

Protect backup and recovery data

DevOps Security

Enforce security of workload throughout DevOps lifecycle

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What is the main usage of Azure policy in Azure cloud compliance?

What are security policies used for in Azure?

What is Azure security and compliance?

Which Azure feature enables organizations to manage the access policies and compliance of their resources in Azure across multiple subscriptions?

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