Get to grips with Microsoft's enterprise defense suite and its capabilities, deployments, incident response, and defense against cyber threats

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What’s inside

Help in understanding Microsoft 365 Defender and how it is crucial for security operations
Implementation of the proactive security defense capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, and Cloud Apps so that attacks can be stopped before they start
A guide to hunting and responding to threats using M365D's extended detection and response capabilities

What your journey will look like

This book will help you get up and running with Microsoft 365 Defender and help you use the whole suite effectively.
You'll start with a quick overview of cybersecurity risks that modern organizations face, such as ransomware and APT attacks, how Microsoft is making massive investments in security today, and gain an understanding of how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by diving deep into configurations and their architecture.
As you progress, you'll learn how to configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and onboard and manage macOS, Android, and Linux MDE devices for effective solutions.
You'll also learn how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity and explore its different deployment methods that can protect your hybrid identity platform, as well as how to configure Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Cloud Apps, and manage KQL queries for advanced hunting with ease.
Toward the end, you'll find out how M365D can be integrated with Sentinel and how to use APIs for incident response.
By the end of this book, you will have a deep understanding of Microsoft 365 Defender, and how to protect and respond to security threats.

Some of the things you'll learn in this book

Modern cybersecurity threats and a brief history of Microsoft security
All you need to know about Microsoft 365 Defender in the threat landscape
Leveraging pro-active security benefits that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides
How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protects your email and communication platforms
How Microsoft Defender for Identity protects your hybrid identity and Active Directory
Improving visibility and security of your shadow IT and cloud services with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Hardening your environment with Vulnerability Management and Secure Score

You'll get the most out of this book if

You're a security engineer, incident responder, blue teamer, or an IT security professional who wants to deploy and manage Microsoft 365 Defender services and successfully investigate and respond tocyber threats
You have a basic understanding of networking, vulnerabilities, operating systems, email, Active Directory, and cloud apps

Table of Contents

Microsoft and Modern Cybersecurity Threats
Microsoft 365 Defender: The Big Picture
The Fundamentals of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Onboarding Windows Clients and Servers
Getting Started with Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows
Advanced Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows
Managing Attack Surface Reduction for Windows
Managing Additional Capabilities for Windows
Onboarding and Managing macOS
Onboarding and Managing Linux Servers
Onboarding and Managing iOS and Android
Deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity
Managing Defender for Identity
Deploying Exchange Online Protection
Deploying Defender for Office 365

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