Azure Monitor Audit

Audit Azure activity with Monitor, Activity Logs, and Log Analytics for compliance, security, and operational visibility.

When to Use

• Enabling centralized audit logging across Azure subscriptions
• Meeting compliance requirements for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or ISO 27001
• Investigating security incidents or unauthorized activity in Azure
• Setting up alerting on administrative and security events
• Building compliance dashboards and automated evidence collection

Create Log Analytics Workspace

# Create resource group for audit resources
az group create \
  --name rg-audit \
  --location eastus