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Microsoft Defender XDR Fundamentals – Endpoint, Identity & Email Security

Learn how to protect users, devices, identities, email, and cloud applications using Microsoft Defender XDR. This course introduces Microsoft's unified security platform and teaches you how to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.
Live Training Hours 0.00 hours
Start Date 10 Jul, 2026
End Date 31 Jul, 2026
Microsoft Defender XDR Fundamentals – Endpoint, Identity & Email Security

Course Overview

Microsoft Defender XDR is Microsoft's extended detection and response platform that brings together security signals from endpoints, identities, email, cloud applications, and collaboration tools into a single security experience.

In this course, you'll learn how Microsoft Defender XDR works, how to protect Windows devices, detect threats, investigate incidents, and respond to attacks using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps.

You'll gain practical knowledge of security dashboards, alerts, incidents, attack simulations, and security recommendations.

Whether you're starting a career in cybersecurity or managing Microsoft 365 environments, this course provides the foundational skills needed to understand Microsoft's security ecosystem.

Course curriculum

  • Getting Started with Microsoft Defender XDR

  • Navigating the Microsoft Defender Portal

  • Investigating Security Alerts

  • Threat Hunting and Incident Response

Pre-Requisites

  • Basic Windows knowledge
  • Basic networking concepts
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (recommended)
  • Microsoft account Microsoft 365 Developer Tenant (optional)

Course Outcomes

  • Understand Microsoft Defender XDR architecture
  • Navigate the Microsoft Defender portal
  • Protect endpoints using Defender for Endpoint
  • Secure emails with Defender for Office 365
  • Monitor identities using Defender for Identity
  • Investigate security alerts and incidents
  • Perform basic threat hunting
  • Apply security recommendations
  • Understand attack timelines and Improve organizational security posture

FAQ

It is Microsoft's unified security platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats across endpoints, identities, email, and cloud applications.

Yes. It starts with the basics and progresses to practical security operations.

A Microsoft 365 Developer Tenant is recommended for hands-on practice but is not mandatory.

Yes. The course covers alerts, incidents, investigations, and basic threat hunting.

Yes. It provides foundational knowledge for Microsoft Security-related certifications.

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