rules/findings/azure/databricks/azure-databricks-unity-catalog-not-configured.json

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    "description": "Unity Catalog is a centralized governance model for managing and securing data in Azure Databricks. It provides fine-grained access control to databases, tables, and views using Microsoft Entra ID identities. Unity Catalog also enhances data lineage, audit logging, and compliance monitoring, making it a critical component for security and governance.",
    "rationale": "• Enforces centralized access control policies and reduces data security risks.\n• Enables identity-based authentication via Microsoft Entra ID.\n• Improves compliance with industry regulations (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2) by providing audit logs and access visibility.\n• Prevents unauthorized data access through table-, row-, and column-level security (RLS & CLS).",
    "impact": "• Improperly configured permissions may lead to data exfiltration or unauthorized access.\n• Unity Catalog requires structured governance policies to be effective and prevent overly permissive access.",
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        "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/",
        "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/admin/users-groups/",
        "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/data-governance/unity-catalog/enable-workspaces"
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