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# Azure SQL server Defender setting is set to Off misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC2\_AZURE\_13                   |
| Category - Subcategory | Monitoring - Unintegrated            |
| Provider               | AZURE                                |
| Severity               | LOW                                  |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | d7d19f58-2868-47a1-9ed6-63bf8074770d |

## Impact

Azure Defender for SQL provides a new layer of security, which enables customers to detect and respond to potential threats as they occur by providing security alerts on anomalous activities. Users will receive an alert upon suspicious database activities, potential vulnerabilities, SQL injection attacks, as well as anomalous database access patterns. Advanced threat protection alerts provide details of suspicious activity and recommend action on how to investigate and mitigate the threat.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* azurerm\_sql\_server, azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy

* *Arguments:* server\_name (of *azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy* ) \[source,go]

***

{ "resource "azurerm\_sql\_server" "sql\_server\_good\_1" { name = "mysqlserver" resource\_group\_name = "group" location = "location" version = "12.0" administrator\_login = "4dm1n157r470r" administrator\_login\_password = "4-v3ry-53cr37-p455w0rd" }

resource "azurerm\_sql\_server" "sql\_server\_good\_2" { name = "mysqlserver" resource\_group\_name = "group" location = "location" version = "12.0" administrator\_login = "4dm1n157r470r" administrator\_login\_password = "4-v3ry-53cr37-p455w0rd" }

resource "azurerm\_mssql\_server\_security\_alert\_policy" "alert\_policy\_good" { resource\_group\_name = "group" server\_name = azurerm\_sql\_server.sql\_server\_good\_1.name state = "Enabled" retention\_days = 20 }

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