Control: 4.2.4 Ensure that Vulnerability Assessment (VA) setting 'Send scan reports to' is configured for a SQL server

Description

Configure 'Send scan reports to' with email ids of concerned data owners/stakeholders for a critical SQL servers.

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.

Remediation

From Azure Console

Go to SQL servers
Select a server instance
Click on Security Center
Ensure that Microsoft 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

From 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 @("mail1@mail.com" , "mail2@mail.com")

Default Value

By default, 'Send reports to' is blank.

Usage

Run the control in your terminal:

powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v150_4_2_4

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v150_4_2_4 --share

SQL

This control uses a named query:

sql_server_va_setting_scan_reports_configured