What do you meant by "report of Brute force Traffic from your resource was received"?

Question

Case SIR19044986
My azure subscription was cancelled and a message was endt to me that External report of brute force traffic from your resource was received? What can I do about this?

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

I would like to share the following article down below:

How Azure Security Center detects DDoS attack using cyber threat intelligence | Microsoft Azure Blog

I hope that can be useful for you.

Best regards，

Jill Zhou

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Answer 2

You should have a multi step approach now.

1. Reactivate Your Subscription: Since your subscription was canceled, the first step is to reactivate it. If you’re the Account Administrator or subscription Owner, Switch to a different credit card or, if you represent a business, switch to pay by invoice.
2. Reactivate your subscription in the Azure portal.
3. Investigate the Cause: To understand why your subscription was canceled, consider the following.
4. Check the email account associated with your subscription for any notifications.
5. Create a billing support ticket to get more information about the cancellation.
6. Security Measures: Given the brute force traffic report, it’s essential to enhance your resource’s security by reviewing your resource configurations and access controls.
7. Consider implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for added protection and finally,
8. Monitor your resource for any suspicious activity using Azure Security Center