Microsoft Defender Experts MDR
Stop attackers with always-on, AI-accelerated managed detection and response (MDR), expert-led and natively integrated in Microsoft Defender.
Overview
Around the clock, expert-led defense
Engage managed detection and response and proactive threat hunting with Defender Experts MDR, 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 MDR
Built-in defense
Get natively integrated with MDR 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.
CUSTOMER STORIES
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Resources
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RELATED SOLUTIONS
Stay ahead of attackers with integrated security solutions and expert services.
Frequently asked questions
- Microsoft Defender Experts 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 MDR 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 MDR also includes the proactive threat hunting offered by Defender Experts Hunting.
- Defender Experts MDR 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)
- 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 MDR 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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