9.1.8.1 Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Key Vault Is Set To 'On'

Information

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

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

Solution

Remediate from Azure Portal

- Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Under Management select Environment Settings
- Click on the subscription name.
- Select the Defender plans blade.
- Select On under Status for Key Vault
- Select Save

Remediate from Azure CLI

Enable Standard pricing tier for Key Vault:

az security pricing create -n 'KeyVaults' --tier 'Standard'

Remediate from PowerShell

Enable Standard pricing tier for Key Vault:

Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'KeyVaults' -PricingTier 'Standard'

Impact:

Turning on Microsoft Defender for Key Vault incurs an additional cost per resource.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19304

Item Details

Category: RISK ASSESSMENT

References: 800-53|RA-5, CSCv7|3.1

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