{"id":2748,"date":"2025-11-26T09:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T07:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jussimetso.com\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:10:54","slug":"nextgen-defender-for-cloud-phase-1-public-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jussimetso.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nextgen-defender-for-cloud-phase-1-public-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"NextGen Defender for Cloud: Phase 1 &#8211; public preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2748\" class=\"elementor elementor-2748\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3711165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3711165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1a767\" data-id=\"1f1a767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0708df3 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"0708df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__0708df3\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__0708df3\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__0708df3\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b84446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b84446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>Next-Gen Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC) <\/strong>in it&#8217;s first phase is integrated to Defender XDR portal, delivering a unified, cloud-agnostic security platform that simplifies and strengthens cloud security operations across Azure, AWS, GCP, and other environments. It introduces enhanced visibility, improved performance, and scalability, along with new capabilities for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and threat protection.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6415b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6415b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The key enhancements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc1254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc1254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"customListStyle\"><li data-list-item-id=\"e094dc7b444b70141efae902975292e94\"><p><strong>Unified Security Experience<\/strong>: Cloud security is now seamlessly integrated into the Microsoft Defender portal, giving security teams a single, unified view across all workloads. This eliminates the need to switch between Azure and Defender portal, enabling SOC teams to work more efficiently and achieve a complete security posture view across workloads.<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ef8200df25a7ac37a12650986058cd730\"><p><strong>Enhanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)<\/strong>: Security teams can now grant more granular access to security content, ensuring that only the relevant personas see the information they need. This allows users to access security insights without requiring direct permissions to the underlying resources, improving both operational security and compliance.<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e24216e658d646437188fc4dafaeab41b\"><p><strong>Unified Scoping Capabilities<\/strong>: Cloud accounts can be segmented into logical groups, enabling better data pivoting, access control, and multi-tenant management.<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e6371fa6200db03a3107900e009ed5ae4\"><p><strong>Integrated Exposure Management<\/strong>: Cloud security posture, recommendations, and attack paths are now part of a single exposure management experience.<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e740de0865bbabdda93add0116d7c4980\"><p><strong>Cloud-Agnostic Architecture<\/strong>: Supports Azure, AWS, GCP, and other platforms, making it ideal for hybrid and multi-cloud organizations.<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ec34cea87f812602acb5b9540ee9f95ab\"><p><strong>Advanced Reporting &amp; Visualization<\/strong>: Users can filter and export data to generate detailed reports, and leverage rich visualizations for attack paths, asset relationships, and security recommendations.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a4b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92a4b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use cases for people<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362cc41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362cc41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58833f\" data-id=\"c58833f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97e999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b97e999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Person \/ Team<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91b9cf\" data-id=\"d91b9cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d843f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54d843f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use case<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d09fef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d09fef0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382ccfd\" data-id=\"382ccfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a9e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80a9e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Security Admins<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22701d3\" data-id=\"22701d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bf954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07bf954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitor and manage security posture across cloud and code environments. Use the overview dashboard to identify top actions and track the org security status over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb23eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb23eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a5255e\" data-id=\"9a5255e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964454e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"964454e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Security Operations Center (SOC) Teams<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a139c8\" data-id=\"4a139c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9f978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e9f978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigate and respond to incidents using integrated cloud data, attack paths, and asset context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83d9785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83d9785\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb296df\" data-id=\"cb296df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f17d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f17d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vulnerability Management Admins<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc92781\" data-id=\"fc92781\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30a18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a30a18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View and manage cloud vulnerabilities alongside endpoint vulnerabilities in a unified Exposure Management experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6def1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6def1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c78d303\" data-id=\"c78d303\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6f7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da6f7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developers<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fce56fc\" data-id=\"fce56fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8865395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8865395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access security insights relevant to their cloud resources (e.g., APIs, containers) without requiring permissions in Azure portal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-816cca8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"816cca8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5351ff3\" data-id=\"5351ff3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e7ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96e7ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5119192\" data-id=\"5119192\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25db5dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25db5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use cloud scopes and RBAC to manage customer environments securely, with scoped access to posture, recommendations, and inventory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc78c05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc78c05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2f673b\" data-id=\"d2f673b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf10f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdf10f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compliance &amp; Risk Teams<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c74aac\" data-id=\"4c74aac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9037ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9037ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Export filtered reports on security posture, vulnerabilities, and asset exposure for audits and risk assessments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac1d519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac1d519\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6605a5a\" data-id=\"6605a5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3294f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3294f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 1 features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b74e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b74e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This first milestone introduces foundational capabilities for consuming cloud security data at scale:<\/p><ul class=\"customListStyle\"><li data-list-item-id=\"e02f7ec5d4b419127cda030e8eea150f3\"><p>A new\u00a0<strong>Cloud Overview Dashboard\u00a0<\/strong>with built-in overtime tracking and workload-specific pivots<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e02f7ec5d4b419127cda030e8eea150f3\"><p>A\u00a0<strong>Risk-Based Cloud Secure Score\u00a0<\/strong>in Exposure Management<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e332e319d8b09440ba370819a80ce0532\"><p>Cloud Security recommendations in Exposure Management<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"eb7059da784f52f6b8b71a44f19e5cf5c\"><p><strong>Cloud Attack Path\u00a0<\/strong>visualizations integrated into Exposure Management<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ef119f099e699884eb245aca58dcbc3f9\"><p><strong>Cloud Vulnerability Management\u00a0<\/strong>alongside endpoint vulnerabilities<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e99badd1555e33b0b4e8ee8d285e8e1f7\"><p>A comprehensive\u00a0<strong>Cloud Asset Inventory\u00a0<\/strong>with full metadata, alerts, and posture insights<\/p><\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e3873d45a5819937a0b3fbaf1af2f0d4d\"><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">A new <strong>Cloud Scopes<\/strong> experience integrated with Unified RBAC<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b35981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b35981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76383b9\" data-id=\"76383b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020d57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"020d57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Overview Dashboard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d6795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d6795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This new dashboard shows the following graphics:<\/p><p><strong>for Security posture:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Cloud secure score<\/li><li>Security recommendations<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>for Threat detection:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Security alerts<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>for Virtual machines, Data, Containers, AI, Devops, CIEM, API:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"css-l2can6\">Asset summary and coverage<\/li><li>Insights<\/li><li>Risk level categories<\/li><\/ul><p>Use filters like\u00a0<strong>Last 7 days<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Environment<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Scope<\/strong>\u00a0for tailored views by time frame, cloud environment, and access scope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa89e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaa89e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_overview-scaled.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_overview\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfb3ZlcnZpZXctc2NhbGVkLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_overview-scaled.png?fit=2560%2C1521&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2751\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A new Cloud Overvierw dashboard. Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d555765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d555765\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0cc75\" data-id=\"9c0cc75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265d9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"265d9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk-based Cloud Secure Score<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601a4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"601a4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new cloud Secure Score model introduces asset risk factors and asset criticality into the calculation, making the score more accurate and enabling smarter prioritization of high-risk level recommendations.<\/p><p>You can also find this by going <strong>Exposure Management &gt; Recommendations &gt; Cloud Assets tab.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff70c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cff70c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfY2xvdWRfc2VjdXJlX3Njb3JlLXNjYWxlZC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?fit=640%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C611&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=768%2C458&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C916&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1221&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?resize=850%2C507&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_secure_score-scaled.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New Risk-based cloud secure score view with Security recommendations and attack paths. Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f451b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f451b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_formula.png?fit=640%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_formula.png?w=903&amp;ssl=1 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_formula.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_formula.png?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_formula.png?resize=850%2C470&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">is it simple ?<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1eb295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1eb295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_how.png?fit=528%2C627&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_how.png?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_how.png?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_css_how.png?resize=300%2C356&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The explanation to SecureScore formula<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eccdc5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eccdc5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c8c3b4\" data-id=\"2c8c3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6baab15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6baab15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Security recommendations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2990b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2990b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud security recommendations and attack paths are found also from Cloud initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b31673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b31673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfY2xvdWRfaW5pdGlhdGl2ZS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?fit=640%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?w=2344&amp;ssl=1 2344w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=1024%2C649&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=768%2C487&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=1536%2C974&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=2048%2C1298&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?resize=850%2C539&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_initiative.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cloud Security recommendations. Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0198ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0198ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc2dfbd\" data-id=\"bc2dfbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4326d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4326d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Attack paths<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f888fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f888fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new\u00a0<strong>Attack Paths<\/strong>\u00a0experience in the Defender portal helps security teams visualize how threats could move across cloud environments spanning Azure, AWS, and GCP. It uses Defender for Cloud\u2019s proprietary algorithm to dynamically generate attack paths based on real-time exposure data, rather than static templates. At the core is the\u00a0<strong>Attack Path Map<\/strong>, a graph-based view that highlights vulnerable nodes, entry points, and target assets. Users can drill into each path to see associated MITRE tactics, recommendations, and remediation status.<\/p><p>To access this experience, navigate to\u00a0<strong>Exposure Management<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2192\u00a0Attack surface \u2192 Attack paths<\/strong>, where you&#8217;ll find an overview including:<\/p><ul class=\"customListStyle\"><li data-list-item-id=\"e1000dead6cc9c57d8bf82270b464bf26\">Attack paths over time<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e0a74f1ada08f313e48a241a1367da4a3\">Top 5 choke points<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e5f3fb4335c62b842756ff0769c766c81\">Top 5 attack path scenarios<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"efb9d8c200ca734cdfa4d886142070303\">Top targets<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e58e0980fba31297117ea565732228d31\">Top entry points<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f4e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66f4e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_attackpaths\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfYXR0YWNrcGF0aHMucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?fit=640%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?w=2268&amp;ssl=1 2268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=1024%2C813&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=1536%2C1220&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=2048%2C1626&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?resize=850%2C675&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_attackpaths.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cloud Security recommendations. Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-463a7bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"463a7bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0a818\" data-id=\"5f0a818\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf83c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf83c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Vulnerability Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0357492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0357492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management has a new home under \u201cExposure Management\u201d and now supports both Cloud and Devices environments. Vulnerability Management experiences section moves as it is into Exposure Management, including the pages: overview (dashboard), vulnerabilities (weaknesses), remediation, inventories and baseline assessment.<\/p><p>To access the\u00a0<strong>Vulnerability Management Dashboard<\/strong>, navigate to\u00a0<strong>Exposure Management \u2192\u00a0Vulnerability Management \u2192 Overview \u2192 Cloud tab<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">This dashboard provides key insights including:<\/p><ul class=\"customListStyle\"><li data-list-item-id=\"edca01c8c291ad7f2e0f3412816146c3c\">Cloud vulnerabilities overview<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e805ca2442be1be09a47737cf8aecf6f5\">Top cloud CVEs<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ec1f9d614b995dd55eee7167842f86848\">Top cloud recommendations<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e8a14dbd26c0222bb34d37d38c2b46552\">Recommendations by resource type<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ea901b7e92f39916fcaee13b6e50f6d24\">Vulnerable resources insights<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">You can also explore cloud-specific vulnerabilities by going to:\u00a0<strong>Vulnerability Management \u2192 Vulnerabilities \u2192 Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84437c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84437c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfdnVsbl9vdmVydmlldzItc2NhbGVkLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?fit=640%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C540&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=768%2C405&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?resize=850%2C448&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln_overview2-scaled.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New cloud asset vulnerability management overview. 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height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?fit=640%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?resize=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C351&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?resize=768%2C263&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vulnerabilities-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C527&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?resize=290%2C300&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?resize=990%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 990w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?resize=768%2C794&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?resize=300%2C310&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?resize=850%2C879&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln1_cve.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CVE insights<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f527808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f527808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfdnVsbjJfY3ZlLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?fit=640%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?w=1368&amp;ssl=1 1368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?resize=300%2C145&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?resize=1024%2C495&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?resize=768%2C371&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?resize=850%2C411&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_vuln2_cve.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CVE Insights for exposed assets<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be5e111 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be5e111\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1728333\" data-id=\"1728333\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c56f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c56f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Asset Inventory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2954dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2954dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">The new\u00a0<strong>Assets experience<\/strong>\u00a0in the Defender portal offers a unified, contextual view of cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and GCP. It categorizes assets by workload, criticality, and coverage status, while integrating health data, device actions, and risk signals into a single interface.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">To view all cloud assets in your multi-cloud tenant, go to\u00a0<strong>Assets \u2192 Cloud Infrastructure<\/strong>. For workload-specific insights, use the tabs for\u00a0<strong>VMs, Data, Containers, AI, API, DevOps, Identity<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Serverless<\/strong>\u2014each provides tailored visibility and data based on the selected workload.<\/p><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\"><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">You&#8217;ll also see Advanced filtering, persistent scoping, and incident response workflows, helping security teams triage threats, assess posture, and drive remediation across complex multi-cloud environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dae47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05dae47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_cloud_assets\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfY2xvdWRfYXNzZXRzLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?fit=640%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2761\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?w=2361&amp;ssl=1 2361w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=1024%2C547&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=1536%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=2048%2C1094&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?resize=850%2C454&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_cloud_assets.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A new Cloud Asset inventory<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5844a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e5844a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da01db\" data-id=\"3da01db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f4362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f4362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud scopes &amp; Unified RBAC<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513ce8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513ce8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The introduction of cloud scopes adds granular access control to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, allowing organizations to segment cloud environments by business unit, geography, or workload. Integrated with Defender Unified RBAC, cloud scopes enable precise role assignments and persistent filtering across dashboards, policies, and onboarding flows. Whether managing Azure subscriptions, AWS accounts, or GCP projects, cloud scopes ensure users only see what\u2019s relevant to them enhancing both security and operational efficiency.<\/p><p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Cloud Scopes enable teams to:<\/p><ul class=\"customListStyle\"><li data-list-item-id=\"e156a940ef260c6892d84089b4f147275\">Organize resources by business unit, geography, or workload<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e9288a9c4c117a7adcfb6a4897a021946\">Assign roles based on team responsibilities<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"ecac07e87f19e604dd4e7ec18228dab63\">Set specific access permissions per group<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e4266ea211f9c0da24a2f4d778c4a261f\">Avoid broad access to improve security and transparency<\/li><li data-list-item-id=\"e636956bd8efac93513c200d14b651ef3\">Define roles with greater flexibility and control<\/li><\/ul><p>More info about <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/defender-for-cloud\/cloud-scopes-unified-rbac?pivots=defender-portal#what-are-cloud-scopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud Scopes<\/a>.<\/p><p>Unified RBAC roles are found normally from Settings -&gt; DefenderXDR -&gt; Roles and permissions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80bc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b80bc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"newgen_mdc_new_roles_1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL25ld2dlbl9tZGNfbmV3X3JvbGVzXzEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?fit=640%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?w=2296&amp;ssl=1 2296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=1024%2C310&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=768%2C233&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=1536%2C466&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=2048%2C621&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?resize=850%2C258&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_new_roles_1.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0daf1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0daf1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And when you press number 1 in picture above you will see this permission selection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5528704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5528704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?fit=640%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?w=1225&amp;ssl=1 1225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/newgen_mdc_permissions.png?resize=850%2C456&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e6767 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2e6767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c792f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c792f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b0b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8b0b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the a first phase in Defender for Cloud transition to Defender portal. This is a start. 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