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Top Security Alerts by Region
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Top Security Alerts by Region

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top three most frequent security alerts per region over the last 30 days.

Use the provided regions and security_alerts tables. Include only named regions and non-null alert names recorded within the 30-day period.

Output

  1. One row per region and alert name, with columns region_name, alert_name, alert_count, and alert_rank.
  2. Include at most three alerts per region, ordered by region name, rank, and alert name.

Schema

regions
ColumnTypeDescription
region_idPKINTUnique region identifier
region_nameVARCHAR(100)Display name of the region
security_alerts
ColumnTypeDescription
alert_idPKINTUnique security alert identifier
region_idINTRegion associated with the alert
alert_nameVARCHAR(100)Security alert classification
occurred_atDATEDate when the alert occurred
Tablesregionssecurity_alerts
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