DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to ensure that the database is protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud (formerly Azure Security Center) with advanced threat protection. What should you enable?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse auditing (which logs events) with threat protection (which actively detects and alerts on suspicious activity), leading them to select auditing as the answer, or they mistakenly think Microsoft Sentinel is required to enable threat detection when it is actually an optional SIEM integration.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the subscription or resource
Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides advanced threat protection for Azure SQL Managed Instance at the subscription or resource level. Enabling it on the subscription or the specific resource activates threat detection capabilities, including alerts for SQL injection, brute-force attacks, and anomalous access patterns, without requiring additional services.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Deploy Microsoft Sentinel and connect the SQL Managed Instance
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM ingesting logs for correlation and hunting; it does not provide the Defender for Cloud plan itself. Sentinel would be correct for centralised security operations across many sources, but the requirement is enabling Defender for SQL on the managed instance.
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Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the subscription or resource
Why this is correct
Enabling Microsoft Defender for Cloud at the subscription or resource level activates Defender for SQL, which provides advanced threat protection for Azure SQL Managed Instance. This satisfies the stem's requirement for database protection, since Defender for SQL is enabled through the Defender for Cloud plan rather than instance-level configuration.
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Configure Microsoft Purview Data Map
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Purview Data Map catalogues and classifies data assets across sources; it performs no threat detection on the instance. It would be the right choice for building a data estate inventory with sensitivity labels, not for enabling Defender for Cloud's advanced threat protection on Azure SQL Managed Instance.
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Enable Azure SQL Database auditing
Why it's wrong here
Auditing records activity to a storage account or Log Analytics workspace for compliance review; it detects nothing itself. Auditing would be correct when the requirement is a retained trail of database events, whereas advanced threat protection needs Defender for SQL enabled on the managed instance.
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Managing Identity and Access for Azure SQL
Key term
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed cloud database service that gives you nearly all the features of Microsoft SQL Server on your own server, without you having to manage the hardware or operating system.
Key term
Azure SQL Threat Detection
Azure SQL Threat Detection is a built-in security feature that continuously monitors your Azure SQL database for suspicious activities and sends alerts when potential threats are found.
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