Microsoft Expands Security to AWS within a suite called Defender for Cloud in Multicloud Push

guest · Nov 3, 2021

Microsoft Expands Security to AWS in Multicloud Push
November 2, 2021
https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-protects-aws-environments

Microsoft today kicked off its Ignite 2021 conference with cloud security announcements that underscore its focus on enterprise cloud protection, particularly for multicloud environments.

The company is extending its native cloud security posture management (CSPM) and workload protection capabilities to Amazon Web Services (AWS) within a suite called Microsoft Defender for Cloud, formerly known as Azure Security Center and Azure Defender. These platforms had been two sides of one product; now, Microsoft is simplifying by bringing them under one name.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud will now let organizations secure AWS and Azure environments from one place without dependencies on the AWS Security Hub. Its approach connects AWS environments using the AWS API and doesn't depend on cloud offerings such as AWS Security Hub. Connecting AWS master accounts automatically onboards existing and future accounts.

With this setup, AWS security recommendations are shown alongside Azure recommendations in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud portal.
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The company plans to extend the same kinds of protections to Google Cloud Platform in the future, says Eric Doerr, corporate vice president for cloud security at Microsoft. Organizations are challenged to handle security amid the complicated transition to cloud, and these changes are intended to make the process easier.

"When I talk to customers today, I think they're struggling," he says. "They're just struggling with the complexity. They're trying to rethink aspects of their business functions — line-of-business apps, infrastructure. It's a messy transition."
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Microsoft: What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

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Azure Security Center and Azure Defender are now called Microsoft Defender for Cloud. We've also renamed Azure Defender plans to Microsoft Defender plans. For example, Azure Defender for Storage is now Microsoft Defender for Storage.

Learn more about the recent renaming of Microsoft security services.
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Defender for Cloud is a tool for security posture management and threat protection. It strengthens the security posture of your cloud resources, and with its integrated Microsoft Defender plans, Defender for Cloud protects workloads running in Azure, hybrid, and other cloud platforms.

Defender for Cloud provides the tools needed to harden your resources, track your security posture, protect against cyber attacks, and streamline security management. Because it's natively integrated, deployment of Defender for Cloud is easy, providing you with simple auto provisioning to secure your resources by default.
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xxJackxx · Nov 3, 2021

I still have mixed feelings about getting the problem and the solution from the same people.

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