Important
Defender for Server's vulnerability assessment solution powered by Qualys, is on a retirement path that is set to complete on May 1st, 2024. If you are a currently using the built-in vulnerability assessment powered by Qualys, you should plan to transition to the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vulnerability scanning using the steps on this page.
For more information about our decision to unify our vulnerability assessment offering with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see this blog post.
Check out the common questions regarding the transition to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
Customers who want to continue using Qualys, can do so with the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) method.
With the Defender for Servers plan in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, you can scan compute assets for vulnerabilities. If you're currently using a vulnerability assessment solution other than the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vulnerability assessment solution, this article provides instructions on transitioning to the integrated Defender Vulnerability Management solution.
To transition to the integrated Defender Vulnerability Management solution, you can use the Azure portal, use an Azure policy definition (for Azure VMs), or use REST APIs.