CCSP Cloud Security Operations Practice Question
An organization uses Azure Defender for Cloud to protect their hybrid environment. They want to receive alerts about suspicious activities on their Azure Key Vault. Which Defender plan should they enable?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common trap is that candidates may assume a general plan like Defender for Servers covers all Azure services, but each Defender plan is scoped to a specific service category, such as Defender for Key Vault for Key Vault security.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Defender for Key Vault
Defender for Key Vault is the specific plan designed to provide advanced threat protection for Azure Key Vault. It monitors access patterns and operations on the vault to detect suspicious activities such as unauthorized access attempts, credential theft, or anomalous secret retrieval, and generates security alerts accordingly.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Defender for Databases
Why it's wrong here
For databases.
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Defender for Containers
Why it's wrong here
For containers.
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Defender for Servers
Why it's wrong here
For servers, not Key Vault.
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Defender for Key Vault
Why this is correct
Specifically protects Key Vault.
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