Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender

Preface

Microsoft 365 Defender is Microsoft’s extended detection and response (XDR) platform, which you can use to protect against and respond to cybersecurity threats across endpoints, identities, cloud apps, and email.

The goal of this book is to cut through the marketing fluff, separate buzz from reality, and create clear guidance about the key parts of Microsoft 365 Defender, including the following:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
• Microsoft Defender for Identity
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

The authors have found that customers are often confused about what each of these products and the larger suite is capable of. Often, core capabilities are misunderstood ...