🛡️ Azure Public IP Addresses are not evaluated periodically🟢⚪

• Contextual name: 🛡️ Public IP Addresses are not evaluated periodically🟢⚪
• ID: /ce/ca/azure/virtual-network/public-ip-addresses-evaluated-periodically
• Tags:
  • ⚪ Impossible policy
  • 🟢 Policy with categories
  • 🟢 Policy with type
• Policy Type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
• Policy Categories: SECURITY

Description

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Description

Public IP Addresses provide tenant accounts with Internet connectivity for resources contained within the tenant. During the creation of certain resources in Azure, a Public IP Address may be created. All Public IP Addresses within the tenant should be periodically reviewed for accuracy and necessity.

While an automated assessment procedure exists for this recommendation, the assessment status remains manual. Evaluating the appropriateness of public IP addresses requires a manual review, as it depends on the specific needs and context of each organization and environment.

Rationale

Public IP Addresses allocated to the tenant should be periodically reviewed for necessity. Public IP Addresses that are not intentionally assigned and controlled present a publicly facing vector for threat actors and significant risk to the tenant.

Audit

From Azure Portal

1. Open the All Resources blade.
2. Click on Add Filter.
3. In the Add Filter window, select the following:
   • Filter: Type.
   • Operator: Equals.

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Remediation

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Remediation

Remediation will vary significantly depending on your organization's security requirements for the resources attached to each individual Public IP address.

policy.yaml

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Linked Framework Sections

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags	Compliance
💼 CIS Azure v5.0.0 → 💼 7.7 Ensure that Public IP addresses are Evaluated on a Periodic Basis (Manual)			1		no data
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Public and Anonymous Access			114		no data