Containers are the backbone of modern cloud-native apps — and increasingly, the infrastructure powering AI, from AI assistants to a new wave of intelligent agents. They also blur the line between bui...

What's new in Defender for Cloud? Defender for Cloud is now integrated into the Defender portal to bring together cloud security posture management and threat protection in a single experience. Rea...

Why hardened images are becoming the new baseline for container image security  Container security is evolving beyond vulnerability scanning alone. Across the ecosystem - spanning container platfor...

Securing multicloud databases to help reduce risks Open‑source (OSS) relational databases are becoming increasingly critical and increasingly targeted in organization of all sizes. As organizations...

SQL Vulnerability Assessment (SQL VA) is a core capability in Defender for SQL that helps customers identify possible misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and other deviations from security best...

Authored by: Fernanda_Vela​ , saikishor​, Yura_Lee​  Reviewed by: YuriDiogenes​, Mohit_Kumar​, Amir_Dahan​, eitanbremler​ , Kitt_Weatherman​  Introduction Often, customers ask why additional wo...

What's new in Defender for Cloud? Container runtime anti-malware detection and blocking and DNS Detection for Kubernetes is now GA in Defender for Containers for AKS, EKS, and GKE. Learn more about...

Many organizations run workloads across multiple cloud providers and need to maintain a strong security posture while ensuring interoperability. Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native applica...

What's new in Defender for Cloud? Kubernetes gated deployment is now generally available for AKS automatic clusters. Use help to deploy the Defender for Containers sensor to use this feature. Mor...