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# Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Microsoft Defender for Storage detects malware uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and anomalous access patterns on Azure Storage accounts. Enabling this plan at the *Standard* tier ensures malicious content and unusual data-plane activity are surfaced as security alerts.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

See [Deploy Microsoft Defender for Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/tutorial-enable-storage-plan) for step-by-step instructions on enabling the plan.