Ensure that 'Auditing' is set to 'On'

Why This Matters

Without server-level auditing enabled, your organization loses visibility into database activities across all SQL Server instances. This blind spot makes it difficult to detect unauthorized access, policy violations, or suspicious behavior that could indicate a security breach. Auditing is essential for maintaining regulatory compliance and understanding the full scope of database operations.

What Aether365 Checks

Aether365 verifies that the Auditing setting is enabled for each SQL server instance in your Azure environment. This check appears in the Aether365 dashboard under the azure-sql-server check category.

Microsoft references

• Sql database auditing
• Security center enable auditing on sql servers
• Get azurermsqlserverauditing
• Set azurermsqlserverauditingpolicy
• Security controls v2 logging threat detection