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zt_data_002 — SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) disabled

Summary

Severity: High · Pillar: Data · Chain role: ENABLER

Description

SQL databases without TDE leave data files unencrypted at rest; physical or backup exfiltration yields plaintext data.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 SC-28
NIST 800-207 Tenet 2 - All communication secured
CIS Azure
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1486
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Impact
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 2
Framework tags nist-800-207, argus-zt

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/data/zt_data_002.rego.

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