Securing Azure SQL databases

Securing Azure SQL databases is critical to protecting your organization's database server. In this section, we'll be covering different ways to secure your Azure SQL database, such as the following:

• Firewall rules and virtual network access
• Access control 
• Transparent data encryption
• Advanced Data Security (ADS) for Azure SQL Databases

Please note that these are security capabilities specific to Azure SQL Services. Other traditional SQL security best practices such as Always Encryption and Dynamic Data Masking should be considered while planning security for your SQL Databases. 

Firewall and virtual network access

You can control the access for each Azure SQL Server by specifying...