Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation

Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides unified security management and advanced threat protection across hybrid cloud workloads.

Introduction to Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Overview

• What is Defender for Cloud?
• Defender for Cloud in the Defender portal
• What's new in Defender for Cloud?
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud product page
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Pricing

Get started

Deploy

• Planning and operations guide
• Plan multicloud protection
• Connect your Azure subscriptions
• Connect your AWS accounts
• Connect your GCP projects
• Onboard non-Azure machines with Defender for Endpoint
• Connect on-premises machines

Workload protection

Overview

• Defender for Servers
• Defender for Containers
• Defender for Databases
• Defender for Storage
• Defender for DevOps
• Defender for App Service
• Defender for Key Vault
• Defender for Resource Manager

AI security

Overview

• Data and AI security dashboard (Preview)
• AI security posture management
• AI threat protection

Posture management

Overview

• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
• Secure score
• Regulatory compliance
• Enable just-in-time access on VMs

Investigation & response

Overview

• Manage and respond to security alerts
• Security alerts and incidents
• Review security recommendations
• Manage security incidents