You want to onboard an AWS account into Microsoft Defender for Cloud. What should you configure first?
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Correct answer: From Defender for Cloud, configure the Environment settings..
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To onboard an AWS account into Microsoft Defender for Cloud, you must first configure the Environment settings within Defender for Cloud. This is where you establish the connection to your AWS account, allowing Defender for Cloud to discover and monitor resources. You'll typically provide an AWS account ID and configure an IAM role with necessary permissions for Defender for Cloud to access your AWS environment. Enabling a security hub in AWS is a separate AWS-side configuration and doesn't initiate the onboarding process with Defender for Cloud. Configuring Security solutions settings in Defender for Cloud is done after an environment is onboarded, to enable specific security features. Adding an AWS enterprise application in the Azure portal is related to identity integration, not the initial Defender for Cloud onboarding for resource monitoring.
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