Deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 1 minute and 13 seconds
Students: 897
Rating: 5/5

Microsoft Defender for Identity is a cloud-based security solution that leverages on-prem Active Directory to identify, detect, and investigate things like threats and compromised identities. It also helps identify malicious insider attacks.

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Learning Objectives

  • Learn what Defender for Identity is
  • Learn how to create a Defender for Identity instance
  • Learn how to connect Defender for Identity to an on-prem Active Directory forest
  • Learn how to install the Defender for Identity sensor

Intended Audience

This quick-hitting lesson is intended for those who want to learn how to deploy Defender for Identity.

Prerequisites

To get the most from this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.