Tag: Security

Automate your SOC – Known Badness

Threat Intelligence Module This post builds upon your initial installation and provides a deeper understanding of each of the modules (log apps) that make up MSTAT. See the links below for earlier posts to build your knowledge on the capabilities of each module. You can also find all related posts by searching this blog. The … Continue reading Automate your SOC – Known Badness →

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) →

Automate your SOC – Noise is the enemy of speed

As you can imagine, Microsoft has a massive security footprint. We’ve published previously that we get more than 20 billion cybersecurity events per day. That is an incredible number and you can imagine how difficult it must be to sort through all that data to find real threats. You may not have that many events, … Continue reading Automate your SOC – Noise is the enemy of speed →

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Welcome to the SOCAutomator's blog. Mike and I are here to talk about the importance of automation in incident response. We'll talk about the theory of automation as well as practical examples of how you can apply automation to your environment. Your first question might be "Why should I automate?" There are many answers to … Continue reading Welcome to… →

What are DEV-#### indicator designations for detections?

I had this question come up today, but I've been asked a few times before recently, so I believe it's prudent to supply and explanation and guidance on what to do with these. Microsoft uses DEV-#### designations as a temporary name given to an unknown, emerging, or a developing cluster of threat activity, allowing MSTIC … Continue reading What are DEV-#### indicator designations for detections? →

The Security Content Guide to Microsoft Build 2022

Build 2022 has a LOT of awesome security-focused content along with the great content to be consumed for any number of focus areas. For my area of focus -- security -- here's the things I'm most interested in and the sessions that I'll be focusing on to glean knowledge for the things I'm tasked with … Continue reading The Security Content Guide to Microsoft Build 2022 →

SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Gets a Learning Path

For those of us that took the SC-100 beta exam, there's a strong indicator today that the exam results could show up soon. That indicator is a new SC-100 Learn path. The Learn path is a set of modules that are repurposed from other exams, but it's a Learn path, nonetheless. The following is the … Continue reading SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Gets a Learning Path →

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Workbook for Microsoft Sentinel

There's a new Workbook available in the Microsoft Sentinel console that I'm pretty sure you'll overlook because it's been released without much fanfare. However, for those taking advantage of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and the connection to Microsoft Sentinel, this Workbook contains valuable information. To locate it, in Workbook - Templates, to a quick filter … Continue reading Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Workbook for Microsoft Sentinel →

Join the Launch of Microsoft Security Insights on Microsoft Reactor

On April 20th, myself and my colleagues will be kicking off a new journey for the Microsoft Security Insights podcast. We will be kicking off our first-ever Microsoft Reactor show, joined by our inaugural guest, Matt Soseman, Senior Program Manager in Identity & Network Access Division. If you missed it, read the reasons and behind … Continue reading Join the Launch of Microsoft Security Insights on Microsoft Reactor →