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2 | 2 | author: dcurwin |
3 | 3 | ms.service: defender-for-cloud |
4 | 4 | ms.topic: include |
5 | | -ms.date: 09/12/2023 |
| 5 | +ms.date: 02/07/2024 |
6 | 6 | ms.author: dacurwin |
7 | 7 | ms.custom: generated |
8 | 8 | --- |
9 | 9 |
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10 | | -There are **58** recommendations in this category. |
| 10 | +There are **61** recommendations in this category. |
11 | 11 |
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12 | 12 | |Recommendation |Description |Severity | |
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65 | 65 | |[Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your Windows machines should be remediated (powered by Guest Configuration)](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Security/RecommendationsBlade/assessmentKey/8c3d9ad0-3639-4686-9cd2-2b2ab2609bda) |Remediate vulnerabilities in security configuration on your Windows machines to protect them from attacks.<br />(No related policy) |Low | |
66 | 66 | |[Windows Defender Exploit Guard should be enabled on machines](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Security/RecommendationsBlade/assessmentKey/22489c48-27d1-4e40-9420-4303ad9cffef) |Windows Defender Exploit Guard uses the Azure Policy Guest Configuration agent. Exploit Guard has four components that are designed to lock down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in malware attacks while enabling enterprises to balance their security risk and productivity requirements (Windows only).<br />(Related policy: [Audit Windows machines on which Windows Defender Exploit Guard is not enabled](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fmicrosoft.authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fbed48b13-6647-468e-aa2f-1af1d3f4dd40)) |Medium | |
67 | 67 | |[Windows web servers should be configured to use secure communication protocols](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Security/RecommendationsBlade/assessmentKey/87448ec1-55f6-3746-3f79-0f35beee76b4) |To protect the privacy of information communicated over the Internet, your web servers should use the latest version of the industry-standard cryptographic protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS secures communications over a network by using security certificates to encrypt a connection between machines.<br />(Related policy: [Audit Windows web servers that are not using secure communication protocols](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f5752e6d6-1206-46d8-8ab1-ecc2f71a8112)) |High | |
68 | | -| [(Preview): Linux virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/a40cc620-e72c-fdf4-c554-c6ca2cd705c0) | By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys; temp disks and data caches aren't encrypted, and data isn't encrypted when flowing between compute and storage resources. Use Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost to encrypt all this data. Visit [https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison](https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison) to compare encryption offerings. This policy requires two prerequisites to be deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit [https://aka.ms/gcpol](https://aka.ms/gcpol). <br />(Related policy: [(Preview): Linux virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fmicrosoft.authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fca88aadc-6e2b-416c-9de2-5a0f01d1693f)) | High | |
69 | | -|[(Preview): Windows virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/0cb5f317-a94b-6b80-7212-13a9cc8826af)| By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys; temp disks and data caches aren't encrypted, and data isn't encrypted when flowing between compute and storage resources. Use Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost to encrypt all this data. Visit [https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison](https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison) to compare encryption offerings. This policy requires two prerequisites to be deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit [https://aka.ms/gcpol](https://aka.ms/gcpol). <br />(Related policy: [(Preview): Windows virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f3dc5edcd-002d-444c-b216-e123bbfa37c0)) | High | |
70 | | -| [Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/efbbd784-656d-473a-9863-ea7693bfcd2a) | Use encryption at host to get end-to-end encryption for your virtual machine and virtual machine scale set data. Encryption at host enables encryption at rest for your temporary disk and OS/data disk caches. Temporary and ephemeral OS disks are encrypted with platform-managed keys when encryption at host is enabled. OS/data disk caches are encrypted at rest with either customer-managed or platform-managed key, depending on the encryption type selected on the disk. Learn more at https://aka.ms/vm-hbe. <br />(Related policy: [Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2ffc4d8e41-e223-45ea-9bf5-eada37891d87)) | Medium | |
| 68 | +| [[Preview]: Linux virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/a40cc620-e72c-fdf4-c554-c6ca2cd705c0) | By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys; temp disks and data caches aren't encrypted, and data isn't encrypted when flowing between compute and storage resources. Use Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost to encrypt all this data. Visit [https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison](https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison) to compare encryption offerings. This policy requires two prerequisites to be deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit [https://aka.ms/gcpol](https://aka.ms/gcpol). <br />(Related policy: [[Preview]: Linux virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fmicrosoft.authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fca88aadc-6e2b-416c-9de2-5a0f01d1693f)) | High | |
| 69 | +|[[Preview]: Windows virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/0cb5f317-a94b-6b80-7212-13a9cc8826af)| By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys; temp disks and data caches aren't encrypted, and data isn't encrypted when flowing between compute and storage resources. Use Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost to encrypt all this data. Visit [https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison](https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison) to compare encryption offerings. This policy requires two prerequisites to be deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit [https://aka.ms/gcpol](https://aka.ms/gcpol). <br />(Related policy: [[Preview]: Windows virtual machines should enable Azure Disk Encryption or EncryptionAtHost](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f3dc5edcd-002d-444c-b216-e123bbfa37c0)) | High | |
| 70 | +| [Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/efbbd784-656d-473a-9863-ea7693bfcd2a) | Use encryption at host to get end-to-end encryption for your virtual machine and virtual machine scale set data. Encryption at host enables encryption at rest for your temporary disk and OS/data disk caches. Temporary and ephemeral OS disks are encrypted with platform-managed keys when encryption at host is enabled. OS/data disk caches are encrypted at rest with either customer-managed or platform-managed key, depending on the encryption type selected on the disk. Learn more at https://aka.ms/vm-hbe. (Related policy: [Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2ffc4d8e41-e223-45ea-9bf5-eada37891d87)) | Medium | |
| 71 | +| [(Preview) Azure Stack HCI servers should meet Secured-core requirements](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f56c47221-b8b7-446e-9ab7-c7c9dc07f0ad)| Ensure that all Azure Stack HCI servers meet the Secured-core requirements. (Related policy: [Guest Configuration extension should be installed on machines - Microsoft Azure](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/6c99f570-2ce7-46bc-8175-cde013df43bc)) | Low | |
| 72 | +| [(Preview) Azure Stack HCI servers should have consistently enforced application control policies](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f7384fde3-11b0-4047-acbd-b3cf3cc8ce07) | At a minimum, apply the Microsoft WDAC base policy in enforced mode on all Azure Stack HCI servers. Applied Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies must be consistent across servers in the same cluster. (Related policy: [Guest Configuration extension should be installed on machines - Microsoft Azure](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/6c99f570-2ce7-46bc-8175-cde013df43bc)) | High | |
| 73 | +| [(Preview) Azure Stack HCI systems should have encrypted volumes](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fae95f12a-b6fd-42e0-805c-6b94b86c9830) | Use BitLocker to encrypt the OS and data volumes on Azure Stack HCI systems. (Related policy: [Guest Configuration extension should be installed on machines - Microsoft Azure](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/6c99f570-2ce7-46bc-8175-cde013df43bc)) | High | |
| 74 | +| [(Preview) Host and VM networking should be protected on Azure Stack HCI systems](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2faee306e7-80b0-46f3-814c-d3d3083ed034) | Protect data on the Azure Stack HCI host’s network and on virtual machine network connections. (Related policy: [Guest Configuration extension should be installed on machines - Microsoft Azure](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Security/GenericRecommendationDetailsBlade/assessmentKey/6c99f570-2ce7-46bc-8175-cde013df43bc)) | Low | |
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