diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/.parameters/parameters.json b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/.parameters/parameters.json
index f1ce85845e..79e2ac726c 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/.parameters/parameters.json
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/.parameters/parameters.json
@@ -11,6 +11,37 @@
         "allowBlobPublicAccess": {
             "value": false
         },
+        "requireInfrastructureEncryption": {
+            "value": true
+        },
+        "privateEndpoints": {
+            "value": [
+                {
+                    "subnetResourceId": "/subscriptions/<<subscriptionId>>/resourceGroups/validation-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/adp-sxx-az-vnet-x-001/subnets/sxx-az-subnet-x-005-privateEndpoints",
+                    "service": "blob"
+                },
+                {
+                    "subnetResourceId": "/subscriptions/<<subscriptionId>>/resourceGroups/validation-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/adp-sxx-az-vnet-x-001/subnets/sxx-az-subnet-x-005-privateEndpoints",
+                    "service": "table"
+                },
+                {
+                    "subnetResourceId": "/subscriptions/<<subscriptionId>>/resourceGroups/validation-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/adp-sxx-az-vnet-x-001/subnets/sxx-az-subnet-x-005-privateEndpoints",
+                    "service": "queue"
+                },
+                {
+                    "subnetResourceId": "/subscriptions/<<subscriptionId>>/resourceGroups/validation-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/adp-sxx-az-vnet-x-001/subnets/sxx-az-subnet-x-005-privateEndpoints",
+                    "service": "file"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "networkAcls": {
+            "value": {
+                "bypass": "AzureServices",
+                "defaultAction": "Deny",
+                "virtualNetworkRules": [],
+                "ipRules": []
+            }
+        },
         "blobServices": {
             "value": {
                 "diagnosticLogsRetentionInDays": 7,
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/deploy.bicep
index f689827bd1..3ce34035dd 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/deploy.bicep
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@ param azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication object = {}
 @description('Optional. Virtual Network Identifier used to create a service endpoint.')
 param vNetId string = ''
 
-@description('Optional. Configuration Details for private endpoints.')
+@description('Optional. Configuration Details for private endpoints. For security reasons, it is recommended to use private endpoints whenever possible')
 param privateEndpoints array = []
 
 @description('Optional. The Storage Account ManagementPolicies Rules.')
 param managementPolicyRules array = []
 
-@description('Optional. Networks ACLs, this value contains IPs to whitelist and/or Subnet information.')
+@description('Optional. Networks ACLs, this value contains IPs to whitelist and/or Subnet information. For security reasons, it is recommended to set the DefaultAction Deny')
 param networkAcls object = {}
 
+@description('Optional. A boolean indicating whether or not the service applies a secondary layer of encryption with platform managed keys for data at rest. For security reasons, it is recommended to set it to true.')
+param requireInfrastructureEncryption bool = true
+
 @description('Optional. Blob service and containers to deploy')
 param blobServices object = {}
 
@@ -71,8 +74,8 @@ param queueServices object = {}
 @description('Optional. Table service and tables to create.')
 param tableServices object = {}
 
-@description('Optional. Indicates whether public access is enabled for all blobs or containers in the storage account.')
-param allowBlobPublicAccess bool = true
+@description('Optional. Indicates whether public access is enabled for all blobs or containers in the storage account. For security reasons, it is recommended to set it to false.')
+param allowBlobPublicAccess bool = false
 
 @allowed([
   'TLS1_0'
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ var saBaseProperties = {
   minimumTlsVersion: minimumTlsVersion
   networkAcls: (empty(networkAcls) ? null : networkAcls_var)
   allowBlobPublicAccess: allowBlobPublicAccess
+  requireInfrastructureEncryption: requireInfrastructureEncryption
 }
 var saOptIdBasedAuthProperties = {
   azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication: azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication_var
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/readme.md b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/readme.md
index 13693b0fe7..c70b2d57f4 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/readme.md
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/readme.md
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ This module is used to deploy a storage account, with the ability to deploy 1 or
 
 | Parameter Name | Type | Default Value | Possible Values | Description |
 | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
-| `allowBlobPublicAccess` | bool | `True` |  | Optional. Indicates whether public access is enabled for all blobs or containers in the storage account. |
+| `allowBlobPublicAccess` | bool | `False` |  | Optional. Indicates whether public access is enabled for all blobs or containers in the storage account. For security reasons, it is recommended to set it to false. |
+| `requireInfrastructureEncryption` | boolean | `True` |  | Optional. A boolean indicating whether or not the service applies a secondary layer of encryption with platform managed keys for data at rest. For security reasons, it is recommended to set it to true. |
 | `azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication` | object | `{object}` |  | Optional. Provides the identity based authentication settings for Azure Files. |
 | `basetime` | string | `[utcNow('u')]` |  | Generated. Do not provide a value! This date value is used to generate a SAS token to access the modules. |
 | `blobServices` | _[blobServices](blobServices/readme.md)_ object | `{object}` |  | Optional. Blob service and containers to deploy |