Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsDetermine business needs for multicloud security planning
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Determine business needs
Identify business requirements for multicloud security
This article is part of a series to provideUse this guidance as youto design a cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) solution across multicloud resources with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. In this article, you identify your organization's business needs for multicloud security, assess key requirements, and map those needs to Defender for Cloud capabilities for protecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources.
GoalBusiness planning goals
Identify how Defender for Cloud multicloud capabilities can help your organization meet business goals and protect Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources.
Get startedStart assessing business needs
The first step in designing a multicloud security solution is to determine your business needs. Every company, even in the same industry, has different requirements. Best practices provide general guidance, but your unique business needs define your specific requirements.
- Providing vulnerability management solutions for servers and containers.
- Protecting critical workloads, including containers, servers, and databases, against malicious attacks.
The following diagram below shows the Defender for Cloud architecture. Defender for Cloud can:
- Provide unified visibility and recommendations across multicloud environments. There’s no need to switch between different portals to see the status of your resources.
- Compare your resource configuration against industry standards, regulations, and benchmarks. For details, see Assign regulatory compliance standards.
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