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Manage Alert Suppression Rules

Implementation Effort: Medium — Creating and managing suppression rules requires understanding alert types, configuring rule logic, and ensuring that critical alerts are not unintentionally hidden.

User Impact: Low — Suppression rules are managed by security teams and do not affect end-user experience or application behavior.

Overview​

Microsoft Defender for Cloud allows security teams to manage alert noise by creating alert suppression rules. These rules help reduce alert fatigue by hiding known, non-actionable alerts while maintaining visibility into critical threats. Suppression can be applied across services like App Service, Key Vault, and Resource Manager.

Use Cases for Suppression​

  • Suppress alerts from known safe tools or processes.
  • Reduce duplicate alerts from recurring, low-risk events.
  • Focus analyst attention on high-severity or novel threats.

How to Manage Suppression Rules​

  1. Access Suppression Settings:

    • Sign in to the Azure Portal with Security Administrator or Global Administrator privileges 1.

  2. Navigate to Suppression Rules:

    • Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Settings > Alerts > Suppression rules 2.

  3. Create a Suppression Rule:

    • Choose an existing alert to suppress or define a new rule.
    • Specify conditions such as alert title, severity, affected resource types, or specific entities (e.g., IPs, users).
    • Define the scope (e.g., subscription, resource group) and action (suppress or resolve).

  4. Manage Existing Rules:

    • View, edit, or delete suppression rules from the same interface.
    • Optionally release previously suppressed alerts if rule conditions change 1.

  5. API Support:

Best Practices​

  • Regularly review suppression rules to ensure they are still valid.
  • Avoid suppressing high-severity alerts unless they are fully understood and documented.
  • Use suppression sparingly to maintain visibility into evolving threats.

This capability supports the "Assume Breach" principle of Zero Trust by helping teams focus on meaningful alerts while maintaining a secure and monitored environment.

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