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Microsoft Unified XDR and SIEM Solution Handbook

By : Raghu Boddu, Sami Lamppu
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Book Image

Microsoft Unified XDR and SIEM Solution Handbook

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By: Raghu Boddu, Sami Lamppu

Overview of this book

Tired of dealing with fragmented security tools and navigating endless threat escalations? Take charge of your cyber defenses with the power of Microsoft's unified XDR and SIEM solution. This comprehensive guide offers an actionable roadmap to implementing, managing, and leveraging the full potential of the powerful unified XDR + SIEM solution, starting with an overview of Zero Trust principles and the necessity of XDR + SIEM solutions in modern cybersecurity. From understanding concepts like EDR, MDR, and NDR and the benefits of the unified XDR + SIEM solution for SOC modernization to threat scenarios and response, you’ll gain real-world insights and strategies for addressing security vulnerabilities. Additionally, the book will show you how to enhance Secure Score, outline implementation strategies and best practices, and emphasize the value of managed XDR and SIEM solutions. That’s not all; you’ll also find resources for staying updated in the dynamic cybersecurity landscape. By the end of this insightful guide, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of XDR, SIEM, and Microsoft's unified solution to elevate your overall security posture and protect your organization more effectively.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Case Study – High Tech Rapid Solutions Corporation
2
Part 1 – Zero Trust, XDR, and SIEM Basics and Unlocking Microsoft’s XDR and SIEM Solution
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Part 2 – Microsoft’s Unified Approach to Threat Detection and Response
11
Part 3 – Mastering Microsoft’s Unified XDR and SIEM Solution – Strategies, Roadmap, and the Basics of Managed Solutions

The benefits of having XDR and SIEM solutions in an enterprise

By now, you will understand the basics of XDR and SIEM, their history, and the high-level architecture of how they work. Now let’s look at the benefits and why we need to consider these tools.

XDR’s benefits and reasons to adopt it

As discussed in Chapter 1, these days, threats are rapidly expanding and many organizations have extended remote working to their workforce, which has led them to adopt many security tools quickly and resulted in siloed architecture. We don’t blame them; in fact, we are very impressed with the way many organizations quickly adopted these security tools.

So, technically when it started, organizations’ focus was more on solving the challenges of remote work, and then they started filling in the gaps along with other challenges that arose, such as the following:

  • how they could stitch all these tools together.
  • Resource challenges.
  • Training.
  • ...