The Definitive Guide to KQL: Using Kusto Query Language for operations, defending, and threat hunting

Chapter 4

Operational Excellence with KQL

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of using KQL in IT operations

• Learn to proactively detect and mitigate security threats, secure the cloud infrastructure, and enhance incident response capabilities

• Catalog the key features and syntax of KQL

• Integrate with machine learning algorithms

• Create custom functions

• Identify the steps for creating and executing advanced hunting queries with KQL

• Leverage sample queries and online resources to learn from experts and improve skills

• Bookmark the common security challenges and solutions in the cloud

• Embed security checks and scans into DevOps pipelines

• Query and validate infrastructure and application configurations

• Harden ...