Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence

<p><strong>Unify Your Cyber Defense Hunt Smarter and Respond Faster with Microsoft XDR!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Key Features</strong></p><p>● Learn every component of the Defender suite Entra ID and Microsoft Sentinel from fundamentals to advanced automation.</p><p>● Build real-world detections hunt threats and automate response with guided labs and step-by-step workflows.</p><p>● Master KQL query design cross-platform signal correlation and threat-informed defense strategies.</p><p>● Design deploy and manage a mature unified XDR strategy for organizations of any size.</p><p></p><p><strong>Book Description</strong></p><p>Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is essential for unifying security signals accelerating investigations and stopping attacks before they spread. This book <strong>Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence</strong> shows you how to harness Microsoft's powerful XDR stack to protect identities endpoints cloud workloads and collaboration platforms.</p><p></p><p>You will progress from mastering the core Defender products and Entra ID security features to unlocking Microsoft Sentinel's SIEM and SOAR capabilities. Along the way you will also build high-fidelity detections with KQL automate responses with playbooks and apply Zero Trust principles to secure modern hybrid environments. Each chapter combines real-world scenarios with step-by-step guidance so that you can confidently operationalize Microsoft XDR in your own organization.</p><p></p><p>Hence whether you are a security analyst architect SOC leader or MSSP team this guide equips you to design deploy and scale a unified detection and response strategy-reducing complexity improving visibility and neutralizing threats at machine speed.</p><p></p><p>Thus build a security operation that is proactive resilient and Microsoft-native.</p><p></p><p><strong>What you will learn</strong></p><p>● Design and deploy Microsoft XDR across cloud and hybrid environments.</p><p>● Detects threats using Defender tools and cross-platform signal correlation.</p><p>● Write optimized KQL queries for threat hunting and cost control.</p><p>● Automate incident response using Sentinel SOAR playbooks and Logic Apps.</p><p>● Secure identities endpoints and SaaS apps with Zero Trust principles.</p><p>● Operationalize your SOC with real-world Microsoft security use cases.</p><p></p><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>1. Understanding Microsoft XDR</p><p>2. Defender for Endpoint</p><p>3. Defender for Identity</p><p>4. Defender for Cloud Apps</p><p>5. Defender for Office 365</p><p>6. Entra ID Security</p><p>7. Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel</p><p>8. Microsoft Sentinel SIEM Capabilities</p><p>9. Microsoft Sentinel SOAR Capabilities</p><p>10. Efficient KQL Query Design and Optimization</p><p>11. Hands-On Lab Setup</p><p>12. Building and Operating a Mature Unified XDR Strategy</p><p> <strong>Index</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>About the Authors</strong></p><p><strong>Ian David Hanley</strong> is a seasoned Cybersecurity Architect and the founder of Hanley Cloud Solutions. With a career dedicated to helping organizations - from ambitious startups to established Fortune 500 enterprises - secure their Microsoft cloud environments Ian brings a pragmatic results-driven approach to modern security challenges. His expertise spans Zero Trust architecture SIEM/SOAR implementation threat-informed defense and enterprise-scale cloud security strategy. If it involves the Microsoft security stack Ian has likely architected automated or optimized it.</p><p></p>