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1. #INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM INSTALL#
2. #INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM FULL#
3. #INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM TRIAL#
4. #INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM PLUS#

Hackers are always trying to find workloads that are exposed to the Internet and databases that are very common target. In my example, I have these unhealthy resources which is grouped beautifully by Severity. Make sure to address and review all security recommendations for the SQL databases. You can also filter just the SQL recommendations (Data & Storage hive) from Resource security hygiene section (as shown in the Image 4) You can enable threat protection for Azure SQL Database SQL servers at either the subscription level or resource level. Furthermore, you can select the security option at the left pane and view recommendations from Security Center and alternatively, you may navigate to Microsoft Defender for Cloud for more information on a recommendation. Microsoft Defender for Cloud installed the Log Analytics agent and started gathering data to provide security recommendations for your SQL VM under Recommendations section (as shown in ‘Image 3’).

In this sample scenario, a SQL IaaS VM (sqlserver) was provisioned. The protection will be fully active after the first restart of the SQL Server. Advanced Data Security for SQL servers on machines will be enabled on all SQL servers connected to the selected workspace. You may choose to collect the data in a default workspace that Microsoft Defender for Cloud creates or select your own workspace. Refer to this article for step-by-step process of the installation.

#INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM INSTALL#

In an instance where you don’t have Auto-Provisioning turned on, you would have to manually install the agent. If you have Auto-provisioning turned on (Refer, Image 2), Microsoft Defender for Cloud will automatically provision the Log Analytics Agent on the Azure VMs. Image 1: Pricing settings in Microsoft Defender for Cloud dashboard

#INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM PLUS#

Refer to this article for more understanding, plus instructions to spin the Azure SQL VM.Īs a prerequisite, make sure the optional bundle (SQL servers on Machine) is enabled in Security Center's pricing and settings page (Subscription) as shown in ‘Image 1’ SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) also simplify licensing costs when you pay as you go.

#INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM FULL#

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines enables you to use full versions of SQL Server in the cloud without having to manage any on-premises hardware. In this blog post, we will be covering how Microsoft Defender protects SQL IaaS machines hosted on Azure. For more information, see the Microsoft Defender for Cloud pricing page.

#INSTALL VIRUS PROTECTION ON AZURE VM TRIAL#

Newly protected resources qualify for a free trial of Security Center standard tier. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud you receive alerts on suspicious activity and recommended actions for investigating and mitigating these threats.Īdvanced Data Security pricing aligns with Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans, where each protected server or managed instance is counted as one node. This public preview feature that was announced last year includes functionalities for identifying and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities and detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to your database:īreakthroughs in big data and machine learning make it possible for Security Center to detect anomalous database access and query patterns, SQL injection attacks, and other threats targeting your SQL databases in Azure. This feature (by the time this blog was written it was in public preview) brings the same level of protection that were introduced for SQL servers on Azure VMs which includes SQL Injection vulnerabilities, brute-force against SQL credentials, and much more.Ĭloud security posture management and proactive threat protection with Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps SOC (Security Operation Center) operators to get handle on threats and keep pace with attackers and Advanced Data Security (ADS) for SQL servers on Azure Virtual Machines, is a unified package for advanced SQL security capabilities which is in public preview at the time of this writing. Advanced data security for SQL machines is an extension of Azure Defender's advanced data security package that’s already available for Azure SQL Databases, Synapse, and SQL Managed Instances. In this blog post series, we will walk you through different scenarios on, how Microsoft Defender for Cloud protects SQL server hosted on either Azure VMs, Azure Arc and On-prem.Īdvanced Data Security (ADS) is one of many features that is included in Microsoft Defender plans and falls under Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) capability (read this article to understand CWPP).

As enterprises are working to reduce their attack surface area, one area that is often overlooked is the potential database vulnerabilities and detection of anomalous activity that could indicate a sign of intrusion.