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Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR

Stop attackers with always-on, AI-accelerated managed extended detection and response (MXDR), expert-led and natively integrated in Microsoft Defender.
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Overview

Around the clock, expert-led defense

Engage managed detection and response and proactive threat hunting with Defender Experts for XDR, helping security teams stop and prevent future attacks.
  • Rely on our experts to triage and investigate prioritized incidents to focus on threats that require immediate attention.
  • Contain and mitigate incidents fast with managed response and proactive remediation.
  • Extend your team’s capacity with around-the-clock assistance from security experts via live chat.
  • Reduce risk over time with detailed recommendations to improve your overall security posture.
CAPABILITIES

Explore the features of Defender Experts for XDR

Built-in defense

Get natively integrated with MXDR for protection across endpoints, identities, email, cloud apps, and cloud workloads.

Human expertise

Rely on human security experts with combined experience of 600+ years to deliver continuous coverage.

AI and agentic AI

Gain fast, efficient response with service powered by automation, AI, and agentic AI

Proactive threat hunting

Uncover novel threats before they escalate, using around-the-clock, AI-powered proactive threat hunting.

Extensive threat intelligence

Stay ahead of evolving risks via 100+ trillion daily signals analyzed by more than 10,000 security experts.

Access to experts

Consult service delivery engineers and experts for ongoing insights on the latest in the threat landscape.

Human and AI collaboration for better security

Discover how Defender Experts is striving to be a trusted parter in SOC evolution and using automation, AI, and agentic AI to deliver faster response

Bolster your SOC with Defender Experts for XDR

Get alert triage, incident analysis, and managed response, plus proactive recommendations around the clock—all with Defender Experts for XDR.

Frequently asked questions

  • Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting provides proactive threat hunting service to find threats. This service is meant for customers who have a robust security operations center (SOC) and want that deep expertise in hunting to expose advanced threats. Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR provides end-to-end security operations capabilities to monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts. This service is meant for customers with constrained SOCs that are overburdened with alert volume, in need of skilled experts, or both. Defender Experts for XDR also includes the proactive threat hunting offered by Defender Experts for Hunting.
  • Defender Experts for XDR provides managed detection and response across any combination of the following Microsoft Defender products:
    • Defender for Endpoint
    • Defender for Office 365 P2
    • Defender for Identity
    • Defender for Cloud Apps
    • Microsoft Entra ID P2
    • Microsoft Defender for Cloud (with Defender Experts for Servers)
    Refer to documentation for more details.
  • Microsoft expert analysts can take actions based on the roles granted to them in Microsoft Defender. These analysts can investigate and provide managed response for your SOC team to act on. They can also take specific remediation actions agreed upon with your SOC team.
  • Defender Experts for XDR covers incidents categorized as High or Medium severity in Windows, Linux, and macOS devices. Incidents categorized as Compliance, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), or Custom Detections and those affecting internet of things (IoT), iOS, or Android devices are outside the service's scope.
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