IT Security
Microsoft Defender XDR Administration
This in-depth course develops directly applicable capability in Microsoft Defender XDR Administration. It connects Defender XDR Architecture and Onboarding, Endpoint Security Configuration, and Incident Investigation and Hunting to the decisions, controls, and activities participants need to perform in their workplace.
Overview
Practical learning for workplace transfer.
This in-depth course develops directly applicable capability in Microsoft Defender XDR Administration. It connects Defender XDR Architecture and Onboarding, Endpoint Security Configuration, and Incident Investigation and Hunting to the decisions, controls, and activities participants need to perform in their workplace. The five-module curriculum progresses toward XDR Operations Workshop, using evidence, scenarios, and work products appropriate to the subject.
Prerequisites
Relevant workplace familiarity is recommended; exact technical prerequisites can be adapted to the participant group.
Objectives
- Analyze defender xdr architecture and onboarding, including unified portal, incidents, alerts, assets, and advanced hunting.
- Configure or structure endpoint security configuration, including attack surface reduction, antivirus, firewall, web, and device controls.
- Evaluate incident investigation and hunting, including incident correlation, evidence graph, alert story, and device timeline.
- Manage automated investigation and response, including air investigation logic, pending actions, and remediation approval.
- Apply xdr operations workshop, including investigate a cross-domain phishing and endpoint incident.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for this subject area
- Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
- Analysts, specialists, engineers, or coordinators working with the relevant processes
- Project, implementation, assurance, or improvement team members
- Professionals preparing for broader responsibilities in this field
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
01Defender XDR Architecture and Onboarding3 topics
- Unified portal, incidents, alerts, assets, and advanced hunting
- Defender for Endpoint onboarding methods and device inventory
- Roles, permissions, service settings, and data connectors
02Endpoint Security Configuration3 topics
- Attack surface reduction, antivirus, firewall, web, and device controls
- Security baselines, policy deployment, exclusions, and tamper protection
- Endpoint detection and response settings and sensor health
03Incident Investigation and Hunting3 topics
- Incident correlation, evidence graph, alert story, and device timeline
- Kusto Query Language tables, joins, filters, and hunting queries
- Custom detections, suppression decisions, and investigation packages
04Automated Investigation and Response3 topics
- AIR investigation logic, pending actions, and remediation approval
- Live response sessions, isolation, file collection, and indicators
- Threat analytics, exposure recommendations, and secure-score prioritization
05XDR Operations Workshop3 topics
- Investigate a cross-domain phishing and endpoint incident
- Write and test a hunting query and custom detection
- Execute containment and produce an incident handover report
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Guided exercises, scenarios, or configured-environment activities appropriate to the subject
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, or calculation templates
- ○ Applied workplace case materials
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D Training & Consultancy adapts the program to the client’s operating environment. Delivery combines structured explanation with subject-specific analysis, exercises, and implementation decisions so participants can transfer the learning to real responsibilities without implying vendor authorization.
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