VMs with a directly attached public IP expose the host to the internet. Prefer Azure Bastion (for admin access) or App Gateway / LB with WAF (for app traffic) rather than direct public IP exposure.
A scan reports where your tenant stands on this check — pass, fail with a step-by-step fix, or not applicable if your licensing doesn’t include the feature. When Tenant Strike can’t read a setting with read-only access, it says unverified and gives you a one-command way to confirm it yourself — it never guesses.
Check your own tenant
Is your tenant covered on "remove public ips from vms"?
One read-only scan answers it — this check and every other one in the catalog, each with a plain-English fix. 7-day Pro trial, no credit card.