Re-Evaluate Security Recommendations

ComputerHabit 781 Reputation points
2022-12-07T01:11:27.217+00:00

I'm learning Endpoint Protection. I am in the Security Center. I am looking at the security recommendations for a system. I have used group policies to update the system with the recommendations.

How long does it take for the changes I have made to show in the Security Center?

Is it possible for me to trigger a check on my system?

I hope the tags I put in this are correct. It's a wild guess and frustrating EVERY TIME.

Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview
A Microsoft data governance service that helps manage and govern on-premises, multicloud, and software-as-a-service data. Previously known as Azure Purview.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
An Azure service that provides threat protection for workloads running in Azure, on-premises, and in other clouds. Previously known as Azure Security Center and Azure Defender.
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  1. David Broggy 5,681 Reputation points MVP
    2022-12-07T03:11:48.253+00:00

    Hi ComputerHabit,
    If you provide some screenshot of what you're trying to configure it would help.
    Assuming you're just enabling Defender for Endpoint, then I'd suggest downloading the EICAR virus test file from here:
    download-anti-malware-testfile

    Apologies if you're asking about a different endpoint protection feature.

    Or try the detection test using powershell, from the Onboarding page:
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  2. JamesTran-MSFT 36,371 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-12-20T23:10:13.397+00:00

    @ComputerHabit
    Thank you for your post and I apologize for the delayed response!

    I understand that you're learning Endpoint Protection and are looking at the Microsoft Defender for Cloud security recommendations, specifically the one impacting your system where you implemented a GPO to update your system and remediate the recommendation.

    • When it comes to how long it takes for the changes to show in Defender for Cloud (Security Center) after remediating a recommendation, this would depend on the specific recommendation you remediated. For example, the Freshness Interval for the Storage Account recommendation is 30minutes, while the Microsoft Defender for Servers' recommendation is 24hours.
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    • For triggering a manual check on your system, I believe the closest thing would be through using the Fix button - to simplify remediation and improve your environment's security (and increase your secure score), many recommendations include a Fix option.
      Note: It can take several minutes after remediation completes to see the resources in the Healthy resources tab

    Additional Links:
    Implement security recommendations in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Find recommendations that can improve your security posture
    Use asset inventory to manage your resources' security posture
    Disable security policies and disable recommendations

    I hope this helps!

    If you have any other questions, please let me know.
    Thank you for your time and patience throughout this issue.

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  3. ComputerHabit 781 Reputation points
    2023-01-02T14:29:57.93+00:00

    Yeah typical answer... Wait... It makes learning tedious.

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