Monitor activity log alert is not configured for "Create or Update or Delete SQL Server Firewall Rule" events Affecting Monitor service in Azure


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    Severity Framework Snyk CCSS
    Rule category Monitoring / Network

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Description

Monitoring for "Create or Update or Delete SQL Server Firewall Rule" events gives insight into network access changes and may reduce the time it takes to detect suspicious activity.

How to fix?

Set field operationName to Microsoft.Sql/servers/firewallRules/write and set enabled to true or remove the attribute.

Example Configuration

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "resources": [
        {
            "type": "Microsoft.Insights/activityLogAlerts",
            "apiVersion": "2017-04-01",
            "name": "default",
            "location": "global",
            "properties": {
                "scopes": [
                    "[subscription().id]"
                ],
                "condition": {
                    "allOf": [
                        {
                            "field": "category",
                            "equals": "Administrative"
                        },
                        {
                            "field": "operationName",
                            "equals": "Microsoft.Sql/servers/firewallRules/write"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "actions": {
                    "actionGroups": []
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

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