What can you use to provide threat detection for Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud is the correct choice to provide threat detection for Azure SQL Managed Instance. This service offers a comprehensive security management solution and enhances the security posture of your Azure resources, including Azure SQL Managed Instances. Microsoft Defender for Cloud actively monitors your SQL instances for vulnerabilities, threats, and other security-related issues, providing alerts and actionable recommendations to improve security.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud employs a variety of tools and methodologies such as behavioral analysis, threat intelligence, and machine learning to detect anomalies and potential threats, helping to protect your data and maintain compliance with security standards. By integrating threat detection specifically tailored for Azure SQL Managed Instances, it ensures that potential threats are identified and addressed promptly.

The other options do not specifically address threat detection for Azure SQL Managed Instances. For example, Microsoft Secure Score is more focused on measuring the security posture of your organization across Microsoft 365 services rather than providing direct threat detection for Azure resources. Application security groups are used for network security management and do not have a direct role in threat detection. Azure Bastion facilitates secure RDP and SSH access to VMs without exposing them to the public internet but does not provide detection for database threats.