Connecting Non-Azure Resources to Defender for Cloud

Managing security across multiple cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure often leads to fragmented visibility and increased vulnerability. Establishing a single, centralized view of your entire security posture is essential for modern digital environments. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts and step-by-step procedures to connect external resources to Defender for Cloud, creating a unified security management hub. What you'll learn: - Understand the core architecture of Defender for Cloud and its hybrid capabilities - Connect AWS and GCP accounts to enable multi-cloud security posture management - Onboard on-premises servers and virtual machines using Azure Arc - Configure auto-provisioning and security agents for continuous compliance monitoring - Apply zero-trust security principles to external resource configurations - Monitor and remediate security recommendations across all connected platforms Starting with essential terminology and pre-requisite configurations, the course guides you through written explanations and configuration examples to successfully link external platforms. You will learn to manage permissions, configure connectors, and analyze unified security alerts. This course is designed for IT administrators, security beginners, and cloud engineers who want to centralize their security operations. No advanced cloud security experience is required to begin. Start reading today to secure your entire hybrid infrastructure from a single dashboard.