Information
Configure 'Send scan reports to' with email ids of concerned data owners/stakeholders for a critical SQL servers.
Rationale:
Vulnerability Assessment (VA) scan reports and alerts will be sent to email ids configured at 'Send scan reports to'. This may help in reducing time required for identifying risks and taking corrective measures.
Impact:
Enabling the Azure Defender for SQL features will incur additional costs for each SQL server.
Solution
From Azure Console
Go to SQL servers
Select a server instance
Click on Security Center
Ensure that Azure Defender for SQL is set to Enabled
Select Configure next to Enabled at subscription-level
In Section Vulnerability Assessment Settings, configure Storage Accounts if not already
Configure email ids for concerned data owners/stakeholders at 'Send scan reports to'
Click Save
Using Azure PowerShell
If not already, Enable Advanced Data Security for a SQL Server:
Set-AZSqlServerThreatDetectionPolicy -ResourceGroupName <resource group name> -ServerName <server name> -EmailAdmins $True
To enable ADS-VA service and Set 'Send scan reports to'
Update-AzSqlServerVulnerabilityAssessmentSetting '
-ResourceGroupName '<resource group name>''
-ServerName '<Server Name>''
-StorageAccountName '<Storage Name from same subscription and same Location' '
-ScanResultsContainerName 'vulnerability-assessment' '
-RecurringScansInterval Weekly '
-EmailSubscriptionAdmins $true '
-NotificationEmail @('[email protected]' , '[email protected]')
Default Value:
By default, 'Send reports to' is blank.