Defender for OTHER Clouds (AWS and GCP)

Defender for OTHER Clouds (AWS and GCP) Me talking about clouds other than Azure :-) How Defender for Cloud offers great Cloud Security Posture Management and more for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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• 00:00 - Introduction
• 02:05 - Defender for Cloud
• 04:06 - Connecting to AWS and GCP
• 06:52 - Adding a connector
• 11:15 - How authentication works
• 17:45 - Getting resource information
• 20:16 - Data collection and refresh
• 21:49 - Foundational CSPM capabilities
• 24:49 - Overview and Inventory
• 28:53 - Recommendations
• 37:26 - Custom recommendations and standards
• 42:05 - Governance
• 49:22 - Attack paths
• 54:06 - Cloud Security Explorer
• 56:15 - Close and summary

Enhancing Cloud Security with Defender for other Clouds (AWS and GCP)

Defender for Cloud offers advanced protection for your AWS and GCP workloads. By unifying security posture management across various cloud platforms, Defender provides a comprehensive overview and actionable recommendations. Customizable security standards and governance features allow users to adapt the system to their needs, while attack paths visualization and Cloud Security Explorer tools help identify potential threats. Embrace a more secure cloud experience with Defender for other Clouds.

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Learn about Defender for OTHER Clouds (AWS and GCP)

Defender for Cloud offers great Cloud Security Posture Management and more for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In this video, you will learn about how to connect to AWS and GCP, authentication, getting resource information, data collection and refresh, foundational CSPM capabilities, overview and inventory, recommendations, custom recommendations and standards, governance, attack paths, and Cloud Security Explorer. By the end of the video, you will have a better understanding of how Defender for Cloud can help improve your cloud security.

You can learn more about Defender for Cloud by looking at the plan information available on Github. Additionally, a whiteboard containing further details is available for download.

In general, Defender for Cloud is a great tool to use to improve your cloud security. It offers a variety of features such as resource information, data collection and refresh, foundational CSPM capabilities, recommendations, custom recommendations and standards, governance, attack paths, and Cloud Security Explorer. It can help you stay on top of your cloud security posture and ensure that you have the right protections in place. 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud, previously known as Azure Security Center, is a unified infrastructure security management system. It provides security management and advanced threat protection across hybrid cloud workloads.

Here's more information about its features:

• Threat protection: Defender for Cloud helps to detect and prevent threats across a wide variety of services from Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), applying advanced analytics and global threat intelligence.
• Secure score: It provides a secure score to help organizations assess their security posture and provides recommendations to mitigate potential risks.
• Just-in-Time access: It reduces the attack surface by enabling just-in-time, controlled access to management ports on Azure VMs.
• Security policy: Organizations can define a custom security policy per their needs, allowing them to set the desired configuration and the service will monitor and report any drift from that baseline.
• Regulatory compliance: Defender for Cloud provides a range of tools to help organizations meet their compliance obligations, offering built-in controls for many regulatory standards.
• Security automation and remediation: It offers security automation and orchestration features to aid in incident response and remediation.
• Integration: It's deeply integrated with other services within Azure, and can protect non-Azure resources as well.

Please note that the exact features and capabilities of Defender for Cloud can evolve over time as Microsoft continues to invest and innovate in their cloud security offerings. You should check the latest documentation or directly contact Microsoft for the most up-to-date and detailed information.

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