Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR (SC-5004) Virtual Classroom Live October 30, 2026

Course Overview

1 - Mitigate incidents using Microsoft Defender

• Use the Microsoft Defender portal
• Manage incidents
• Investigate incidents
• Manage and investigate alerts
• Manage automated investigations
• Use the action center
• Explore advanced hunting
• Investigate Microsoft Entra sign-in logs
• Understand Microsoft Secure Score
• Analyze threat analytics
• Analyze reports
• Configure the Microsoft Defender portal

2 - Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment

• Create your environment
• Understand operating systems compatibility and features
• Onboard devices
• Manage access
• Create and manage roles for role-based access control
• Configure device groups
• Configure environment advanced features

3 - Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Configure advanced features
• Configure alert notifications
• Manage alert suppression
• Manage indicators

4 - Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Configure advanced features
• Manage automation upload and folder settings
• Configure automated investigation and remediation capabilities
• Block at risk devices

5 - Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Use the device inventory list
• Investigate the device
• Use behavioral blocking
• Detect devices with device discovery

6 - Defend against Cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR lab exercises

• Configure the Microsoft Defender XDR environment
• Deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Mitigate Attacks with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Prerequisites

• Experience using the Microsoft Defender portal
  Basic understanding of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  Basic understanding of Microsoft Sentinel
  Experience using Kusto Query Language (KQL) in Microsoft Sentinel