Ensure Defender for Containers is enabled
Defender for Containers protects AKS and container registries.
Security Impact
Without container protection, container threats and vulnerabilities are not detected.
How to Remediate
Enable Defender for Containers at the subscription level.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
How TigerGate Helps
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- Continuous Scanning
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- Instant Alerts
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- One-Click Remediation
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- Compliance Evidence
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- Drift Detection
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-defender-6
- Service
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Category
- Threat Detection
- Severity
- HIGH
- CIS Benchmark
- 2.7
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