Azure Security Center

Best Practices for Azure Security Center

Leverage Azure Security Center to enhance your security posture, protect against threats, and achieve compliance objectives.

Key Recommendations

Secure Your Environment

  • Enable Security Center on all your Azure subscriptions.
  • Implement the Just-In-Time VM access for enhanced network security.
  • Utilize security recommendations to address vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
  • Deploy adaptive application controls to whitelist required applications.

Threat Protection

  • Enable advanced threat protection for Azure resources (servers, databases, containers, etc.).
  • Monitor security alerts generated by Security Center.
  • Integrate with SIEM solutions (e.g., Azure Sentinel) for centralized threat hunting.
  • Review and respond to alerts promptly to mitigate risks.

Compliance and Governance

  • Configure compliance policies relevant to your industry and regulations.
  • Regularly assess your compliance status against defined standards.
  • Use Security Center's dashboard to track compliance trends.
  • Automate remediation actions for non-compliant resources where possible.

Continuous Improvement

  • Foster a security-first culture within your organization.
  • Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing.
  • Stay updated with the latest security threats and Azure Security Center features.
  • Document and refine your security procedures based on insights from Security Center.
  • Explore Advanced Configurations

Learn More

Security Recommendations

Deep dive into the specific recommendations provided by Azure Security Center to harden your resources.

View Recommendations Guide

Alerts Management

Understand how to effectively manage, triage, and respond to security alerts.

Alerts Documentation

Regulatory Compliance

Learn how Azure Security Center helps you meet industry and regulatory compliance standards.

Compliance Standards