Note: To complete this lab, you will need an Azure subscription. in which you have administrative access.

The main goal of this exercise is to provide hands-on experience in configuring and enabling Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2 within an Azure subscription. This will allow you to monitor and protect your cloud resources against security threats.

Skilling tasks

  • Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Enhanced Security Features for Servers

  • Review the ehanced security features for Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2

Exercise instructions

Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Enhanced Security Features for Servers

  1. Start a browser session and sign-in to the Azure portal menu.

  2. In the Azure portal, in the Search resources, services, and docs text box at the top of the Azure portal page, type Microsoft Defender for Cloud and press the Enter key.

  3. On the Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Management blade, go to the Environment settings. Expand the environment settings folders until the subscription section is displayed, then click the subscription to view details.

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  4. In the Settings blade, under Defender plans, expand Cloud Workload Protection (CWP).

  5. From the Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) Plan list, select Servers. On the right side of the page, change the Status from Off to On, then click Save.

  6. To review the details of Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2, select Change plan >.

    Note: Enabling the Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) Servers plan from Off to On enables Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2.

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Results: You have enabled Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 2 on your subscription.