As threats become more complex and persistent, alerts increase, and security teams are overwhelmed. Microsoft 365 Defender, part of Microsoft’s XDR solution, leverages the Microsoft 365 security portfolio to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard. With this breadth and depth of clarity defenders can now focus on critical threats and hunt for sophisticated breaches, trusting that the powerful automation in Microsoft 365 Defender detects and stops attacks anywhere in the kill chain and returns the organization to a secure state.
Stop attacks before they happen
Reduce your attack surface and eliminate persistent threats.
Detect and automate across domains
Integrate threat detection data for rapid and complete response.
Hunt across all your data
Leverage time saved to apply your unique expertise.
Automatically prevent threats from accessing your organization and stop attacks before they happen. Understand attacks and context across domains to eliminate lie-in-wait and persistent threats and protect against current and future breaches—all with help from Microsoft 365 Defender.
Reduce signal noise
View prioritized incidents in a single dashboard to reduce confusion, clutter, and alert fatigue. Use the automated investigation capabilities of Microsoft 365 Defender to spend less time on threat detection and response so you can focus on triaging critical alerts and responding to threats.
Auto-heal affected assets
Take care of routine and complex remediation with Microsoft 365 Defender. Threat detection, investigation, and response occur automatically at the domain level within each Microsoft 365 security product. Return affected assets to a safe state in the broader context of an incident and automatically remediate seemingly isolated attacks across the portfolio.
Hunt threats across domains
Search across all your Microsoft 365 data with Microsoft 365 Defender. Leverage your organizational knowledge with custom queries. Get Microsoft threat protection solutions for your organization against internal threats and develop custom detection and response tools for long-term protection and an improved Secure Score.
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Integrated threat protection with SIEM & XDR
Microsoft empowers your organization’s defenders by putting the right tools and intelligence in the hands of the right people. Combine SIEM and XDR to increase efficiency and effectiveness while securing your digital estate.
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