Ensure auto-provisioning of Log Analytics agent is enabled
Log Analytics agent should be auto-provisioned on VMs for data collection.
Security Impact
Without agent, VM security data is not collected for analysis.
How to Remediate
Enable auto-provisioning of Log Analytics agent in Defender settings.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-defender-12
- Service
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Category
- Monitoring
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CIS Benchmark
- 2.11
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