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Introduction
In today’s digital landscape, businesses increasingly rely on multiple cloud providers for their IT infrastructure. This blog post focuses on securing multi-cloud environments using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Extending to AWS and GCP
To extend Defender for Cloud to AWS and GCP, use CloudFormation for AWS and deployment scripts for GCP. These connections allow for a unified security posture across all cloud providers.
Connecting AWS Accounts and GCP Projects
Follow the official Microsoft documentation to connect your AWS accounts and GCP projects to Defender for Cloud.
Unified Security Posture
Review the unified Secure Score, a measure of security posture across cloud providers. This score helps prioritize actions for improving overall security.
Prioritizing and Remediating Cross-Cloud Recommendations
Prioritize cross-cloud recommendations based on impact level, and remediate the highest-impact findings first to maintain a secure environment.
Managing Multi-cloud Alerts
Manage multi-cloud alerts from the Defender portal, ensuring timely response to potential threats across all connected cloud providers.
Conclusion
Ensuring security in multi-cloud environments is essential for modern businesses. By connecting AWS and GCP to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, you can maintain a unified security posture and efficiently manage alerts across cloud providers.
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Written by Mohammed Akhter
Founder of ITP Training. 50,000+ students trained across 30+ countries in Microsoft endpoint and cloud security. Learn more →