Reviewing and Responding to Threats Identified in Threat Analytics
Microsoft threat analytics is a security product that is focused on combining data captured in the wild and analysis by Microsoft security and threat researchers, with proactive remediation guides and information about your potentially vulnerable assets.
Threat analytics is accessed from the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (https://security.microsoft.com) by expanding Threat intelligence and selecting Threat analytics, as shown in Figure 7.33:
Figure 7.33 – Viewing the Threat analytics dashboard
The dashboard highlights three areas:
- Latest threats: The most recent emerging threats found in the wild, including updated threat reports
- High-impact threats: The most active threats in your organization
- Highest exposure threats: Threats with the highest exposure risk levels, as calculated by how severe the vulnerabilities are and how many devices could potentially be exploited...
