Cloud workload protection solutions
Detect, investigate, and respond to cyberattacks in real time to protect your multicloud, hybrid, and on-premises workloads.
Capabilities designed for the era of AI
Innovate boldly with built-in security throughout the application lifecycle. Secure AI, data, and compute workloads across your multicloud environment with new, comprehensive cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) capabilities.
Comprehensive cloud workload protection
Discover vulnerabilities, uncover threats, and automate responses with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Protect multicloud and on-premises environments
Help protect all layers of your multicloud and on-premises environments, including critical workloads such as servers, containers, storage and databases, APIs, and AI workloads.
Respond to threats quickly
Prioritize your responses with correlated alerts and a centralized view that integrates with your unified security operations platform.
Reduce your cyberattack surface
Identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they’re exploited and automatically help protect new workloads as soon as they’re deployed.
Accelerate investigations
Stay ahead of cross-platform cyberattacks using connected investigation and hunting with Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence.
Expanded coverage across all environments
Detect, investigate, and respond to threats across workloads running in Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and on-premises.
Cloud workload protection in Defender for Cloud
Customize your security with the right cloud workload protection plan for your resources.
Server security
Get comprehensive server protection for on-premises and multi-cloud servers (Azure, AWS, and GCP) with a single agent and agentless scanning.
Storage security
Help protect Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, and Azure Data Lake Storage from threats like malware with near-real time detections and response.
Container security
Secure your container estate with industry-leading threat detection and response powered by Defender for Cloud and Defender XDR integration.
Database security
Enable threat protection for multiple database types, including Azure SQL, hybrid, multicloud open-source relational databases, and Azure Cosmos DB.
API security
Strengthen security posture and protect APIs with full visibility, OWASP API Top 10 mapping, and risk mitigation for Azure API Management APIs.
AI security
Monitor Azure AI Services for anomalous activities, such as prompt injection attacks, sensitive data leaks, and wallet abuse.
Building a comprehensive API security strategy
Learn how to take an integrated approach to managing and securing your APIs to protect your business-critical data and operations.
Industry recognition
Microsoft Security is a recognized industry leader.
Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award
Microsoft is recognized by Frost & Sullivan with 2024 Global Market Leadership Award in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms.3
Frost Radar™: CNAPP
Microsoft is named a Leader in the Frost Radar™: Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) 2024 report.4
See how customers safeguard their cloud workloads
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CNAPP implementation from planning to deployment
Explore tips and best practices for deploying and operationalizing a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) solution in your organization.
Explore cloud workload protection concepts
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Review Defender for Cloud key scenarios
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- [1] Forrester, Forrester Wave, and Forrester New Wave are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc.
- [2] The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure-As-A-Service Platform Native Security (IPNS), Q2 2023, Andras Cser with Merritt Maxim, Caroline Provost, and Christine Turley, April 2023.
- [3] Frost & Sullivan, 2024 Best Practices Award, 2024 Market Leader in the Global CWPP Industry.
- [4] Frost Radar™: Cloud-Native Protection Platforms, 2024, Anh Tien Vu, December 2024.
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