IBM Security
Services for Cloud:Rapid Microsoft
Azure Assessment

As you accelerate your migration
to Microsoft Azure, how can youensure your environment issecure and compliant?

99%

of cloud failures through 2023
will be the customer’s fault1

66%

Of security decision makers see
cloud security best practiceframeworks as very valuable2

1 Gartner, Innovation insight for Cloud Security PostureManagement , 20192 Forrester Cloud Security Spotlight Report, 2021

Dive deep into your Microsoft
Azure environment’s security
posture with IBM Security
Our Rapid Cloud Security Assessment brings
visibility into security misconfigurations,traffic analysis, and compliance against
security and data privacy frameworks (suchas NIST, ISO, CCPA, HIPAA, and PCI) acrossyour Microsoft Azure environment. This
assessment walks through the security
findings in an interactive, structured session
which provides key recommendations toclosing those gaps in a security assessment
report.
This assessment is performed within a 2week period and provides a comprehensive
analysis of:– Your existing cloud architecture forsecurity implementation– Account structure including subscriptions
and resource tagging– Monitoring and log managementincluding Azure Monitor, Log Analytics,
and Microsoft Defender for Cloud– Compliance checks for PCI DSS, HIPAA,CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF/800-53, etc.
– Data encryption including Azure Key
Vault, Azure Information Protection, andstorage objects– Network and application security
including Azure Firewall, Network Security
Groups, Azure WAF, and Azure DDoS
– Identity and access management
including SSO, conditional access, MFA,and rotation of credentials– Monitoring controls for MS Defender forCloud, insights and recommendation– Your incident response plan along withrecommendations based on what is
uncoveredFormat and deliverables– A typical rapid assessment is completed over a 2-weekperiod and can be delivered in person or virtually– The format is an interactive session combined withautomated analysis– This assessment is facilitated and reviewed by cloudsecurity specialists – ensuring contextualized andtailored recommendations

Client success story
A multi-national apparel retailer had more than 31,000
unique resources across 2 different cloud environments,
including Microsoft Azure. They needed to quickly assess
their current implementation for cloud inventory, safeconfigurations, and compliance visibility.

Key benefits– Get a deep understanding ofyour vulnerabilities to cyberattack and risk of business loss
across your Microsoft Azureenvironment– Align compliance policies toindustry standards, Microsoft
Azure recommend bestpractices, CIS benchmarks,
NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.
– Remediation recommendations
based on analysis of yourorganization’s security postureby evaluating vulnerabilities,identity, and compliance risks.

IBM Security conducted a rapid cloud security assessment
against the client’s cloud environments in AWS andMicrosoft Azure for safe configurations and compliancechecks. After validating assessment results, IBM Security
prepared a findings summary, detailed reporting, andremediation recommendations for the client by uniqueregions.

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