---
names:
  full: Azure Subscription Microsoft Defender For APIs is not set to On
  contextual: Microsoft Defender For APIs is not set to On
description: "Turning on Microsoft Defender for APIs enables threat detection\
  \ for APIs, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior\
  \ analytics in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud."
type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
categories:
  - SECURITY
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cis-azure-v6.0.0/08/01/02/01"
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/microsoft-defender-configuration"