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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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description Microsoft Defender for Cloud Overview

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native security service that continuously assesses and protects Azure resources against threats by leveraging threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.

help Microsoft Defender for Cloud FAQ

Does Microsoft Defender for Cloud protect AWS and Google Cloud as well as Azure?

Yes, Defender for Cloud can connect Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform environments in addition to Azure subscriptions. Some protections require cloud-specific connectors, permissions, and paid Defender plans.

What is the difference between Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender XDR?

Defender for Cloud focuses on cloud posture, workloads, and resource-level threats across services such as virtual machines, containers, databases, and storage. Defender XDR correlates incidents across endpoints, identities, email, and cloud applications.

What does the secure score in Defender for Cloud measure?

Secure score summarizes how many applicable security recommendations have been addressed across connected resources. It is a posture-management indicator, not proof that an Azure subscription is free from active attacks.

Will enabling Microsoft Defender for Cloud increase my Azure bill?

The foundational posture features include a free tier, but workload protection plans such as Defender for Servers or Defender for Storage can generate charges. Pricing depends on the protected resource type and the plans enabled on each subscription.

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