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Scenario 25

Discover and Control Shadow IT with Defender for Cloud Apps

Key use cases include discovering cloud apps, assessing risk, monitoring sensitive data exposure, reducing compliance risk, supporting security investigations, and governing unsanctioned apps to improve visibility, protection, and governance.

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Key Features

Cloud usage visibility

Application risk analysis

Sensitive data exposure monitoring

Regulatory risk reduction

SOC investigation support

Unsanctioned app governance

Solution Architecture

Users and devices access SaaS applications, with traffic analyzed through Cloud Discovery to identify apps and assign risk scores. Based on insights, risky apps are controlled and monitored using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, enabling Shadow IT governance and Zero Trust enforcement.

Technologies Used

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Microsoft Defender Suite Cloud Discovery risk scoring analytics SOC integration Shadow IT detection