Details of the CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark 1.1.0 Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative

The following article details how the Azure Policy Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition maps to compliance domains and controls in CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark 1.1.0. For more information about this compliance standard, see CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark 1.1.0. To understand Ownership, see Azure Policy policy definition and Shared responsibility in the cloud.

The following mappings are to the CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark 1.1.0 controls. Many of the controls are implemented with an Azure Policy initiative definition. To review the complete initiative definition, open Policy in the Azure portal and select the Definitions page. Then, find and select the CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v1.1.0 Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition.

Important

Each control below is associated with one or more Azure Policy definitions. These policies may help you assess compliance with the control; however, there often is not a one-to-one or complete match between a control and one or more policies. As such, Compliant in Azure Policy refers only to the policy definitions themselves; this doesn't ensure you're fully compliant with all requirements of a control. In addition, the compliance standard includes controls that aren't addressed by any Azure Policy definitions at this time. Therefore, compliance in Azure Policy is only a partial view of your overall compliance status. The associations between compliance domains, controls, and Azure Policy definitions for this compliance standard may change over time. To view the change history, see the GitHub Commit History.

1 Identity and Access Management

Ensure that multi-factor authentication is enabled for all privileged users

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users can add gallery apps to their Access Panel' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users can register applications' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Guest user permissions are limited' is set to 'Yes'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Design an access control model	CMA_0129 - Design an access control model	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ least privilege access	CMA_0212 - Employ least privilege access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Members can invite' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.13 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Design an access control model	CMA_0129 - Design an access control model	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ least privilege access	CMA_0212 - Employ least privilege access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Guests can invite' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.14 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Design an access control model	CMA_0129 - Design an access control model	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ least privilege access	CMA_0212 - Employ least privilege access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Restrict access to Azure AD administration portal' is set to 'Yes'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Self-service group management enabled' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users can create security groups' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users who can manage security groups' is set to 'None'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users can create Office 365 groups' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.19 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that multi-factor authentication is enabled for all non-privileged users

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users who can manage Office 365 groups' is set to 'None'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.20 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Require Multi-Factor Auth to join devices' is set to 'Yes'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.22 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize remote access	CMA_0024 - Authorize remote access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document mobility training	CMA_0191 - Document mobility training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document remote access guidelines	CMA_0196 - Document remote access guidelines	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and authenticate network devices	CMA_0296 - Identify and authenticate network devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	CMA_0315 - Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide privacy training	CMA_0415 - Provide privacy training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Satisfy token quality requirements	CMA_0487 - Satisfy token quality requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that no custom subscription owner roles are created

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.23 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Design an access control model	CMA_0129 - Design an access control model	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ least privilege access	CMA_0212 - Employ least privilege access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that there are no guest users

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Guest accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with read privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with write privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Reassign or remove user privileges as needed	CMA_C1040 - Reassign or remove user privileges as needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review account provisioning logs	CMA_0460 - Review account provisioning logs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user accounts	CMA_0480 - Review user accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user privileges	CMA_C1039 - Review user privileges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Allow users to remember multi-factor authentication on devices they trust' is 'Disabled'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and authenticate network devices	CMA_0296 - Identify and authenticate network devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Satisfy token quality requirements	CMA_0487 - Satisfy token quality requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Number of days before users are asked to re-confirm their authentication information' is not set to '0'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Notify users on password resets?' is set to 'Yes'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement training for protecting authenticators	CMA_0329 - Implement training for protecting authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Notify all admins when other admins reset their password?' is set to 'Yes'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement training for protecting authenticators	CMA_0329 - Implement training for protecting authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor privileged role assignment	CMA_0378 - Monitor privileged role assignment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to privileged accounts	CMA_0446 - Restrict access to privileged accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	CMA_0483 - Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Use privileged identity management	CMA_0533 - Use privileged identity management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Users can consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf' is set to 'No'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 1.9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

2 Security Center

Ensure that standard pricing tier is selected

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	CMA_C1700 - Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review threat protection status weekly	CMA_0479 - Review threat protection status weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Vulnerability Assessment" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A vulnerability assessment solution should be enabled on your virtual machines	Audits virtual machines to detect whether they are running a supported vulnerability assessment solution. A core component of every cyber risk and security program is the identification and analysis of vulnerabilities. Azure Security Center's standard pricing tier includes vulnerability scanning for your virtual machines at no extra cost. Additionally, Security Center can automatically deploy this tool for you.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Storage Blob Encryption" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor JIT Network Access" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	CMA_C1700 - Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Adaptive Application Whitelisting" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.13 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adaptive application controls for defining safe applications should be enabled on your machines	Enable application controls to define the list of known-safe applications running on your machines, and alert you when other applications run. This helps harden your machines against malware. To simplify the process of configuring and maintaining your rules, Security Center uses machine learning to analyze the applications running on each machine and suggest the list of known-safe applications.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor SQL Auditing" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.14 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor SQL Encryption" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Transparent Data Encryption on SQL databases should be enabled	Transparent data encryption should be enabled to protect data-at-rest and meet compliance requirements	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Ensure that 'Security contact emails' is set

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Ensure that 'Send email notification for high severity alerts' is set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Send email also to subscription owners' is set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.19 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0

Ensure that 'Automatic provisioning of monitoring agent' is set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Auto provisioning of the Log Analytics agent should be enabled on your subscription	To monitor for security vulnerabilities and threats, Azure Security Center collects data from your Azure virtual machines. Data is collected by the Log Analytics agent, formerly known as the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA), which reads various security-related configurations and event logs from the machine and copies the data to your Log Analytics workspace for analysis. We recommend enabling auto provisioning to automatically deploy the agent to all supported Azure VMs and any new ones that are created.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
Document security operations	CMA_0202 - Document security operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	CMA_0514 - Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor System Updates" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
System updates should be installed on your machines	Missing security system updates on your servers will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor OS Vulnerabilities" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your machines should be remediated	Servers which do not satisfy the configured baseline will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Endpoint Protection" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor missing Endpoint Protection in Azure Security Center	Servers without an installed Endpoint Protection agent will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review threat protection status weekly	CMA_0479 - Review threat protection status weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Disk Encryption" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Virtual machines should encrypt temp disks, caches, and data flows between Compute and Storage resources	By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys. Temp disks, data caches and data flowing between compute and storage aren't encrypted. Disregard this recommendation if: 1. using encryption-at-host, or 2. server-side encryption on Managed Disks meets your security requirements. Learn more in: Server-side encryption of Azure Disk Storage: https://aka.ms/disksse, Different disk encryption offerings: https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.3

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Network Security Groups" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adaptive network hardening recommendations should be applied on internet facing virtual machines	Azure Security Center analyzes the traffic patterns of Internet facing virtual machines and provides Network Security Group rule recommendations that reduce the potential attack surface	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Monitor Web Application Firewall" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure ASC Default policy setting "Enable Next Generation Firewall(NGFW) Monitoring" is not "Disabled"

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 2.9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access to them with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Subnets should be associated with a Network Security Group	Protect your subnet from potential threats by restricting access to it with a Network Security Group (NSG). NSGs contain a list of Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to your subnet.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

3 Storage Accounts

Ensure that 'Secure transfer required' is set to 'Enabled'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Secure transfer to storage accounts should be enabled	Audit requirement of Secure transfer in your storage account. Secure transfer is an option that forces your storage account to accept requests only from secure connections (HTTPS). Use of HTTPS ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

Ensure that storage account access keys are periodically regenerated

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define a physical key management process	CMA_0115 - Define a physical key management process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define cryptographic use	CMA_0120 - Define cryptographic use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	CMA_0123 - Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine assertion requirements	CMA_0136 - Determine assertion requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Issue public key certificates	CMA_0347 - Issue public key certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_0367 - Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to private keys	CMA_0445 - Restrict access to private keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure Storage logging is enabled for Queue service for read, write, and delete requests

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Configure Azure Audit capabilities	CMA_C1108 - Configure Azure Audit capabilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that shared access signature tokens expire within an hour

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Disable authenticators upon termination	CMA_0169 - Disable authenticators upon termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	CMA_0483 - Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Terminate user session automatically	CMA_C1054 - Terminate user session automatically	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that shared access signature tokens are allowed only over https

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Public access level' is set to Private for blob containers

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Storage account public access should be disallowed	Anonymous public read access to containers and blobs in Azure Storage is a convenient way to share data but might present security risks. To prevent data breaches caused by undesired anonymous access, Microsoft recommends preventing public access to a storage account unless your scenario requires it.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	3.1.0-preview
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure default network access rule for Storage Accounts is set to deny

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1

Ensure 'Trusted Microsoft Services' is enabled for Storage Account access

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 3.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish firewall and router configuration standards	CMA_0272 - Establish firewall and router configuration standards	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish network segmentation for card holder data environment	CMA_0273 - Establish network segmentation for card holder data environment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and manage downstream information exchanges	CMA_0298 - Identify and manage downstream information exchanges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should allow access from trusted Microsoft services	Some Microsoft services that interact with storage accounts operate from networks that can't be granted access through network rules. To help this type of service work as intended, allow the set of trusted Microsoft services to bypass the network rules. These services will then use strong authentication to access the storage account.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

4 Database Services

Ensure that 'Auditing' is set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure SQL server's TDE protector is encrypted with BYOK (Use your own key)

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL managed instances should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with your own key provides you with increased transparency and control over the TDE Protector, increased security with an HSM-backed external service, and promotion of separation of duties. This recommendation applies to organizations with a related compliance requirement.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
SQL servers should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with your own key provides increased transparency and control over the TDE Protector, increased security with an HSM-backed external service, and promotion of separation of duties. This recommendation applies to organizations with a related compliance requirement.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.1

Ensure 'Enforce SSL connection' is set to 'ENABLED' for MySQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for MySQL database servers	Azure Database for MySQL supports connecting your Azure Database for MySQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'log_checkpoints' is set to 'ON' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Log checkpoints should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	This policy helps audit any PostgreSQL databases in your environment without log_checkpoints setting enabled.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure 'Enforce SSL connection' is set to 'ENABLED' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.13 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	Azure Database for PostgreSQL supports connecting your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'log_connections' is set to 'ON' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.14 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Log connections should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	This policy helps audit any PostgreSQL databases in your environment without log_connections setting enabled.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'log_disconnections' is set to 'ON' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Disconnections should be logged for PostgreSQL database servers.	This policy helps audit any PostgreSQL databases in your environment without log_disconnections enabled.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'log_duration' is set to 'ON' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'connection_throttling' is set to 'ON' for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Connection throttling should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	This policy helps audit any PostgreSQL databases in your environment without Connection throttling enabled. This setting enables temporary connection throttling per IP for too many invalid password login failures.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure server parameter 'log_retention_days' is greater than 3 days for PostgreSQL Database Server

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Azure Active Directory Admin is configured

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.19 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'AuditActionGroups' in 'auditing' policy for a SQL server is set properly

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL Auditing settings should have Action-Groups configured to capture critical activities	The AuditActionsAndGroups property should contain at least SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP, FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP, BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP to ensure a thorough audit logging	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Ensure that 'Auditing' Retention is 'greater than 90 days'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL servers with auditing to storage account destination should be configured with 90 days retention or higher	For incident investigation purposes, we recommend setting the data retention for your SQL Server' auditing to storage account destination to at least 90 days. Confirm that you are meeting the necessary retention rules for the regions in which you are operating. This is sometimes required for compliance with regulatory standards.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Ensure that 'Advanced Data Security' on a SQL server is set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Threat Detection types' is set to 'All'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Send alerts to' is set

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Email service and co-administrators' is 'Enabled'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Azure Active Directory Admin is configured

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Data encryption' is set to 'On' on a SQL Database

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 4.9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Transparent Data Encryption on SQL databases should be enabled	Transparent data encryption should be enabled to protect data-at-rest and meet compliance requirements	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

5 Logging and Monitoring

Ensure that a Log Profile exists

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure subscriptions should have a log profile for Activity Log	This policy ensures if a log profile is enabled for exporting activity logs. It audits if there is no log profile created to export the logs either to a storage account or to an event hub.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Retention is set 365 days or greater

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Activity log should be retained for at least one year	This policy audits the activity log if the retention is not set for 365 days or forever (retention days set to 0).	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure audit profile captures all the activities

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Monitor log profile should collect logs for categories 'write,' 'delete,' and 'action'	This policy ensures that a log profile collects logs for categories 'write,' 'delete,' and 'action'	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure the log profile captures activity logs for all regions including global

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Monitor should collect activity logs from all regions	This policy audits the Azure Monitor log profile which does not export activities from all Azure supported regions including global.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure the storage container storing the activity logs is not publicly accessible

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Storage account public access should be disallowed	Anonymous public read access to containers and blobs in Azure Storage is a convenient way to share data but might present security risks. To prevent data breaches caused by undesired anonymous access, Microsoft recommends preventing public access to a storage account unless your scenario requires it.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	3.1.0-preview
Enable dual or joint authorization	CMA_0226 - Enable dual or joint authorization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect audit information	CMA_0401 - Protect audit information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure the storage account containing the container with activity logs is encrypted with BYOK (Use Your Own Key)

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enable dual or joint authorization	CMA_0226 - Enable dual or joint authorization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain integrity of audit system	CMA_C1133 - Maintain integrity of audit system	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect audit information	CMA_0401 - Protect audit information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage account containing the container with activity logs must be encrypted with BYOK	This policy audits if the Storage account containing the container with activity logs is encrypted with BYOK. The policy works only if the storage account lies on the same subscription as activity logs by design. More information on Azure Storage encryption at rest can be found here https://aka.ms/azurestoragebyok.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Ensure that logging for Azure KeyVault is 'Enabled'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.1.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Resource logs in Azure Key Vault Managed HSM should be enabled	To recreate activity trails for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised, you may want to audit by enabling resource logs on Managed HSMs. Please follow the instructions here: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/managed-hsm/logging.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.1.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Create Policy Assignment

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Policy operations	This policy audits specific Policy operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Create or Update Network Security Group

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Administrative operations	This policy audits specific Administrative operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Delete Network Security Group

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Administrative operations	This policy audits specific Administrative operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Create or Update Network Security Group Rule

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Administrative operations	This policy audits specific Administrative operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that activity log alert exists for the Delete Network Security Group Rule

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Administrative operations	This policy audits specific Administrative operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Create or Update Security Solution

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Security operations	This policy audits specific Security operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Delete Security Solution

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Security operations	This policy audits specific Security operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Create or Update or Delete SQL Server Firewall Rule

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Administrative operations	This policy audits specific Administrative operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Activity Log Alert exists for Update Security Policy

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 5.2.9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
An activity log alert should exist for specific Security operations	This policy audits specific Security operations with no activity log alerts configured.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

6 Networking

Ensure no SQL Databases allow ingress 0.0.0.0/0 (ANY IP)

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 6.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Network Security Group Flow Log retention period is 'greater than 90 days'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 6.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Network Watcher is 'Enabled'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 6.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Verify security functions	CMA_C1708 - Verify security functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

7 Virtual Machines

Ensure that 'OS disk' are encrypted

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Virtual machines should encrypt temp disks, caches, and data flows between Compute and Storage resources	By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys. Temp disks, data caches and data flowing between compute and storage aren't encrypted. Disregard this recommendation if: 1. using encryption-at-host, or 2. server-side encryption on Managed Disks meets your security requirements. Learn more in: Server-side encryption of Azure Disk Storage: https://aka.ms/disksse, Different disk encryption offerings: https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.3

Ensure that 'Data disks' are encrypted

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Virtual machines should encrypt temp disks, caches, and data flows between Compute and Storage resources	By default, a virtual machine's OS and data disks are encrypted-at-rest using platform-managed keys. Temp disks, data caches and data flowing between compute and storage aren't encrypted. Disregard this recommendation if: 1. using encryption-at-host, or 2. server-side encryption on Managed Disks meets your security requirements. Learn more in: Server-side encryption of Azure Disk Storage: https://aka.ms/disksse, Different disk encryption offerings: https://aka.ms/diskencryptioncomparison	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.3

Ensure that 'Unattached disks' are encrypted

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that only approved extensions are installed

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Only approved VM extensions should be installed	This policy governs the virtual machine extensions that are not approved.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

Ensure that the latest OS Patches for all Virtual Machines are applied

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
System updates should be installed on your machines	Missing security system updates on your servers will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0

Ensure that the endpoint protection for all Virtual Machines is installed

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 7.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document security operations	CMA_0202 - Document security operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor missing Endpoint Protection in Azure Security Center	Servers without an installed Endpoint Protection agent will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review threat protection status weekly	CMA_0479 - Review threat protection status weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	CMA_0514 - Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Verify software, firmware and information integrity	CMA_0542 - Verify software, firmware and information integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

8 Other Security Considerations

Ensure that the expiration date is set on all keys

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 8.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define a physical key management process	CMA_0115 - Define a physical key management process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define cryptographic use	CMA_0120 - Define cryptographic use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	CMA_0123 - Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine assertion requirements	CMA_0136 - Determine assertion requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Issue public key certificates	CMA_0347 - Issue public key certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Key Vault keys should have an expiration date	Cryptographic keys should have a defined expiration date and not be permanent. Keys that are valid forever provide a potential attacker with more time to compromise the key. It is a recommended security practice to set expiration dates on cryptographic keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_0367 - Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to private keys	CMA_0445 - Restrict access to private keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that the expiration date is set on all Secrets

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 8.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define a physical key management process	CMA_0115 - Define a physical key management process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define cryptographic use	CMA_0120 - Define cryptographic use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	CMA_0123 - Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine assertion requirements	CMA_0136 - Determine assertion requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Issue public key certificates	CMA_0347 - Issue public key certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Key Vault secrets should have an expiration date	Secrets should have a defined expiration date and not be permanent. Secrets that are valid forever provide a potential attacker with more time to compromise them. It is a recommended security practice to set expiration dates on secrets.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_0367 - Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to private keys	CMA_0445 - Restrict access to private keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Resource Locks are set for mission critical Azure resources

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 8.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure the key vault is recoverable

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 8.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Key Vault Managed HSM should have purge protection enabled	Malicious deletion of an Azure Key Vault Managed HSM can lead to permanent data loss. A malicious insider in your organization can potentially delete and purge Azure Key Vault Managed HSM. Purge protection protects you from insider attacks by enforcing a mandatory retention period for soft deleted Azure Key Vault Managed HSM. No one inside your organization or Microsoft will be able to purge your Azure Key Vault Managed HSM during the soft delete retention period.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Key vaults should have deletion protection enabled	Malicious deletion of a key vault can lead to permanent data loss. You can prevent permanent data loss by enabling purge protection and soft delete. Purge protection protects you from insider attacks by enforcing a mandatory retention period for soft deleted key vaults. No one inside your organization or Microsoft will be able to purge your key vaults during the soft delete retention period. Keep in mind that key vaults created after September 1st 2019 have soft-delete enabled by default.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.1.0
Maintain availability of information	CMA_C1644 - Maintain availability of information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Enable role-based access control (RBAC) within Azure Kubernetes Services

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 8.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) should be used on Kubernetes Services	To provide granular filtering on the actions that users can perform, use Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to manage permissions in Kubernetes Service Clusters and configure relevant authorization policies.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.3
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

9 AppService

Ensure App Service Authentication is set on Azure App Service

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should have authentication enabled	Azure App Service Authentication is a feature that can prevent anonymous HTTP requests from reaching the web app, or authenticate those that have tokens before they reach the web app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Authenticate to cryptographic module	CMA_0021 - Authenticate to cryptographic module	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce user uniqueness	CMA_0250 - Enforce user uniqueness	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should have authentication enabled	Azure App Service Authentication is a feature that can prevent anonymous HTTP requests from reaching the Function app, or authenticate those that have tokens before they reach the Function app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	CMA_0507 - Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'HTTP Version' is the latest, if used to run the web app

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Function apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure web app redirects all HTTP traffic to HTTPS in Azure App Service

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	4.0.0
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure web app is using the latest version of TLS encryption

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for App Service apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for Function apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure the web app has 'Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates)' set to 'On'

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Function apps should have 'Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates)' enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients with valid certificates will be able to reach the app. This policy has been replaced by a new policy with the same name because Http 2.0 doesn't support client certificates.	Audit, Disabled	3.1.0-deprecated
App Service apps should have Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates) enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients that have a valid certificate will be able to reach the app. This policy applies to apps with Http version set to 1.1.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Authenticate to cryptographic module	CMA_0021 - Authenticate to cryptographic module	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that Register with Azure Active Directory is enabled on App Service

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that '.Net Framework' version is the latest, if used as a part of the web app

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'PHP version' is the latest, if used to run the web app

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Python version' is the latest, if used to run the web app

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Ensure that 'Java version' is the latest, if used to run the web app

ID: CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendation 9.9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

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