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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​

  1. Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  2. Select Environment Settings blade
  3. Click on the subscription name
  4. Select the Defender plans blade
  5. Review the chosen pricing tier. For the Azure SQL Databases resource type Plan should be set to On.

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​

  1. Go to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  2. Select Environment Settings blade
  3. Click on the subscription name
  4. Select the Defender plans blade
  5. On the line in the table for Azure SQL Databases Select On under Plan.
  6. 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