Ensure that an Azure activity log alert is fired whenever "Create/Update Storage Account" events are triggered in your Microsoft Azure cloud account. Activity log alerts get triggered when a new activity log event that matches the condition specified in the alert configuration occurs. For this conformity rule, the matched condition is `Whenever the Activity Log has an event with Category="Administrative", Signal name="Create/Update Storage Account (Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts)"`.
This rule resolution is part of the Conformity Security & Compliance tool for Azure.
Monitoring your Microsoft Azure cloud account for "Create/Update Storage Account" events will give you insights into the changes made at the Azure Storage account level in order to help reduce the time it takes to detect unauthorized activity and mitigate any unwanted behavior.
Audit
To determine if there is an activity log alert created for "Create/Update Storage Account" events in your Microsoft Azure cloud account, perform the following actions:
Remediation / Resolution
To create a Microsoft Azure activity log alert for "Create/Update Storage Account (Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts)" events, perform the following actions:
References
- Azure Official Documentation
- Create, view, and manage activity log alerts by using Azure Monitor
- Create, view, and manage log alerts using Azure Monitor
- Action rules (preview)
- Azure PowerShell Documentation
- az monitor activity-log alert list
- az monitor activity-log alert show
- az monitor activity-log alert create
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