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2.1.4 Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases Is Set To 'On' (Manual)
Profile Applicability
• Level 2
Description
Turning on Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases enables threat detection for Azure SQL database servers, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior analytics in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Rationale
Enabling Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases allows for greater defense-in-depth, with threat detection provided by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Impact
Turning on Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases incurs an additional cost per resource.
Audit
From Azure Portal
- Go to
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Select
Environment Settings
blade - Click on the subscription name
- Select the
Defender plans
blade - Review the chosen pricing tier. For the
Azure SQL Databases
resource typePlan
should be set toOn
.
From Azure CLI
Run the following command:
az security pricing show -n SqlServers
Ensure -PricingTier
is set to Standard
From Azure Powershell
Run the following command:
Get-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'SqlServers' | Select-Object Name,PricingTier
Ensure the -PricingTier
is set to Standard
Remediation
From Azure Portal
- Go to
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Select
Environment Settings
blade - Click on the subscription name
- Select the
Defender plans
blade - On the line in the table for
Azure SQL Databases
SelectOn
underPlan
. - Select
Save
From Azure CLI
Run the following command:
az security pricing create -n SqlServers --tier 'standard'
From Azure Powershell
Run the following command:
Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'SqlServers' -PricingTier 'Standard'
References
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security-center/security-center-detection-capabilities
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/securitycenter/pricings/list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/securitycenter/pricings/update
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.security/get-azsecuritypricing
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/security-controls-v3-data-protection#dp-2-monitor-anomalies-and-threats-targeting-sensitive-data
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/security-controls-v3-logging-threat-detection#lt-1-enable-threat-detection-capabilities