Azure Defender, previously known as Azure Security Center Standard, is a cloud-native security suite that helps organizations protect their Azure and hybrid cloud workloads. Azure Defender provides advanced threat protection across various services, helping detect and respond to security threats. While Azure Defender itself doesn't expose a separate API, its features are integrated with Azure Security Center, which has APIs for programmable access. Below, I'll provide an overview of the Azure Security Center APIs and a simplified example in Python using the requests library.

Azure Security Center APIs:

Features:

1. Security Solutions:

   • Explanation: Azure Security Center offers various security solutions that provide advanced threat protection for different Azure services.
   • Use Case: Useful for retrieving information about security solutions and configurations.

2. Alerts:

   • Explanation: Azure Security Center generates alerts based on detected security threats and vulnerabilities.
   • Use Case: Useful for programmatically retrieving and responding to security alerts.

3. Recommendations:

   • Explanation: Azure Security Center provides security recommendations to improve the security posture of your Azure resources.
   • Use Case: Useful for programmatically implementing security best practices.

4. Secure Score:

   • Explanation: Secure Score in Azure Security Center helps assess your security posture and provides recommendations for improvement.
   • Use Case: Useful for retrieving and analyzing the secure score of your Azure resources.

Example in Python using the requests library:

Below is a simplified example demonstrating how to use the Azure Security Center APIs to retrieve security alerts. Ensure you have the necessary Azure AD authentication details and replace placeholders with your actual values.

import requests

# Specify your Azure Security Center details
security_center_subscription_id = 'your-security-center-subscription-id'
security_center_workspace_id = 'your-security-center-workspace-id'
api_version = '2021-01-01' # Replace with the appropriate API version

# Azure AD authentication details
tenant_id = 'your-tenant-id'
client_id = 'your-client-id'
client_secret = 'your-client-secret'
resource_url = 'https://management.azure.com/'

# Get Azure AD token for authentication
token_endpoint = f'https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant_id}/oauth2/token'
token_data = {
'grant_type': 'client_credentials',
'client_id': client_id,
'client_secret': client_secret,
'resource': resource_url
}
token_response = requests.post(token_endpoint, data=token_data)
access_token = token_response.json()['access_token']

# Retrieve security alerts from Azure Security Center
security_center_alerts_endpoint = f'https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{security_center_subscription_id}/resourceGroups/{security_center_workspace_id}/providers/Microsoft.Security/locations/global/alerts?api-version={api_version}'
headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'}
response = requests.get(security_center_alerts_endpoint, headers=headers)
alerts = response.json().get('value', [])

# Print alert details
for alert in alerts:
print(f"Alert ID: {alert['properties']['alertId']}")
print(f"Alert Name: {alert['properties']['displayName']}")
print(f"Severity: {alert['properties']['severity']}")
print("----------------------------")

This example demonstrates how to retrieve security alerts from Azure Security Center using the requests library in Python. Ensure that you replace the placeholder values with your actual Azure Security Center details and Azure AD authentication information.

For production environments, it's recommended to use Azure SDKs for Python, such as azure-mgmt-monitor and azure-identity, for a more convenient and secure approach. Install the required libraries using:

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pip install azure-mgmt-monitor azure-identity  

Refer to the official Azure Security Center APIs documentation for the latest information and API details.