Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Cloud and workloadsProtect your Azure environment
In brief
The page now introduces the steps for connecting Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps, refreshes best-practice link wording, and updates its metadata.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators have clearer navigation to Azure connection instructions and related best practices; no action is required.
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Documentation change
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How Defender for Cloud Apps helps protect your Azure environment
Protect Azure in real time
Review our best practices for securing and collaborating with guests and blocking and protecting the download of sensitive data to unmanaged or risky devices.
Connect Azure to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Connect Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps
To connect Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps, follow these steps:
In the Microsoft Defender Portal, select Settings. Then choose Cloud Apps. Under Connected apps, select App Connectors.
In the App connectors page, select +Connect an app, followed by Microsoft Azure.
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Protect your Azure environment description: Learn how to connect your Azure environment to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps using the API connector to monitor activities and detect threats.-ms.date: 06/16/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026 ms.topic: how-to ms.reviewer: AmitMishaeli ai-usage: ai-assisted-ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1016 --- # How Defender for Cloud Apps helps protect your Azure environment@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ For more information about remediating threats from apps, see [Governing connect ## Protect Azure in real time -Review our best practices for [securing and collaborating with guests](best-practices.md#secure-collaboration-with-external-users-by-enforcing-real-time-session-controls) and [blocking and protecting the download of sensitive data to unmanaged or risky devices](best-practices.md#block-and-protect-download-of-sensitive-data-to-unmanaged-or-risky-devices).+Review best practices for [securing and collaborating with guests](best-practices.md#secure-collaboration-with-external-users-by-enforcing-real-time-session-controls) and [blocking and protecting the download of sensitive data to unmanaged or risky devices](best-practices.md#block-and-protect-download-of-sensitive-data-to-unmanaged-or-risky-devices). ## Connect Azure to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ When you connect Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps, keep in mind the following sc ### Connect Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps +To connect Azure to Defender for Cloud Apps, follow these steps:+ 1. In the Microsoft Defender Portal, select **Settings**. Then choose **Cloud Apps**. Under **Connected apps**, select **App Connectors**. 1. In the **App connectors** page, select **+Connect an app**, followed by **Microsoft Azure**.