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Product type Book

Published in Jul 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803241708

Pages 572 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Cybersecurity

Authors (2):

Ru Campbell

Viktor Hedberg

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Table of Contents (33) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Cyber Threats and Microsoft 365 Defender

2. Chapter 1: Microsoft and Modern Cybersecurity Threats

3. Chapter 2: Microsoft 365 Defender: The Big Picture

4. Part 2: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

5. Chapter 3: The Fundamentals of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

6. Chapter 4: Onboarding Windows Clients and Servers

7. Chapter 5: Getting Started with Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows

8. Chapter 6: Advanced Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows

9. Chapter 7: Managing Attack Surface Reduction for Windows

10. Chapter 8: Managing Additional Capabilities for Windows

11. Chapter 9: Onboarding and Managing macOS

12. Chapter 10: Onboarding and Managing Linux Servers

13. Chapter 11: Onboarding and Managing iOS and Android

14. Part 3: Microsoft Defender for Identity

15. Chapter 12: Deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity

16. Chapter 13: Managing Defender for Identity

17. Part 4: Microsoft Defender for Office 365

18. Chapter 14: Deploying Exchange Online Protection

19. Chapter 15: Deploying Defender for Office 365

20. Part 5: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

21. Chapter 16: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

22. Part 6: Proactive Security and Incident Response

23. Chapter 17: Maintaining Security Hygiene and Threat Awareness

24. Chapter 18: Extended Detection and Response with Microsoft 365 Defender

25. Chapter 19: Advanced Hunting with KQL

26. Chapter 20: Microsoft Sentinel Integration

27. Chapter 21: Understanding Microsoft 365 Defender APIs

28. Part 7: Glossary and Answers

29. Chapter 22: Glossary

30. Chapter 23: Answers

31. Index

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