Control: Azure > CIS v2.0 > 02 - Microsoft Defender > 2.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 2.01.04 - Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases Is Set To 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

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.

Enabling Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases allows for greater defense-in- depth, with threat detection provided by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

Azure > Security Center > Security Center

Primary Policies

The following policies can be used to configure this control:

2.01.04 - Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL Databases Is Set To 'On'

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020104

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070301

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020104") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020104'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv2-0#/control/types/r020104"