Control: Azure > CIS v3.0 > 03 - Security > 03.01 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud > 03.01.07 - Defender Plan - Databases > 03.01.07.04 - Ensure That Microsoft Defender for SQL Servers on Machines Is Set To 'On'

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Turning on Microsoft Defender for SQL servers on machines enables threat detection for SQL servers on machines, providing threat intelligence, anomaly detection, and behavior analytics in Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Enabling Microsoft Defender for SQL servers on machines allows for greater defense-in-depth, functionality for discovering and classifying sensitive data, surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, and detecting anomalous activities that could indicate a threat to your database.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

Azure > Security Center > Security Center

Policies

This control type relies on these other policies when running actions:

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/control/types/r03010704

Category URI

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

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/control/types/r03010704") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/control/types/r03010704'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv3-0#/control/types/r03010704"