azure-security-scanner

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Azure security configuration scanning and hardening using Azure Security Center, Azure Policy, and ScoutSuite

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Azure Security Scanner Skill

Purpose

Automated Azure security configuration scanning and hardening to identify misconfigurations, compliance violations, and security risks across Azure subscriptions and tenants.

Capabilities

Azure Security Center Assessments

Run Microsoft Defender for Cloud security assessments
Check secure score and recommendations
Review security alerts and incidents
Validate just-in-time VM access
Check adaptive application controls
Monitor regulatory compliance dashboards

Azure AD Security Analysis

Analyze Azure AD conditional access policies
Check MFA enforcement status
Review privileged identity management (PIM)
Identify risky sign-ins and users
Analyze app registrations and service principals
Check guest user access configurations

Network Security Group Analysis

Review NSG rules for overly permissive access
Check for open management ports (RDP, SSH)
Validate application security groups
Review Azure Firewall configurations
Check DDoS protection status
Analyze virtual network configurations

Storage Account Security

Identify publicly accessible storage accounts
Check encryption configurations (SSE, CMK)
Review shared access signatures (SAS)
Validate network access rules
Check secure transfer requirements
Review access keys rotation

Key Vault Security

Check Key Vault access policies
Validate network restrictions
Review key expiration policies
Check certificate configurations
Verify soft-delete enablement
Audit secret access patterns

Activity Logging Verification

Validate Azure Activity Log configuration
Check diagnostic settings on resources
Review Log Analytics workspace security
Verify Azure Monitor alert rules
Check Azure Sentinel integration

Azure Policy Compliance

Assess built-in policy compliance
Check custom policy assignments
Review policy exemptions
Validate initiative assignments
Generate compliance reports

Azure Services Covered

Category	Services
Identity	Azure AD, PIM, Conditional Access
Compute	VMs, App Services, Functions, AKS
Storage	Storage Accounts, Blobs, Files
Database	SQL Database, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL
Network	VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF
Security	Defender, Key Vault, Sentinel
Monitoring	Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights

Integrations

Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Cloud security posture management
Azure Policy: Governance and compliance
Azure AD: Identity security
ScoutSuite: Multi-cloud security auditing
Azure Sentinel: SIEM and SOAR

Target Processes

Cloud Security Architecture Review
Compliance Monitoring
Azure Subscription Hardening
Security Posture Assessment

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "scanType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["full", "cis", "pci", "hipaa", "iso27001", "custom"],
      "description": "Type of security scan"
    },
    "subscriptions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Azure subscription IDs to scan"
    },
    "resourceGroups": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Specific resource groups to scan"
    },
    "services": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Specific services to scan"
    },
    "severityThreshold": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["critical", "high", "medium", "low"]
    },
    "complianceFrameworks": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["CIS", "PCI-DSS", "HIPAA", "ISO27001", "SOC2", "NIST"]
      }
    },
    "includeAzureAD": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include Azure AD security checks"
    }
  },
  "required": ["scanType"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "scanId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scanTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "subscriptionsScanned": {
      "type": "array"
    },
    "secureScore": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "current": { "type": "number" },
        "max": { "type": "number" },
        "percentage": { "type": "number" }
      }
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "totalChecks": { "type": "integer" },
        "passed": { "type": "integer" },
        "failed": { "type": "integer" },
        "warnings": { "type": "integer" }
      }
    },
    "findingsBySeverity": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "critical": { "type": "integer" },
        "high": { "type": "integer" },
        "medium": { "type": "integer" },
        "low": { "type": "integer" }
      }
    },
    "findings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "checkId": { "type": "string" },
          "severity": { "type": "string" },
          "service": { "type": "string" },
          "resourceId": { "type": "string" },
          "description": { "type": "string" },
          "remediation": { "type": "string" },
          "complianceMapping": { "type": "array" }
        }
      }
    },
    "azureAdFindings": {
      "type": "array"
    },
    "policyCompliance": {
      "type": "object"
    },
    "recommendations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    }
  }
}

Usage Example

skill: {
  name: 'azure-security-scanner',
  context: {
    scanType: 'cis',
    subscriptions: ['subscription-id-1'],
    complianceFrameworks: ['CIS', 'SOC2'],
    includeAzureAD: true,
    severityThreshold: 'medium'
  }
}