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Published inAug 2023
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Peter Rising
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Peter Rising

Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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Understanding the MDI architecture

MDI is a combination of services and components that work together to provide your Microsoft 365 hybrid deployment with comprehensive protection from modern threats and attacks. You can view the MDI architecture at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/architecture. Here, sensors are installed on AD FS servers and domain controllers. These sensors send signals to Microsoft 365 Defender about Active Directory entities, parsed traffic, and Windows events and traces.

MDI can function to protect your hybrid identity by leveraging the following three key components:

  • The Microsoft 365 Defender portal, in which you create your MDI instance, as well as monitor and address any threats that have been reported.
  • The MDI sensor, which is installed on your on-premises domain controllers and is used to monitor domain controller traffic. It can also be installed on your AD FS servers to directly monitor network traffic and authentication...
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Peter Rising

Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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