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Ensure there is a sufficient retention period configured for Azure Blob Storage soft deleted data.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Security

Compliance Standards

CBP

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Sure, here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate the misconfiguration “Check for Sufficient Soft Deleted Data Retention Period” for Azure using the Azure console:

  1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/).
  2. Navigate to the storage account that you want to remediate.
  3. Click on the “Configuration” tab from the left-hand menu.
  4. Scroll down to the “Data Protection” section and click on the “Soft delete” option.
  5. Ensure that the “Soft delete” toggle is set to “On”.
  6. Set the “Retention period” to the desired value. The recommended retention period is 14 days.
  7. Click on the “Save” button to save the changes.

That’s it! You have successfully remediated the misconfiguration “Check for Sufficient Soft Deleted Data Retention Period” for Azure using the Azure console.