Ensure that Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) integration with Azure Security Center (ASC) is enabled in order to allow the MCAS service to access your data and provide recommendations for missing configuration and security controls.
This rule resolution is part of the Conformity Security & Compliance tool for Azure.
To enable Azure Security Center to integrate with other Azure services such as MCAS, you must allow those services to access your data. Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) provides you with security configuration assessments for your Azure cloud subscriptions. The assessments, powered by Azure Security Center (ASC), provides recommendations for missing configuration and security controls. To benefit from the Microsoft Cloud App Security integration with Azure Security Center, your Azure subscription must have a Cloud App Security license (MCAS works only with Standard Tier subscriptions).
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To determine if the Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) service is allowed to access your data, perform the following operations:
Remediation / Resolution
To enable the Microsoft Cloud App Security – Azure Security Center integration, perform the following operations:
References
- Azure Official Documentation
- Introduction to Azure Defender
- Settings - List
- Settings - Update
- IM-8: Secure user access to legacy applications
- Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) Documentation
- az
- az account get-access-token
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Enable Microsoft Cloud App Security Integration with Azure Security Center
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