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Azure Security Center—News and updates for September 2020

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In September 2020, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure Security Center: * (Ignite) [Security Center gets a new look](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#security-center-gets-a-new-look) * (Ignite) [Azure Defender released](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#azure-defender-released) * (Ignite) [Azure Defender for Key Vault is generally available](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#azure-defender-for-key-vault-is-generally-available) * (Ignite) [Azure Defender for Storage protection for Files and ADLS Gen2 is generally available](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#azure-defender-for-storage-protection-for-files-and-adls-gen2-is-generally-available) * (Ignite) [Asset inventory tools are now generally available](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#asset-inventory-tools-are-now-generally-available) * (Ignite) [Disable a specific vulnerability finding for scans of container registries and virtual machines](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#disable-a-specific-vulnerability-finding-for-scans-of-container-registries-and-virtual-machines) * (Ignite) [Exempt a resource from a recommendation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#exempt-a-resource-from-a-recommendation) * (Ignite) [AWS and GCP connectors in Security Center bring a multi-cloud experience](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#aws-and-gcp-connectors-in-security-center-bring-a-multi-cloud-experience) * (Ignite) [Kubernetes workload protection recommendation bundle](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#kubernetes-workload-protection-recommendation-bundle) * (Ignite) [IoT threat protection enhancements in Azure Defender for IoT](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#iot-threat-protection-enhancements-in-azure-defender-for-iot) * [Vulnerability assessment findings are now available in continuous export](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#vulnerability-assessment-findings-are-now-available-in-continuous-export) * [Prevent security misconfigurations by enforcing recommendations when creating new resources](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#prevent-security-misconfigurations-by-enforcing-recommendations-when-creating-new-resources) * [Network security group recommendations improved](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#network-security-group-recommendations-improved) * [Deprecated preview AKS recommendation "Pod Security Policies should be defined on Kubernetes Services"](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#deprecated-preview-aks-recommendation-pod-security-policies-should-be-defined-on-kubernetes-services) * [Email notifications from Azure Security Center improved](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#email-notifications-from-azure-security-center-improved) * [Secure score doesn't include preview recommendations](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#secure-score-doesnt-include-preview-recommendations) * [Recommendations now include a severity indicator and the freshness interval](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/release-notes#recommendations-now-include-a-severity-indicator-and-the-freshness-interval) Items marked with (Ignite) were announced at Ignite 2020\. Watch the on-demand sessions describing them in detail [here](https://aka.ms/ignite2020-asc-sessions). * Security Center * Features * Security * [ Security Center](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/security-center/)