Azure Resource Graph sample queries for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
This page is a collection of Azure Resource Graph sample queries for Microsoft Defender for Cloud. For a complete list of Azure Resource Graph samples, see Resource Graph samples by Category and Resource Graph samples by Table.
Sample queries
Display all active Microsoft Defender for Cloud alerts
Returns a list of all active alerts in your Microsoft Defender for Cloud tenant.
securityresources
| where type =~ 'microsoft.security/locations/alerts'
| where properties.Status in ('Active')
| where properties.Severity in ('Low', 'Medium', 'High')
| project alert_type = tostring(properties.AlertType), SystemAlertId = tostring(properties.SystemAlertId), ResourceIdentifiers = todynamic(properties.ResourceIdentifiers)
az graph query -q "securityresources | where type =~ 'microsoft.security/locations/alerts' | where properties.Status in ('Active') | where properties.Severity in ('Low', 'Medium', 'High') | project alert_type = tostring(properties AlertType), SystemAlertId = tostring(properties.SystemAlertId), ResourceIdentifiers = todynamic(properties ResourceIdentifiers)"
Controls secure score per subscription
Returns controls secure score per subscription.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores/securescorecontrols'
| extend controlName=properties.displayName,
controlId=properties.definition.name,
notApplicableResourceCount=properties.notApplicableResourceCount,
unhealthyResourceCount=properties.unhealthyResourceCount,
healthyResourceCount=properties.healthyResourceCount,
percentageScore=properties.score.percentage,
currentScore=properties.score.current,
maxScore=properties.definition.properties.maxScore,
weight=properties.weight,
controlType=properties.definition.properties.source.sourceType,
controlRecommendationIds=properties.definition.properties.assessmentDefinitions
| project tenantId, subscriptionId, controlName, controlId, unhealthyResourceCount, healthyResourceCount, notApplicableResourceCount, percentageScore, currentScore, maxScore, weight, controlType, controlRecommendationIds
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores/securescorecontrols' | extend controlName=properties.displayName, controlId=properties.definition.name, notApplicableResourceCount=properties.notApplicableResourceCount, unhealthyResourceCount=properties.unhealthyResourceCount, healthyResourceCount=properties.healthyResourceCount, percentageScore=properties.score.percentage, currentScore=properties.score.current, maxScore=properties.definition.properties.maxScore, weight=properties.weight, controlType=properties.definition.properties.source.sourceType, controlRecommendationIds=properties.definition.properties.assessmentDefinitions | project tenantId, subscriptionId, controlName, controlId, unhealthyResourceCount, healthyResourceCount, notApplicableResourceCount, percentageScore, currentScore, maxScore, weight, controlType, controlRecommendationIds"
Count healthy, unhealthy, and not applicable resources per recommendation
Returns count of healthy, unhealthy, and not applicable resources per recommendation. Use summarize and count to define how to group and aggregate the values by property.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments'
| extend resourceId=id,
recommendationId=name,
resourceType=type,
recommendationName=properties.displayName,
source=properties.resourceDetails.Source,
recommendationState=properties.status.code,
description=properties.metadata.description,
assessmentType=properties.metadata.assessmentType,
remediationDescription=properties.metadata.remediationDescription,
policyDefinitionId=properties.metadata.policyDefinitionId,
implementationEffort=properties.metadata.implementationEffort,
recommendationSeverity=properties.metadata.severity,
category=properties.metadata.categories,
userImpact=properties.metadata.userImpact,
threats=properties.metadata.threats,
portalLink=properties.links.azurePortal
| summarize numberOfResources=count(resourceId) by tostring(recommendationName), tostring(recommendationState)
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments' | extend resourceId=id, recommendationId=name, resourceType=type, recommendationName=properties.displayName, source=properties.resourceDetails.Source, recommendationState=properties.status.code, description=properties.metadata.description, assessmentType=properties.metadata.assessmentType, remediationDescription=properties.metadata.remediationDescription, policyDefinitionId=properties.metadata.policyDefinitionId, implementationEffort=properties.metadata.implementationEffort, recommendationSeverity=properties.metadata.severity, category=properties.metadata.categories, userImpact=properties.metadata.userImpact, threats=properties.metadata.threats, portalLink=properties.links.azurePortal | summarize numberOfResources=count(resourceId) by tostring(recommendationName), tostring(recommendationState)"
Get all IoT alerts on hub, filtered by type
Returns all IoT alerts for a specific hub (replace placeholder {hub_id}) and alert type (replace placeholder {alert_type}).
SecurityResources
| where type =~ 'microsoft.security/iotalerts' and id contains '{hub_id}' and properties.alertType contains '{alert_type}'
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type =~ 'microsoft.security/iotalerts' and id contains '{hub_id}' and properties.alertType contains '{alert_type}'"
Get sensitivity insight of a specific resource
Returns sensitivity insight of a specific resource (replace placeholder {resource_id}).
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/insights/classification'
| where properties.associatedResource contains '$resource_id'
| project SensitivityInsight = properties.insightProperties.purviewCatalogs[0].sensitivity
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/insights/classification' | where properties.associatedResource contains '\$resource_id' | project SensitivityInsight = properties.insightProperties.purviewCatalogs[0].sensitivity"
Get specific IoT alert
Returns specific IoT alert by a provided system alert ID (replace placeholder {system_Alert_Id}).
SecurityResources
| where type =~ 'microsoft.security/iotalerts' and properties.systemAlertId contains '{system_Alert_Id}'
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type =~ 'microsoft.security/iotalerts' and properties.systemAlertId contains '{system_Alert_Id}'"
List Container Registry vulnerability assessment results
Returns all the all the vulnerabilities found on container images. Microsoft Defender for Containers has to be enabled in order to view these security findings.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments'
| where properties.displayName contains 'Container registry images should have vulnerability findings resolved'
| summarize by assessmentKey=name //the ID of the assessment
| join kind=inner (
securityresources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments/subassessments'
| extend assessmentKey = extract('.*assessments/(.+?)/.*',1, id)
) on assessmentKey
| project assessmentKey, subassessmentKey=name, id, parse_json(properties), resourceGroup, subscriptionId, tenantId
| extend description = properties.description,
displayName = properties.displayName,
resourceId = properties.resourceDetails.id,
resourceSource = properties.resourceDetails.source,
category = properties.category,
severity = properties.status.severity,
code = properties.status.code,
timeGenerated = properties.timeGenerated,
remediation = properties.remediation,
impact = properties.impact,
vulnId = properties.id,
additionalData = properties.additionalData
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments' | where properties.displayName contains 'Container registry images should have vulnerability findings resolved' | summarize by assessmentKey=name //the ID of the assessment | join kind=inner ( securityresources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments/subassessments' | extend assessmentKey = extract('.*assessments/(.+?)/.*',1, id) ) on assessmentKey | project assessmentKey, subassessmentKey=name, id, parse_json(properties), resourceGroup, subscriptionId, tenantId | extend description = properties.description, displayName = properties.displayName, resourceId = properties.resourceDetails.id, resourceSource = properties.resourceDetails.source, category = properties.category, severity = properties.status.severity, code = properties.status.code, timeGenerated = properties.timeGenerated, remediation = properties.remediation, impact = properties.impact, vulnId = properties.id, additionalData = properties.additionalData"
List Microsoft Defender recommendations
Returns all Microsoft Defender assessments, organized in tabular manner with field per property.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments'
| extend resourceId=id,
recommendationId=name,
recommendationName=properties.displayName,
source=properties.resourceDetails.Source,
recommendationState=properties.status.code,
description=properties.metadata.description,
assessmentType=properties.metadata.assessmentType,
remediationDescription=properties.metadata.remediationDescription,
policyDefinitionId=properties.metadata.policyDefinitionId,
implementationEffort=properties.metadata.implementationEffort,
recommendationSeverity=properties.metadata.severity,
category=properties.metadata.categories,
userImpact=properties.metadata.userImpact,
threats=properties.metadata.threats,
portalLink=properties.links.azurePortal
| project tenantId, subscriptionId, resourceId, recommendationName, recommendationId, recommendationState, recommendationSeverity, description, remediationDescription, assessmentType, policyDefinitionId, implementationEffort, userImpact, category, threats, source, portalLink
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments' | extend resourceId=id, recommendationId=name, recommendationName=properties.displayName, source=properties.resourceDetails.Source, recommendationState=properties.status.code, description=properties.metadata.description, assessmentType=properties.metadata.assessmentType, remediationDescription=properties.metadata.remediationDescription, policyDefinitionId=properties.metadata.policyDefinitionId, implementationEffort=properties.metadata.implementationEffort, recommendationSeverity=properties.metadata.severity, category=properties.metadata.categories, userImpact=properties.metadata.userImpact, threats=properties.metadata.threats, portalLink=properties.links.azurePortal | project tenantId, subscriptionId, resourceId, recommendationName, recommendationId, recommendationState, recommendationSeverity, description, remediationDescription, assessmentType, policyDefinitionId, implementationEffort, userImpact, category, threats, source, portalLink"
List Qualys vulnerability assessment results
Returns all the vulnerabilities found on virtual machines that have a Qualys agent installed.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments'
| where * contains 'vulnerabilities in your virtual machines'
| summarize by assessmentKey=name //the ID of the assessment
| join kind=inner (
securityresources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments/subassessments'
| extend assessmentKey = extract('.*assessments/(.+?)/.*',1, id)
) on assessmentKey
| project assessmentKey, subassessmentKey=name, id, parse_json(properties), resourceGroup, subscriptionId, tenantId
| extend description = properties.description,
displayName = properties.displayName,
resourceId = properties.resourceDetails.id,
resourceSource = properties.resourceDetails.source,
category = properties.category,
severity = properties.status.severity,
code = properties.status.code,
timeGenerated = properties.timeGenerated,
remediation = properties.remediation,
impact = properties.impact,
vulnId = properties.id,
additionalData = properties.additionalData
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments' | where * contains 'vulnerabilities in your virtual machines' | summarize by assessmentKey=name //the ID of the assessment | join kind=inner ( securityresources | where type == 'microsoft.security/assessments/subassessments' | extend assessmentKey = extract('.*assessments/(.+?)/.*',1, id) ) on assessmentKey | project assessmentKey, subassessmentKey=name, id, parse_json(properties), resourceGroup, subscriptionId, tenantId | extend description = properties.description, displayName = properties.displayName, resourceId = properties.resourceDetails.id, resourceSource = properties.resourceDetails.source, category = properties.category, severity = properties.status.severity, code = properties.status.code, timeGenerated = properties.timeGenerated, remediation = properties.remediation, impact = properties.impact, vulnId = properties.id, additionalData = properties.additionalData"
Regulatory compliance assessments state
Returns regulatory compliance assessments state per compliance standard and control.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/regulatorycompliancestandards/regulatorycompliancecontrols/regulatorycomplianceassessments'
| extend assessmentName=properties.description,
complianceStandard=extract(@'/regulatoryComplianceStandards/(.+)/regulatoryComplianceControls',1,id),
complianceControl=extract(@'/regulatoryComplianceControls/(.+)/regulatoryComplianceAssessments',1,id),
skippedResources=properties.skippedResources,
passedResources=properties.passedResources,
failedResources=properties.failedResources,
state=properties.state
| project tenantId, subscriptionId, id, complianceStandard, complianceControl, assessmentName, state, skippedResources, passedResources, failedResources
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/regulatorycompliancestandards/regulatorycompliancecontrols/regulatorycomplianceassessments' | extend assessmentName=properties.description, complianceStandard=extract(@'/regulatoryComplianceStandards/(.+)/regulatoryComplianceControls',1,id), complianceControl=extract(@'/regulatoryComplianceControls/(.+)/regulatoryComplianceAssessments',1,id), skippedResources=properties.skippedResources, passedResources=properties.passedResources, failedResources=properties.failedResources, state=properties.state | project tenantId, subscriptionId, id, complianceStandard, complianceControl, assessmentName, state, skippedResources, passedResources, failedResources"
Regulatory compliance state per compliance standard
Returns regulatory compliance state per compliance standard per subscription.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/regulatorycompliancestandards'
| extend complianceStandard=name,
state=properties.state,
passedControls=properties.passedControls,
failedControls=properties.failedControls,
skippedControls=properties.skippedControls,
unsupportedControls=properties.unsupportedControls
| project tenantId, subscriptionId, complianceStandard, state, passedControls, failedControls, skippedControls, unsupportedControls
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/regulatorycompliancestandards' | extend complianceStandard=name, state=properties.state, passedControls=properties.passedControls, failedControls=properties.failedControls, skippedControls=properties.skippedControls, unsupportedControls=properties.unsupportedControls | project tenantId, subscriptionId, complianceStandard, state, passedControls, failedControls, skippedControls, unsupportedControls"
Secure score per management group
Returns secure score per management group.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores'
| project subscriptionId,
subscriptionTotal = iff(properties.score.max == 0, 0.00, round(tolong(properties.weight) * todouble(properties.score.current)/tolong(properties.score.max),2)),
weight = tolong(iff(properties.weight == 0, 1, properties.weight))
| join kind=leftouter (
ResourceContainers
| where type == 'microsoft.resources/subscriptions' and properties.state == 'Enabled'
| project subscriptionId, mgChain=properties.managementGroupAncestorsChain )
on subscriptionId
| mv-expand mg=mgChain
| summarize sumSubs = sum(subscriptionTotal), sumWeight = sum(weight), resultsNum = count() by tostring(mg.displayName), mgId = tostring(mg.name)
| extend secureScore = iff(tolong(resultsNum) == 0, 404.00, round(sumSubs/sumWeight*100,2))
| project mgName=mg_displayName, mgId, sumSubs, sumWeight, resultsNum, secureScore
| order by mgName asc
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores' | project subscriptionId, subscriptionTotal = iff(properties.score.max == 0, 0.00, round(tolong(properties.weight) * todouble(properties.score.current)/tolong(properties.score.max),2)), weight = tolong(iff(properties.weight == 0, 1, properties.weight)) | join kind=leftouter ( ResourceContainers | where type == 'microsoft.resources/subscriptions' and properties.state == 'Enabled' | project subscriptionId, mgChain=properties.managementGroupAncestorsChain ) on subscriptionId | mv-expand mg=mgChain | summarize sumSubs = sum(subscriptionTotal), sumWeight = sum(weight), resultsNum = count() by tostring(mg.displayName), mgId = tostring(mg.name) | extend secureScore = iff(tolong(resultsNum) == 0, 404.00, round(sumSubs/sumWeight*100,2)) | project mgName=mg_displayName, mgId, sumSubs, sumWeight, resultsNum, secureScore | order by mgName asc"
Secure score per subscription
Returns secure score per subscription.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores'
| extend percentageScore=properties.score.percentage,
currentScore=properties.score.current,
maxScore=properties.score.max,
weight=properties.weight
| project tenantId, subscriptionId, percentageScore, currentScore, maxScore, weight
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/securescores' | extend percentageScore=properties.score.percentage, currentScore=properties.score.current, maxScore=properties.score.max, weight=properties.weight | project tenantId, subscriptionId, percentageScore, currentScore, maxScore, weight"
Show Defender for Cloud plan pricing tier per subscription
Returns Defender for Cloud plan pricing tier plan per subscription.
SecurityResources
| where type == 'microsoft.security/pricings'
| project Subscription= subscriptionId, Azure_Defender_plan= name, Status= properties.pricingTier
az graph query -q "SecurityResources | where type == 'microsoft.security/pricings' | project Subscription= subscriptionId, Azure_Defender_plan= name, Status= properties.pricingTier"
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