You're reading from Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

Product type Book

Published in Aug 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804611920

Pages 630 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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System Administration

Author (1):

Peter Rising

Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Implementing and Managing Identity and Access

2. Chapter 1: Planning for Hybrid Identity

3. Chapter 2: Authentication and Security

4. Chapter 3: Implementing Conditional Access Policies

5. Chapter 4: Managing Roles and Identity Governance

6. Chapter 5: Azure AD Identity Protection

7. Part 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection

8. Chapter 6: Configuring a Microsoft Defender for Identity Solution

9. Chapter 7: Configuring Device Threat Protection with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Microsoft Defender for Office 365

11. Chapter 9: Using Microsoft Sentinel to Monitor Microsoft 365 Security

12. Chapter 10: Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

13. Part 3: Implementing and Managing Information Protection

14. Chapter 11: Managing Sensitive Information

15. Chapter 12: Managing Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

16. Chapter 13: Managing Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management

17. Part 4: Managing Compliance Features in Microsoft 365

18. Chapter 14: Monitoring and Analyzing Audit Logs and Reports in Microsoft Purview

19. Chapter 15: Planning For, Conducting, and Managing eDiscovery Cases

20. Chapter 16: Managing Regulatory and Privacy Requirements

21. Chapter 17: Managing Insider Risk Solutions in Microsoft 365

22. Answers

23. Index

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The Microsoft 365 Defender portal, in which you create your MDI instance, as well as monitor and address any threats that have been reported.
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