Microsoft Defender XDR has evolved into a powerful, unified platform for detecting, investigating, and responding to modern cyber threats. One of the most critical capabilities it provides to security analysts is Live Response. This feature empowers defenders to establish a secure, interactive session with endpoints or servers under investigation, enabling immediate collection of forensic data…
Comprehensive Technical Procedures for Automation and Scripting Modern enterprise environments demand automation and repeatability in administrative tasks. Integrating a custom domain into Microsoft 365 via PowerShell is a crucial operation for identity management, branding, and hybrid infrastructure scenarios. With the deprecation of the legacy *MSOnline* and *AzureAD* modules, leveraging only the Microsoft Graph (*mg*) cmdlets…
Protect, Detect, and Respond to Threats in Your Office 365 Environment In today’s digital landscape, organizations face an ever-increasing barrage of cyber threats that test the limits of traditional security measures. Email-borne attacks, malicious attachments, and advanced phishing campaigns are just some of the tactics cybercriminals use to compromise business operations and steal sensitive data.…
The new reality of identity threats The world of cybersecurity is changing at breakneck speed. Identity has become the number one attack surface for organizations—whether through phishing campaigns, password spraying, token theft, or exploitation of misconfigured policies. Hackers don’t necessarily need to break into servers anymore; they can often just sign in using stolen credentials.…
In today’s cyberthreat landscape, security must go beyond theory—it must be built, embedded, and sustained by design. That’s the promise of Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI). Launched in November 2023, this multiyear security transformation marshaled the equivalent of 34,000 full-time engineers, representing Microsoft’s largest-ever cybersecurity effort. 1. Foundations Built on Three Core Principles Microsoft anchored…
