This is my attempt on writing and learning about Microsoft Defender. Iāve been meaning to write about this since some time now and I guess this is the best time to do that as the importance of Security has been recognized than ever.
To start things off the main focus of the series is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) as that has many features to talk about and many more are added literally everyday.
I would also like to focus on KQL (Kusto Query Language) as that is becoming the norm and able to provide more insights to Security admins.
I hope this series will be informative and will help you to learn something new.
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Deep Dive
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is the frontline defense against all threats. Did I put that right? It truly is the frontline protector in the Windows computer and the Edge browser on any OS platform. I’ve been dealing with a lot ofā¦
New and Updated Microsoft Intune Device Control Policy Settings
New day new blog post. This is more of an updated guide to what I’ve written some time ago (check below) What I Will Be Covering? šš½ What’s New? š Apply layered order of evaluation for Allow and Prevent deviceā¦
Configure “Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen” in Windows 11 22H2 via Endpoint Manager
Windows 11 22H2 update brought a lot of good stuff and as a tech enthusiast I really appreciate what Microsoft is doing to ensure the end user devices are protected. Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft defender SmartScreen is one ofā¦
Endpoint Manager and Defender for Endpoint Relationship Simplified
I stumbled upon this so many times, tripped and fell, read things over, test things again and again and finally thought to write about it. Without understanding the high-level architecture and how these two services talk to each other, usingā¦
Microsoft 365 Defender – Advanced Threat Hunting Basics
With this post, I’m focussing anyone who is keen on knowing more about advanced features of MDE and how to get into that realm of threat hunting, and what are the controls available. So you have proper licensing enabled, andā¦
An Attempt to Configure Defender for Endpoint and Endpoint Manager With the Same Device Tag
Most often the device tagging requirements are simple or you do have a set of tags for the devices that are enrolled in Intune and a set of tags for the devices onboarded in Defender for Endpoint. However there canā¦
Web Content Filtering with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Features
I recently realised I haven’t done much writing on Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MDE) side of things for a while. Web Content Filtering via MDE is a straight forward implementation and this will work on the devices that are onboarded currently.ā¦
Microsoft Defender for Identity – Install and Configure Sensors (Azure ATP Sensors)
I will cut to the chase. MDI or Microsoft Defender for Identity is a great tool for identifying Identity threats in the local AD environment. Once the sensor is setup, you can monitor for the behavior and have the abilityā¦
How To Set Defender For Endpoint To Work In Parallel When Defender Is Not The Primary A/V In The Workstation/ Server
EDR in Block Mode EDR stands for Endpoint Detection and Response. MDE has the capability to work in parallel to the 3rd party A/V running in the device. While this will not provide 100% of the tasks done by anā¦
How to Configure Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) Rules using MEM
In this section, I would like to discuss one of MDE’s important set of settings and how to set these up. Namely ASRs rules or Attarck Surface Reduction rules. As the name implies, it helps closes any security holes inā¦
I’ve completed the MDE Ninja Training and it was great! (my thoughts and experience)
It took me sometime, but finally completed the MDE Ninja training. I got to know about this course from a local user group meetup and it hit me. This certificate is not a standard Microsoft certificate, but I would sayā¦
How to Onboard Windows Devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
To start hunting for threats and act on alerts, first the devices in the organisation must be onboarded to MDE. There are few onboarding methods that suites the organisation and I will be showcasing the steps of the commonly usedā¦
How to configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Features
In my previous article we saw how to enable roles and provide RBAC to specific groups. In this article I will explore on how to enable the advanced features in MDE so it will be on āGod Modeā as Iā¦
Security Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Roles and Device Group Access
In this article of the Defender series, I would like to discuss about the MDE RBAC to reflect the least access principal. This will cover the Roles for MDE and Device Group Access As you may know the Least Privilegedā¦
Introduction to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
To make things simpler I will be calling this as MDE. Of course that the industry level acronym for Defender for Endpoint. In an age where security is the very soul of the tech industry and basically any industry, Microsoftā¦
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