Monitor System Updates
Ensures that Monitor System Updates is enabled in Security Center
When this setting is enabled, Security Center will audit virtual machines for pending OS or system updates.
Recommended Actions
Follow the appropriate remediation steps below to resolve the issue.
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Log in to the Microsoft Azure Management Console.
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Select the “Search resources, services, and docs” option at the top and search for “Microsoft Defender for Cloud”.
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Scroll down the left navigation panel and select the “Environment Settings” under “Management”.
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On the “Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Environment settings” page, under “Name” column select the “Subscription Name” that needs to be verified by clicking on its Name.
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On the “Settings” page scroll down the “Policy settings” section and select “Security Policy”.
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On the “Settings | Security policy” page, Select the “Subscription” link under the “Security policy” at the top to get into the configuration settings.
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On the Settings page, select the “Parameters” tab and uncheck “Only show parameters that need input or review”. It will show you a list of parameters.
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In the list search for the setting “System updates should be installed on your machines”. If it’s set to “Disabled” then “System Update monitoring” is not enabled on the selected “Subscription”.
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To enable “System Update monitoring” click to open the dropdown of “System updates should be installed on your machines” and select the “AuditIfNotExists” option. Click on the “Review + save” button at the bottom.
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On the “Review + save” page, click on “Save” button to make the necessary changes.
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Repeat steps number 3 - 10 to ensure “System Update monitoring” is configured from the Azure Security Center.