Secure Score
Secure Score is a numerical or percentage-based metric that summarizes an environment’s security posture using identified risks, findings, and recommended improvements.
Azure Security
A secure score is a percentage-based metric that aggregates security findings and reflects an environment's adherence to security best practices and identified risk.
- How it is used
- Tracks Azure security posture as a KPI and prioritizes recommendations that raise the score most.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the percentage metric and explains scoring conditions, Preview exclusions, practical targets, and remediation governance without calculation internals.
- Examples
- Uses the Security Posture dashboard, recommendation potential-score increases, and continuous export to Log Analytics workspaces or Event Hub.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it by using Defender for Cloud recommendations and governance assignments to track and improve Azure security posture.
Microsoft Azure in Action
Secure Score is a numerical indicator of the security posture of an Azure environment, calculated from the security posture of its services and recommended improvements.
- How it is used
- Uses a single score to summarize Azure security posture and direct attention toward higher-value improvements.
- How deep it goes
- Explains service-based calculation, recommendation scoring, and prioritization, without detailing the underlying scoring algorithm.
- Examples
- Uses a score of 20 and an MFA recommendation worth 10 points with an 18% potential increase.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate Azure security posture and prioritize improvements by their potential contribution to the score.
Related concepts
- security posturemeasures · Security posture is the overall security condition of an organization or system, including its controls, vulnerabilities, exposure, readiness, and ability to resist or respond to threats.
- Microsoft Defender for Cloudproduced by · Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud security service that assesses security posture, detects threats, and provides security recommendations for cloud and hybrid workloads.
- dashboardused by · A dashboard is a visual interface that consolidates selected data, metrics, or status information for monitoring, analysis, or decision-making.
- best practicemeasures · A best practice is a generally accepted method or approach regarded as effective for achieving a desired outcome in a particular context.
- recommendationproduced by · A recommendation is a suggested item, choice, or course of action, based on available information, intended to guide a decision.
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