Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence

Résumé du livre

TAGLINE

Unify Your Cyber Defense, Hunt Smarter and Respond Faster with Microsoft XDR!

KEY FEATURES

● Learn every component of the Defender suite, Entra ID, and Microsoft Sentinel, from fundamentals to advanced automation.

● Build real-world detections, hunt threats, and automate response with guided labs and step-by-step workflows.

● Master KQL query design, cross-platform signal correlation, and threat-informed defense strategies.

● Design, deploy, and manage a mature, unified XDR strategy for organizations of any size.

DESCRIPTION

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is essential for unifying security signals, accelerating investigations, and stopping attacks, before they spread. This book, Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence shows you how to harness Microsoft’s powerful XDR stack to protect identities, endpoints, cloud workloads, and collaboration platforms.

You will progress from mastering the core Defender products and Entra ID security features to unlocking Microsoft Sentinel’s SIEM and SOAR capabilities. Along the way, you will also build high-fidelity detections with KQL, automate responses with playbooks, and apply Zero Trust principles to secure modern, hybrid environments. Each chapter combines real-world scenarios with step-by-step guidance, so that you can confidently operationalize Microsoft XDR in your own organization.

Hence, whether you are a security analyst, architect, SOC leader, or MSSP team, this guide equips you to design, deploy, and scale a unified detection and response strategy—reducing complexity, improving visibility, and neutralizing threats at machine speed. 

Thus, build a security operation that is proactive, resilient, and Microsoft-native.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

● Design and deploy Microsoft XDR across cloud and hybrid environments.

● Detects threats, using Defender tools and cross-platform signal correlation.

● Write optimized KQL queries for threat hunting and cost control.

● Automate incident response, using Sentinel SOAR playbooks and Logic Apps.

● Secure identities, endpoints, and SaaS apps with Zero Trust principles.

● Operationalize your SOC with real-world Microsoft security use cases.

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?

This book is tailored for SOC analysts/engineers, architects, Azure and MS 365 admins, and MSSP teams to design and run scalable Microsoft XDR defenses. Centered on Defender, Sentinel, and Entra ID, it teaches you to secure identities, endpoints, and cloud workloads with practical, Zero Trust–driven strategies for any organization size.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Understanding Microsoft XDR

2. Defender for Endpoint

3. Defender for Identity

4. Defender for Cloud Apps

5. Defender for Office 365

6. Entra ID Security

7. Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel

8. Microsoft Sentinel SIEM Capabilities

9. Microsoft Sentinel SOAR Capabilities

10. Efficient KQL Query Design and Optimization

11. Hands-On Lab Setup

12. Building and Operating a Mature Unified XDR Strategy

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