Azure Policy can feel overwhelming due to its complexity and the sheer volume of policies that need to be managed. Organizations often struggle with:
- Lack of Visibility: Difficulty in understanding which policies are in place and their impact on resources.
- Lack of Reporting and Compliance Monitoring: Challenges in tracking compliance status and generating reports for audits.
- Incorrect policy configurations: It is common to have inconsistent, overlapping or incorrect policy definitions that can lead to security vulnerabilities.
- No Clear Documentation: Policies are often poorly documented, making it hard for teams to understand their purpose and implementation.
- Lack of Security Control Mapping: Inconsistent and lack of clarity in mapping policies to specific security controls or frameworks, leading to gaps in compliance.
Without reporting and collaboration, managing Azure policies at scale is error-prone, time-consuming, and lacks clarity across teams.
Overview
AzPolicyLens is an end–to-end automated solution that transform your Azure Policy data into Structured, security-aligned documentation and reports – ready to integrate into your DevOps ecosystem.
The goal is to ensure that all policies are well-documented, as well as providing accurate reporting on the resource compliance posture.
It assists the following teams within the organization:
- Azure cloud engineering teams:
- Ensure that all policies are well-documented and easily accessible for reference.
- Assist in the creation of new policies by providing references for security control requirements.
- Help to identity potential gaps and misconfigurations in existing policies.
- Facilitate the review and update of policies to ensure they remain relevant and effective.
- Assist in the management of policies by providing a centralized repository for all policy documentation.
- Cyber Security teams:
- Provide visibility into the current policy landscape.
- Provide a clear picture of current security posture in the Azure environment.
- Assist in the identification of potential security risks and compliance issues.
- Help to ensure all required security controls are implemented through policies.
- Application teams:
- A version of the documentation can be created tailored for application teams.
- Creating visibility into the security requirements for the Azure Landing Zones for the application teams.
- Assist in the understanding of how policies impact their applications and workloads.
- Help to manage the compliance of their applications with organizational policies.
- Help to manage the policy exemptions that may be required for their applications.
Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Detailed Wikis | Auto-generated technical documentation for cloud engineering & security teams |
| Security Control Catalog | CMaps both built-in & custom controls and report on its compliance |
| Team-Specific Views | Tailored for each application |
| CI/CD Integration | Seamlessly integrates into existing DevOps pipelines |
| Analytics & Recommendations | Analyse data and provide recommendations for areas of improvements |
Screenshots
To illustrate the capabilities of AzPolicyLens, here are some screenshots showcasing its features in a detailed Azure DevOps wiki (tailored for cloud engineering & security teams):
| Page | Screenshot |
|---|---|
| Main Page | Link |
| Detailed Analysis Page | Link |
| Subscription Page | Link |
| Policy Definition Page | Link |
| Policy Initiative Page | Link |
| Policy Assignment Page | Link |
| Policy Exemption Page | Link |
| Policy Metadata (Built-in Control) Page | Link |
| Custom Security Control Page | Link |
Getting Started
To learn more about AzPolicyLens licensing and pricing, book a demo, or any other general inquiries, please feel free contact us at contact[AT]tyconsulting.com.au.