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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth

By : Paul Huijbregts, Joe Anich, Justen Graves
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Book Image

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth

5 (1)
By: Paul Huijbregts, Joe Anich, Justen Graves

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: Unpacking Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Part 2: Operationalizing and Integrating the Products
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Part 3: Operations and Troubleshooting

A Brief History of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

This brief history captures, at a very high level, the evolution of Microsoft’s endpoint security solutions—a journey that has, at the time of writing, gone on for nearly a quarter of a century. By no means should it be seen as complete; however, a lot can be learned about a product by understanding how and why it became what it is.