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title: Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB should be enabled
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# Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB should be enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB detects anomalous database access, SQL injection patterns, and credential misuse against Cosmos DB accounts. Enabling this plan at the *Standard* tier ensures suspicious activity targeting Cosmos DB workloads is surfaced.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

See [Enable Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-databases-enable-cosmos-protections) for step-by-step instructions on enabling the plan.