Information
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.
Solution
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 Select On under Plan.
Select Save
From Azure CLI
Run the following command:
az security pricing create -n SqlServers --tier 'standard'
From Powershell
Run the following command:
Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'SqlServers' -PricingTier 'Standard'
Default Value:
By default, Microsoft Defender plan is off.