SC-200: Workload Protections in Microsoft Defender for Cloud

In this video, we explore workload protections in Microsoft Defender for Cloud as part of the SC-200 certification. As a Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, securing your cloud workloads is vital to maintaining a resilient and secure cloud infrastructure. We’ll guide you through the process of configuring and managing workload protections in Defender for Cloud to safeguard your virtual machines, containers, and other cloud resources from security threats.

We cover:

How to implement workload protections in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configuring security settings for virtual machines, containers, and other workloads
Monitoring and responding to security alerts for workloads
Best practices for securing cloud workloads and ensuring compliance

🔒 Topics Covered:

Introduction to Workload Protections in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Configuring Protections for Virtual Machines and Containers
Monitoring Cloud Workload Security
Responding to Alerts and Threats in Cloud Workloads
Best Practices for Workload Security and Compliance

Timestamps – Key Moments
0:00 Module intro – Workload protection in Defender for Cloud
0:35 Overview of cloud workload protection (CWP)
1:35 CWP for servers (Azure, AWS, GCP, on-prem via Azure Arc)
3:02 Defender for Azure App Services – real-time app protection
3:32 Threat intelligence and proactive defense for apps
4:34 Defender for SQL databases – protection and vulnerability scanning
5:17 Defender for SQL on VMs and hybrid environments
6:00 Reference to MS Learn alerts documentation
6:26 Defender for open-source and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, etc.)
7:30 Defender for Storage – threat detection and activity monitoring
8:59 Storage data protection and vulnerability management
9:32 Defender for Containers – image scanning, runtime detection
10:58 Defender for Key Vault – threat detection and access monitoring
12:28 Defender for Key Vault – data protection and compliance
12:54 Defender for Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – template protection
14:02 ARM threat detection, posture monitoring, compliance
15:06 Defender for APIs – traffic monitoring and abuse prevention
16:30 Defender for GitHub and Azure DevOps – code and pipeline protection
17:25 Secret detection and vulnerability management in DevOps
18:52 DevOps Security Central – unified monitoring dashboard
20:25 Auto-remediation in DevOps pipelines
20:56 Module wrap-up – Summary of workload protection features

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