Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth - Paul Huijbregts - Bog

Gain an in-depth understanding of Microsoft Defender 365, explore its features, and learn successful implementation strategies with this expert-led practitioner's guide.Key FeaturesUnderstand the history of MDE, its capabilities, and how you can keep your organization secure
Learn to implement, operationalize, and troubleshoot MDE from both IT and SecOps perspectives
Leverage useful commands, tips, tricks, and real-world insights shared by industry experts
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Book Description
With all organizational data and trade secrets being digitized, the threat of data compromise, unauthorized access, and cyberattacks has increased exponentially. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is a market-leading cross-platform endpoint security solution that enables you to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to threats. MDE helps strengthen the security posture of your organization.
This book starts with a history of the product and a primer on its various features. From prevention to attack surface reduction, detection, and response, you'll learn about the features, their applicability, common misconceptions, and caveats. After planning, preparation, deployment, and configuration toward successful implementation, you'll be taken through a day in the life of a security analyst working with the product. You'll uncover common issues, techniques, and tools used for troubleshooting along with answers to some of the most common challenges cybersecurity professionals face. Finally, the book will wrap up with a reference guide with tips and tricks to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture.
By the end of the book, you'll have a deep understanding of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and be well equipped to keep your organization safe from different forms of cyber threats.What you will learnUnderstand the backstory of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Discover different features, their applicability, and caveats
Prepare and plan a rollout within an organization
Explore tools and methods to successfully operationalize the product
Implement continuous operations and improvement to your security posture
Get to grips with the day-to-day of SecOps teams operating the product
Deal with common issues using various techniques and tools
Uncover commonly used commands, tips, and tricks
Who this book is for
This book is for cybersecurity professionals and incident responders looking to increase their knowledge of MDE and its underlying components while learning to prepare, deploy, and operationalize the product. A basic understanding of general systems management, administration, endpoint security, security baselines, and basic networking is required.Table of ContentsA Brief History of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Exploring Next-Generation Protection
Introduction to Attack Surface Reduction
Understanding Endpoint Detection and Response
Planning and Preparing for Deployment
Considerations for Deployment and Configuration
Managing and Maintaining the Security Posture
Establishing Security Operations
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Reference Guide, Tips, and Tricks