Azure Compliance ControlsAzure Virtual Machines
Virtual machines should have all network ports restricted by their associated network security groups
Azure Security Center has identified some of your network security groups' inbound rules to be too permissive. Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges. This can potentially enable attackers to target your resources.
What this control checks
Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges.
Framework mappings
The clauses this control is mapped to in each framework.
- Information Flow Enforcement (AC-4)
- SC-7: Boundary Protection
- SC-7(3) Access Points
- 3.1.3 Control the flow of CUI in accordance with approved authorizations
- 3.13.1: Monitor, control, and protect communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of organizational systems.
- 3.13.2 Employ architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective information security within organizational systems
- 3.13.5 Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks
- 3.13.6: Deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).
- 5 Policy for Information System Audit (IS Audit)
- AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
- SC-7 Boundary Protection
- SC-7(3) Access Points
- 0858.09m1Organizational.4-09.m 09.06 Network Security Management
- 1.3.2 Limit inbound Internet traffic to IP addresses within the DMZ
- Do not allow unauthorized outbound traffic from the cardholder data environment to the Internet
Related controls
Tool mappings
Use these identifiers to cross-reference this control across tools, reports, and evidence.
- Compliance.tf Control:
compute_vm_remote_access_restricted_all_ports - Powerpipe Control:
azure_compliance.control.compute_vm_remote_access_restricted_all_ports
Last reviewed: 2026-10-11