Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence: Design, Deploy, and Operate Microsoft XDR for Unified Threat Detection, Hunting, and Automated Response across Identities, Endpoints, and Cloud

Unify Your Cyber Defense, Hunt Smarter and Respond Faster with Microsoft XDR!
Key Features¿ Learn every component of the Defender suite, Entra ID, and Microsoft Sentinel, from fundamentals to advanced automation.¿ Build real-world detections, hunt threats, and automate response with guided labs and step-by-step workflows.¿ Master KQL query design, cross-platform signal correlation, and threat-informed defense strategies.¿ Design, deploy, and manage a mature, unified XDR strategy for organizations of any size.
Book DescriptionExtended Detection and Response (XDR) is essential for unifying security signals, accelerating investigations, and stopping attacks, before they spread. This book, Ultimate Microsoft XDR for Full Spectrum Cyber Defence shows you how to harness Microsoft's powerful XDR stack to protect identities, endpoints, cloud workloads, and collaboration platforms.
You will progress from mastering the core Defender products and Entra ID security features to unlocking Microsoft Sentinel's SIEM and SOAR capabilities. Along the way, you will also build high-fidelity detections with KQL, automate responses with playbooks, and apply Zero Trust principles to secure modern, hybrid environments. Each chapter combines real-world scenarios with step-by-step guidance, so that you can confidently operationalize Microsoft XDR in your own organization.
Hence, whether you are a security analyst, architect, SOC leader, or MSSP team, this guide equips you to design, deploy, and scale a unified detection and response strategy-reducing complexity, improving visibility, and neutralizing threats at machine speed.
Thus, build a security operation that is proactive, resilient, and Microsoft-native.
What you will learn¿ Design and deploy Microsoft XDR across cloud and hybrid environments.¿ Detects threats, using Defender tools and cross-platform signal correlation.¿ Write optimized KQL queries for threat hunting and cost control.¿ Automate incident response, using Sentinel SOAR playbooks and Logic Apps.¿ Secure identities, endpoints, and SaaS apps with Zero Trust principles.¿ Operationalize your SOC with real-world Microsoft security use cases.