MEDIUM

Ensure VMs have Azure Monitor agent installed

Azure Monitor agent should be installed for log collection and monitoring.

Security Impact

Without monitoring agent, VM metrics and logs are not collected.

How to Remediate

Install Azure Monitor agent and configure data collection rules.

Affected Resources

Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2PCI-DSS

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Check Details

Check ID
azure-compute-15
Service
Azure Virtual Machines
Category
Monitoring
Severity
MEDIUM

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