Configure security alerts for Azure resource roles in Privileged Identity Management

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05/24/2022
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Privileged Identity Management (PIM) generates alerts when there is suspicious or unsafe activity in your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) organization. When an alert is triggered, it shows up on the Alerts page.

Azure resources - Alerts page listing alert, risk level, and count

Review alerts

Select an alert to see a report that lists the users or roles that triggered the alert, along with remediation guidance.

Alert report showing last scan time, description, mitigation steps, type, severity, security impact, and how to prevent next time

Alerts

Alert	Severity	Trigger	Recommendation
Too many owners assigned to a resource	Medium	Too many users have the owner role.	Review the users in the list and reassign some to less privileged roles.
Too many permanent owners assigned to a resource	Medium	Too many users are permanently assigned to a role.	Review the users in the list and re-assign some to require activation for role use.
Duplicate role created	Medium	Multiple roles have the same criteria.	Use only one of these roles.
Roles are being assigned outside of Privileged Identity Management (Preview)	High	A role is managed directly through the Azure IAM resource blade or the Azure Resource Manager API	Review the users in the list and remove them from privileged roles assigned outside of Privilege Identity Management.

Note

During the public preview of the Roles are being assigned outside of Privileged Identity Management (Preview) alert, Microsoft supports only permissions that are assigned at the subscription level.

Severity

High: Requires immediate action because of a policy violation.
Medium: Does not require immediate action but signals a potential policy violation.
Low: Does not require immediate action but suggests a preferred policy change.