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# Azure Microsoft Defender for Cloud security alert email notification is not set misconfiguration det

## Rule Details

|                        |                                         |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_AZURE\_21                       |
| Category - Subcategory | Monitoring - Alerting And Notifications |
| Provider               | AZURE                                   |
| Severity               | LOW                                     |
| Framework              | ARM, Bicep, Terraform, Terraform Plan   |

## Impact

The *alert notifications* setting within an Azure Security Center contact configuration specifies whether email notifications for high severity alerts are sent to the security contact. Enabling this setting ensures that the designated contacts are promptly informed of high severity security alerts, allowing for a quicker response to potential security incidents.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* Microsoft.Security/securityContacts

* *Property:* properties.alertNotifications \[source,go]

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{ "type": "Microsoft.Security/securityContacts", "apiVersion": "2020-01-01", "name": "default", "properties": { "email": "<security_contact@example.com>",

* "alertNotifications": "On", "phone": "(555) 555-5555", "alertsToAdmins": "Off" // Or "On", depending on organizational requirements } }

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