Azure Security Center

Task 1: Security Center Recommendations
In this task, you will review Security Center Reommendations.

1. In the Portal, navigate to Security Center.
2. Under, Resource Security Hygiene, select Recommendations.
3. Review Secure Score, Recommendations status, and Resource Health.
4. Scroll down and under Controls review several recommendations. For example, Enable encryption at rest, Manage access and permissions, and Enable endpoint protection.
5. Discuss how implementing the recommendations improves the Secure Score.
6. Under, Resource Security Hygiene, select Compute & Apps. Notice the tabs along the top to focus in on VM servers, VM Scale Sets, and Containers.
7. Under, Resource Security Hygiene, select Networking. Review the Network map and Recommendations.
8. As you have time continue to explore

Task 2: Security Center Policy
In this task, you will review effective security policies.

1. You can control what Security Center recommends.
2. Under Policy & Compliance select Security policy.
3. Select your subscription and then click View effective policy.
4. At the top, click the assignment you want to modify.
5. Move to the Parameters tab
6. Review several different parameter settings by hovering over the information icon. For example, System updates should be installed on your machines. Notice parameters can be disabled.
7. As you have time continue to explore.
8. Cancel any changes you made.

Task 3: Security Center Regulatory Compliance
In this task, you will review regulatory compliance.

1. You can review what regulatory compliance tasks Security Center is checking for you.
2. Under Policy & Compliance select Regulatory compliance.
3. Notice the tabs for different regulations. For example, HIPAA.
4. Select a regulation of interest and review where regulatory compliance is applicable.
5. As you have time continue to explore.