Securing Cloud Workloads with Key Vault and Defender
Ensuring the security of cloud workloads is essential. Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Defender for Cloud help protect sensitive data and detect threats.
Who Uses Key Vault and Defender?
Cloud administrators, security teams, and developers use these services to enhance security and compliance.
What Are Key Vault and Defender?
Azure provides these security solutions:
- ✅ Azure Key Vault: Securely stores secrets, encryption keys, and certificates.
- ✅ Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Provides threat detection and security posture management.
Where Is Cloud Security Applied?
These services secure workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
When Should You Implement Security Measures?
Security should be integrated from the beginning of cloud adoption and continuously monitored for potential threats.
How to Secure Cloud Workloads?
Follow these best practices:
- ✅ Store credentials securely in **Azure Key Vault**.
- ✅ Enable **Azure Defender for threat detection and analysis**.
- ✅ Use **Access Policies and Managed Identities** for Key Vault access control.
- ✅ Implement **Just-In-Time (JIT) VM Access** to reduce attack surfaces.
- ✅ Regularly review **security alerts and compliance recommendations** in Defender.