
Advanced Threat Hunting with Microsoft 365 Defender
Part of Microsoft Defender Topic: Azure
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What you'll do
In this lab, you will implement Advanced threat hunting by using Microsoft Defender and Entra ID.
- Install and configure the Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor on a domain controller
- Configure domain object auditing and manage user accounts in Active Directory
- Perform advanced hunting queries in Microsoft Defender and save the query results
- Create and monitor security groups in Entra ID, set up detection rules for user activity, and verify alerts to ensure comprehensive security monitoring and response
Note: Once you begin the lab, you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your lab. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the lab before you start.
- ⏱ About 60 minutes
- Counts towards: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (exam SC-200) · Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (exam SC-100) · Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (exam SC-900)
Roadmaps that use this lab
- SOC Analyst — career path — step 5: SIEM and EDR
- Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) — step 2: See the tools working
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) — step 2: Design security operations and identity
- Threat Hunter — career path — step 5: Hunt in the SIEM and EDR
- Security Architect — career path — step 6: Cloud architecture
- Security Administrator — career path — step 6: Administer cloud identity







