You have an Azure subscription that contains virtual machines. The subscription uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud with the Foundational Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) plan. You need to…

The correct answer is A. Enable the Defender CSPM plan. Defender for Cloud, Enable agentless machine scanning When you turn on Defender for Servers Plan 2 or the Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) plan, agentless machine scanning is enabled by default…

Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 6, 2026Secure Azure using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel

Question

You have an Azure subscription that contains virtual machines. The subscription uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud with the Foundational Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) plan. You need to enable agentless scanning for the virtual machines. What should you do in Defender for Cloud?

Options

AEnable the Defender CSPM plan.
BEnable Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 1.
CCreate a custom standard security policy.
DAdd a security solution.

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A
87% (13)
B
7% (1)
C
7% (1)

Explanation

Defender for Cloud, Enable agentless machine scanning When you turn on Defender for Servers Plan 2 or the Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) plan, agentless machine scanning is enabled by default. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/enable-agentless-scanning-vms

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