This book is an exhaustive practical guide to Microsoft Defender for Identity — covering deployment, configuration, advanced threat hunting, PowerShell automation, and identity security frameworks for enterprise environments.

What you’ll learn

• Deploy and configure Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) at enterprise scale
• Understand ITDR (Identity Threat Detection and Response) concepts and implementation
• Perform advanced threat hunting using KQL queries
• Respond to identity-based cyberattacks with confidence
• Automate MDI operations with PowerShell
• Integrate MDI with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR

Who this book is for

Security engineers, SOC analysts, and cloud security architects who manage Microsoft identity infrastructure and want to go deep on MDI capabilities.