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title: Release notes for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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description: A description of what's new and changed in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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ms.topic: overview
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ms.date: 04/18/2023
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# What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
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- [Three alerts in the Defender for Resource Manager plan have been deprecated](#three-alerts-in-the-defender-for-resource-manager-plan-have-been-deprecated)
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- [Alerts automatic export to Log Analytics workspace have been deprecated](#alerts-automatic-export-to-log-analytics-workspace-have-been-deprecated)
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- [Deprecation and improvement of selected alerts for Windows and Linux Servers](#deprecation-and-improvement-of-selected-alerts-for-windows-and-linux-servers)
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- [New Azure Active Directory authentication-related recommendations for Azure Data Services](#new-azure-active-directory-authentication-related-recommendations-for-azure-data-services)
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### Agentless Container Posture in Defender CSPM (Preview)
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Read the [Microsoft Defender for Cloud blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/defender-for-servers-security-alerts-improvements/ba-p/3714175).
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### New Azure Active Directory authentication-related recommendations for Azure Data Services
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We have added four new Azure Active Directory authentication-related recommendations for Azure Data Services.
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| Recommendation Name | Recommendation Description | Policy |
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| Azure SQL Managed Instance authentication mode should be Azure Active Directory Only | Disabling local authentication methods and allowing only Azure Active Directory Authentication improves security by ensuring that Azure SQL Managed Instances can exclusively be accessed by Azure Active Directory identities. | [Azure SQL Managed Instance should have Azure Active Directory Only Authentication enabled](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f78215662-041e-49ed-a9dd-5385911b3a1f) |
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| Azure Synapse Workspace authentication mode should be Azure Active Directory Only | Azure Active Directory only authentication methods improves security by ensuring that Synapse Workspaces exclusively require Azure AD identities for authentication. [Learn more](https://aka.ms/Synapse). | [Synapse Workspaces should use only Azure Active Directory identities for authentication](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f2158ddbe-fefa-408e-b43f-d4faef8ff3b8) |
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| Azure Database for MySQL should have an Azure Active Directory administrator provisioned | Provision an Azure AD administrator for your Azure Database for MySQL to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services | [An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for MySQL servers](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f146412e9-005c-472b-9e48-c87b72ac229e) |
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| Azure Database for PostgreSQL should have an Azure Active Directory administrator provisioned | Provision an Azure AD administrator for your Azure Database for PostgreSQL to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services | [An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for PostgreSQL servers](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fb4dec045-250a-48c2-b5cc-e0c4eec8b5b4) |
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## March 2023
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| [Deprecation of legacy compliance standards across cloud environments](#deprecation-of-legacy-compliance-standards-across-cloud-environments) | April 2023 |
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| [New Azure Active Directory authentication-related recommendations for Azure Data Services](#new-azure-active-directory-authentication-related-recommendations-for-azure-data-services) | April 2023 |
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| [DevOps Resource Deduplication for Defender for DevOps](#devops-resource-deduplication-for-defender-for-devops) | June 2023 |
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We've improved the coverage of the V2 identity recommendations by scanning all Azure resources (rather than just subscriptions) which allows security administrators to view role assignments per account. These changes may result in changes to your Secure Score throughout the GA process.
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| Azure SQL Managed Instance authentication mode should be Azure Active Directory Only | Disabling local authentication methods and allowing only Azure Active Directory Authentication improves security by ensuring that Azure SQL Managed Instances can exclusively be accessed by Azure Active Directory identities. Learn more at: aka.ms/adonlycreate | [Azure SQL Managed Instance should have Azure Active Directory Only Authentication enabled](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f78215662-041e-49ed-a9dd-5385911b3a1f) |
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| Azure Synapse Workspace authentication mode should be Azure Active Directory Only | Azure Active Directory only authentication methods improves security by ensuring that Synapse Workspaces exclusively require Azure AD identities for authentication. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/Synapse | [Synapse Workspaces should use only Azure Active Directory identities for authentication](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f2158ddbe-fefa-408e-b43f-d4faef8ff3b8) |
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| Azure Database for MySQL should have an Azure Active Directory administrator provisioned | Provision an Azure AD administrator for your Azure Database for MySQL to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services | Based on policy: [An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for MySQL servers](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2f146412e9-005c-472b-9e48-c87b72ac229e) |
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| Azure Database for PostgreSQL should have an Azure Active Directory administrator provisioned | Provision an Azure AD administrator for your Azure Database for PostgreSQL to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services | Based on policy: [An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for PostgreSQL servers](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyDetailBlade/definitionId/%2fproviders%2fMicrosoft.Authorization%2fpolicyDefinitions%2fb4dec045-250a-48c2-b5cc-e0c4eec8b5b4) |
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