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Ensure 'Agentless scanning for machines' component status is set to 'On'
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| name | cis-azure-foundations-8.1.3.4 |
| description | Ensure 'Agentless scanning for machines' component status is set to 'On' |
| category | cis-azure-foundations |
| version | 5.0.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","azure","security","defender","servers","agentless-scanning"] |
| cis_id | 8.1.3.4 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0 |
| tech_stack | ["azure"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | [] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
Using disk snapshots, the agentless scanner scans for installed software, vulnerabilities, and plain text secrets.
The Microsoft Defender for Cloud agentless machine scanner provides threat detection, vulnerability detection, and discovery of sensitive information.
Agentless scanning for machines requires licensing and is included in Defender CSPM and Defender for Servers plan 2.
From Azure Portal:
Home page, select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.Management select Environment Settings.Settings > Defender Plans, click Settings & monitoring.Agentless scanning for machines.On is selected.Repeat the above for any additional subscriptions.
Agentless scanning for machines should be set to On.
From Azure Portal:
Home page, select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.Management select Environment Settings.Settings > Defender Plans, click Settings & monitoring.Agentless scanning for machines.On.Continue in the top left.Repeat the above for any additional subscriptions.
By default, Agentless scanning for machines is off.