2.1.9 Ensure That Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB Is Set To 'On'

Information

Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB scans all incoming network requests for threats to your Azure Cosmos DB resources.

Rationale:

In scanning Azure Cosmos DB requests within a subscription, requests are compared to a heuristic list of potential security threats. These threats could be a result of a security breach within your services, thus scanning for them could prevent a potential security threat from being introduced.

Impact:

Enabling Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB requires enabling Microsoft Defender for your subscription. Both will incur additional charges.

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 Database row click on Select types >.

Set the radio button next to Azure Cosmos DB to On.

Click Continue.

Click Save.

From Azure CLI
Run the following command:

az security pricing create -n 'CosmosDbs' --tier 'standard'

From PowerShell
Use the below command to enable Standard pricing tier for Azure Cosmos DB

Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name 'CosmosDbs' -PricingTier 'Standard

Default Value:

By default, Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB is not enabled.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/10624