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Published inJul 2023
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ISBN-139781803241708
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Ru Campbell
Ru Campbell
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Ru Campbell

Ruairidh (Ru) Campbell is a Microsoft Security MVP and leads Microsoft consultancy at Threatscape. At Threatscape, Ru develops, delivers, and manages offerings and professional services for cybersecurity, compliance, identity, and management. In the cybersecurity community, Ru runs the Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance user group and his blog (campbell.scot), regularly speaks at other user groups and conferences, and contributes to well-known industry publications such as Practical 365. Ru holds 14 Microsoft certifications and a B.Sc. (Distinction) in computer networking from the University of the West of Scotland. Away from cybersecurity, he is a petrolhead who enjoys heavy metal and hiking around Scotland with his wife.
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Viktor Hedberg
Viktor Hedberg
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Viktor Hedberg

Viktor Hedberg is a Microsoft Security MVP and senior consultant at Truesec. At Truesec, Viktor works with proactive security measures within the Microsoft sphere of technologies, by delivering workshops on best practices and by his deep technical expertise in these areas. In the cybersecurity community, Viktor runs his blogs at Truesec (Experts – viktor-hedberg). Alongside this, he is one of the hosts of the Swedish Windows Security user group, as well as a co-host of the Swedish podcast The Nerd Herd. He is a frequent speaker at both conferences and user groups around the world, focusing on matters of Microsoft Security. Viktor holds numerous Microsoft certifications, as well as being a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Away from cybersecurity, Viktor is a family man, spending most of his time with his wife and three kids, as well as enjoying football, both as a practitioner and as a fan. Heavy metal has been part of his life since his early teens.
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Making sense of the different APIs

Microsoft has made five APIs available related to Microsoft 365 Defender and its associated services. Some of these APIs are exclusively related to Microsoft 365 Defender, and others are part of a broader collection. Let’s check them out.

Microsoft Graph security API

The Microsoft Graph security API is part of the Microsoft Graph API. Its production request URLs are found at graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security and beta request URLs at graph.microsoft.com/beta/security, with the beta endpoint subject to change and therefore not recommended by Microsoft for production use.

Microsoft is investing heavily in Microsoft Graph, and it’s reasonable to say this should be your starting point and where to expect future investment. This means if an operation is available in the Microsoft Graph security API and another API, you may want to opt for the Graph version.

The following capabilities related to Microsoft 365 Defender are exposed...

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Published in: Jul 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803241708

Authors (2)

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Ru Campbell

Ruairidh (Ru) Campbell is a Microsoft Security MVP and leads Microsoft consultancy at Threatscape. At Threatscape, Ru develops, delivers, and manages offerings and professional services for cybersecurity, compliance, identity, and management. In the cybersecurity community, Ru runs the Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance user group and his blog (campbell.scot), regularly speaks at other user groups and conferences, and contributes to well-known industry publications such as Practical 365. Ru holds 14 Microsoft certifications and a B.Sc. (Distinction) in computer networking from the University of the West of Scotland. Away from cybersecurity, he is a petrolhead who enjoys heavy metal and hiking around Scotland with his wife.
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Viktor Hedberg

Viktor Hedberg is a Microsoft Security MVP and senior consultant at Truesec. At Truesec, Viktor works with proactive security measures within the Microsoft sphere of technologies, by delivering workshops on best practices and by his deep technical expertise in these areas. In the cybersecurity community, Viktor runs his blogs at Truesec (Experts – viktor-hedberg). Alongside this, he is one of the hosts of the Swedish Windows Security user group, as well as a co-host of the Swedish podcast The Nerd Herd. He is a frequent speaker at both conferences and user groups around the world, focusing on matters of Microsoft Security. Viktor holds numerous Microsoft certifications, as well as being a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Away from cybersecurity, Viktor is a family man, spending most of his time with his wife and three kids, as well as enjoying football, both as a practitioner and as a fan. Heavy metal has been part of his life since his early teens.
Read more about Viktor Hedberg