Enable notifying email notification for alerts to the security contact email address or addresses defined within the Azure Security Center settings. Before enabling "Email Notification for Alerts" feature, make sure that at least one security contact email address is provided. The contact information provided will be used by Azure Security Center to contact you if the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) detects security issues, such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks or customer data accessed by an unauthorized party. MSRC performs in-depth security monitoring of the Azure network and infrastructure and receives threat intelligence and abuse complaints from third-party partners.
This rule resolution is part of the Conformity Security & Compliance tool for Azure.
By enabling "Email Notification for Alerts" feature, you make sure that the right people get notified when potential security risks are identified in your Azure account, in order to able to mitigate the risks in a timely fashion.
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To determine if sending email notification for alerts is enabled within Azure Security Center settings, perform the following actions:
Remediation / Resolution
To enable email notification for alerts in the Azure Security Center settings, perform the following actions:
References
- Azure Official Documentation
- Provide security contact details in Azure Security Center
- CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations
- Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) Documentation
- az
- az account get-access-token
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