Preface
Microsoft 365 Defender is Microsoft’s extended detection and response (XDR) platform, which you can use to protect against and respond to cybersecurity threats across endpoints, identities, cloud apps, and email.
The goal of this book is to cut through the marketing fluff, separate buzz from reality, and create clear guidance about the key parts of Microsoft 365 Defender, including the following:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
The authors have found that customers are often confused about what each of these products and the larger suite is capable of. Often, core capabilities are misunderstood and not optimally configured. Many features and abilities aren’t even known about. To help you master Microsoft 365 Defender, this book was written to give you an overall understanding of the entire product set that you can articulate at either the executive or technical level, along with detailed guidance on best practices regarding architecture, deployment, and ongoing operations after deployment.
We hope you enjoy it!
