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📝 Microsoft Defender Agentless Scanning for Machines Component is not enabled 🟢

  • Contextual name: 📝 Agentless Scanning for Machines Component is not enabled 🟢
  • ID: /ce/ca/azure/microsoft-defender/agentless-scanning-for-machines
  • Located in: 📁 Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Flags​

Our Metadata​

  • Policy Type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
  • Policy Category:
    • SECURITY

Description​

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Description​

Using disk snapshots, the agentless scanner scans for installed software, vulnerabilities, and plain text secrets.

Rationale​

The Microsoft Defender for Cloud agentless machine scanner provides threat detection, vulnerability detection, and discovery of sensitive information.

Impact​

Agentless scanning for machines requires licensing and is included in these plans:

  • Defender CSPM
  • Defender for Servers plan 2

Audit​

From Azure Portal​
  1. From the Azure Portal Home page, select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
  2. Under Management select Environment Settings.
  3. Select a subscription.
  4. Under Settings > Defender Plans, click Settings & monitoring.
  5. Under the Component column, locate the row for Agentless scanning for machines.
  6. Ensure that On is selected.

Repeat the above for any additional subscriptions.

Default Value​

By default, Agentless scanning for machines is off.

References​

  1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/concept-agentless-data-collection
  2. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-incident-response#ir-2-preparation---setup-incident-notification

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Remediation​

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Remediation​

From Azure Portal​

  1. From the Azure Portal Home page, select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
  2. Under Management select Environment Settings.
  3. Select a subscription.
  4. Under Settings > Defender Plans, click Settings & monitoring.
  5. Under the Component column, locate the row for Agentless scanning for machines.
  6. Select On.
  7. Click Continue in the top left.

Repeat the above for any additional subscriptions.

policy.yaml​

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Linked Framework Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 CIS Azure v3.0.0 → 💼 3.1.3.5 Ensure that 'File Integrity Monitoring' component status is set to 'On' (Manual)1
💼 CIS Azure v4.0.0 → 💼 9.1.3.4 Ensure that 'Agentless scanning for machines' component status is set to 'On' (Manual)1
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Microsoft Defender Configuration26