cis_7_2 — Ensure encryption at host is enabled on VMs¶
Summary
Severity: High · Pillar: Workload · Chain role: ENABLER
Description¶
Encryption at host encrypts data stored on the VM host including temp disks and OS/data disk caches. Without it, data may be written in plaintext to shared infrastructure.
Mapping¶
| Framework | Control / Reference |
|---|---|
| NIST 800-53 | SC-28(1) |
| NIST 800-207 | Tenet 3 - Per-session authenticated access |
| CIS Azure | 7.2 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Technique | T1486 |
| MITRE ATT&CK Tactic | Impact |
| Zero-Trust Tenet | Tenet 3 |
| Framework tags | nist-800-207, cis-azure-2.0, nist-800-53 |
Source¶
Rule defined at policies/azure/cis/vms/cis_7_2.rego.