In Microsoft Defender for Cloud (previously Azure Security Center and Azure Defender), email notifications for security alerts are configured under the “Pricing & settings” section of the workspace or subscription settings. According to Microsoft documentation, each subscriptio n connected to Defender for Cloud has a “Pricing & settings” page that allows administrators to manage configurations such as Defender plan activation, data collection settings, and email notifications for security alerts .
To enable the SOC team to receive alert notifications, you navigate to Microsoft Defender for Cloud → Environment settings → [Select Subscription] → Pricing & settings → Email notifications . There, you can specify:
Whether to send notifications for high-severity alerts only or for all alerts.
Whether to send to subscription owners, contributors, or specific emails .
This configuration ensures that alert emails are automatically sent whenever Defender for Cloud generates new security alerts, allowing the Security Operations team to stay informed without manual monitoring.
The other options are incorrect because:
Security policy defines compliance and assess ment standards.
Security alerts shows existing alerts but does not control notification settings.
Azure Defender is the protection plan; it doesn’t control notification preferences.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. Pricing & settings .
