Microsoft Defender for Containers is a powerful cloud-native solution designed to enhance the security of your containerized workloads across multicloud and on-premises environments. This comprehensive platform helps you improve, monitor, and maintain the security of your Kubernetes clusters, container registries, container images, and more.

Gain Visibility and Control Over Your Containers

Microsoft Defender for Containers offers a range of powerful features to protect your containerized assets:

  1. Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): Defender for Containers provides both foundational and advanced CSPM capabilities, enabling you to continuously assess your security posture, receive security recommendations, and benchmark your cloud security against industry standards across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.

  2. Vulnerability Management: Defender for Containers performs agentless vulnerability scanning of your container images, helping you identify and address potential security risks before they can be exploited.

  3. Threat Detection and Response: The solution leverages Kubernetes-aware AI analytics and anomaly detection to identify and alert you on advanced threats and suspicious activities within your containers.

  4. Workload Protection: Defender for Containers offers comprehensive protection for your virtual machines, containers, databases, storage, APIs, and other cloud services, helping you prevent, detect, and respond to modern threats.

Simplify Deployment and Management

Enabling the Defender for Containers plan on your Azure subscription is straightforward. Once enabled, the solution automatically configures and deploys the necessary components, including assigning a default workspace, to provide the full suite of security capabilities.

If you prefer, you can also assign a custom workspace through the Azure Policy.

Protect Your Containers Across Multicloud and Hybrid Environments

One of the key strengths of Microsoft Defender for Containers is its ability to secure your containerized assets regardless of where they reside. Whether your containers are running on Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or on-premises, Defender for Containers can provide unified visibility and protection, helping you maintain a consistent security posture across your entire container ecosystem.

To get started, you’ll need an active Azure subscription, and you’ll need to enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud on your subscription. Additionally, ensure that the required FQDN/application endpoints are configured for outbound access, allowing the Defender sensor to communicate with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

By leveraging the power of Microsoft Defender for Containers, you can strengthen the security of your containerized applications and infrastructure, safeguarding your organization against evolving threats and ensuring compliance across your multicloud and hybrid environments.

Source: Protect your Azure containers with the Defender for Containers plan on your Azure subscription