Install the Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor on Active Directory Certificate Services

Microsoft released a new Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) sensor type for Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS). This article demonstrates the steps to deploy the sensor on your ADCS Servers.

Download the Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor

The Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) sensor can be downloaded from the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The MDI sensor installation package is the same for Domain Controllers, ADFS and ADCS. If you have previously downloaded the package, you can use this for the installation, although I would recommend downloading the latest version for any new deployments.

How to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity

How to install Microsoft Defender for Identity

Are you planning on deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI), but you are not sure how to? No worries, this blog will walk you through the deployment steps. What is Microsoft Defender for Identity MDI Leverages your on-premises Active Directory signals to identify, detect, and investigate advanced threats, compromised identities, and malicious insider actions directed … Continue reading How to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity →

Automate your SOC – Rise of the machine (risk)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We’re back with another edition of Automate your SOC with Microsoft STAT. Today we’re going to discuss the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint module (MDEModule). This module can retrieve a few pieces of information that can enrich your incident. The module can return the risk level and exposure level from MDE from … Continue reading Automate your SOC – Rise of the machine (risk) →

Microsoft Defender for Identity | Enable NTLM Auditing

If you recently deployed Microsoft Defender for Identity on your Domain Controllers and haven't gone through all the prerequisites, you may find that you receive health alerts indicating NTLM Auditing is not enabled. You can also enable NTLM Auditing on your Domain Controllers if you are planning to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity.

Microsoft Defender Weekly Wrap – Issue #54

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Field Notes: Service running with gMSA account not starting

I recently deployed a new Active Directory Forest in my lab on Windows Server 2022. I wanted to configure the Microsoft On Demand Assessments for Active Directory and also needed to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI). I wanted to use a Group Managed Service account to run these instead of a normal service account. … Continue reading Field Notes: Service running with gMSA account not starting →