Azure Security Benchmark

Owned by Roger Cruz, created
Feb 22, 2022
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Intro

The Azure Security Benchmark (ASB) provides prescriptive best practices and recommendations to help improve the security of workloads, data, and services on Azure.

Documentation

 

Tips and Tidbits

 

  • The Azure Security Benchmark includes a collection of high-impact security recommendations you can use to help secure the services you use in Azure:

    • Security controls: These recommendations are generally applicable across your Azure tenant and Azure services. Each recommendation identifies a list of stakeholders that are typically involved in planning, approval, or implementation of the benchmark.

    • Service baselines: These apply the controls to individual Azure services to provide recommendations on that service’s security configuration.

  • guidance like CIS (Controls v7.1) and NIST (SP 800-53) framework.

  • Monitor your compliance with Azure Security Benchmark status (and other control sets) using the regulatory compliance dashboard.