Explanation:
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Answer
Both virtual machines have inbound rules that allow access from either Any or Internet ranges.
Yes
Both virtual machines have management ports exposed directly to the internet.
Yes
If you enable just-in-time network access controls on all virtual machines, you will increase the secure score by four points.
Yes
In the Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Azure Security Center) screenshot, the Secure Score report shows several active security recommendations, including:
* " Restrict unauthorized network access " with a potential score increase of +9% (4 points) for 2 of 2 resources .
* " Secure management ports " with a potential score increase of +9% (4 points) for 1 of 2 resources .
These cont rols correspond to Defender for Cloud recommendations related to network security and exposure of management ports (RDP/SSH) . The fact that both controls show "2 of 2 resources" or "1 of 2 resources" as unhealthy means both virtual machines currently have NSG or firewall rules that allow inbound access from "Any" or "Internet ranges," indicating open ports and insecure configurations.
According to Microsoft documentation ("Improve your Secure Score in Microsoft Defender for Cloud"), enabling Just-In-Time (J IT) VM access mitigates these findings by restricting inbound RDP/SSH access to approved users for limited time windows, thereby increasing the Secure Score. Each remediated recommendation increases the Secure Score by the number of points shown in the "Po tential score increase" column (4 points in this case).
Because Azure Policy shows no assigned or conflicting policies , compliance enforcement is not yet active, confirming that the current exposure is due to lack of configuration rather than policy overri de.
Therefore:
* The two VMs have inbound Internet-accessible rules # Yes .
* They have management ports exposed # Yes .
* Enabling JIT network access would fix both recommendations, improving the Secure Score by 4 points
# Yes .