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The cloud defender recommendations are not showing for storage accounts

anthony bower 0 Reputation points
2025-06-18T11:02:55.7433333+00:00

We have enabled Cloud Defender at the subscription level, however there are some resources in these that are not being covered correctly.

One example: the storage account recommendations are not showing up. There are definitely some recommendations that should be there.

Looking at one storage account in particular:

  • Microsoft Defender for Storage is marked as "On" (enabled at subscription)
  • Public Access is enabled in the networking tab (usually a critical security issue)
  • No recommendations exist
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  1. Catherine Kyalo 3,095 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2025-06-19T12:28:30.2033333+00:00

    If you're using the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB) or Azure Security Benchmark, ensure this policy is enabled.

    Details: - https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-security-docs/blob/main/articles/defender-for-cloud/manage-mcsb.md

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-23T15:15:44.8966667+00:00

    Hello anthony bower,

    We understand that you have enabled Defender for Cloud at Subscription level and recommendations are not showing for few resources.

    I request you to check the below settings in addition to the document shared by Catherine Kyalo in the above comment to make sure recommendations are enabled.

    Navigate to Azure Portal - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Management - Environment settings and Select the subscription.

    Here, you can see the plans and status. I suggest you ensure Microsoft Defender for Storage is set to "On"

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