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Microsoft Applied Skills: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR
To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats. Candidates for this credential should be familiar with investigating and gathering evidence about attacks on endpoints. They should also have experience using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Kusto Query Language (KQL).
Duration
Applied skill assessment
Level
Intermediate
Format
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Language
English
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Threat ProtectionDefend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR
Defender Xdr
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Audience Profile
Built for these roles
Built for Security Operations Analyst learners validating applied skill in Defender Xdr.
Overview
Executive overview
Official Microsoft Applied Skill-aligned program focused on threat protection.
Readiness
Prerequisites
- Hands-on familiarity with the relevant Microsoft workload area.
- Comfort with the underlying technical or business scenario the applied skill covers.
Program Outcomes
Capabilities your teams will gain
Strengthen capability in threat protection scenarios
Strengthen capability in security operations analyst scenarios
Strengthen capability in defender xdr scenarios
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
Threat Protection
Security Operations Analyst
Defender Xdr
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Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR
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Module 1
Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR
To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats. Candidates for this credential should be familiar with investigating and gathering evidence about attacks on endpoints. They should also have experience using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Kusto Query Language (KQL).
- Mitigate incidents using Microsoft Defender
- Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
- Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Defend against Cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR lab exercises
Delivery Models
Delivery models
Engagement Fit
Engagement fit
Enterprise Customization
Enterprise customization
Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Strengthens threat defense capability and helps SOC teams respond more effectively to cyber incidents.
- •Align the workshop to your real business or technical scenario
- •Add project-focused labs and implementation guidance
- •Extend into adoption, governance, or production-readiness reviews
Credentials
Certification & official source
- •Microsoft Applied Skills credential
Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.
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Program resources
Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.
Enterprise Proof
Trusted delivery outcomes
“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”
Banking & Finance
Representative Enterprise Banking Team
The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.
- Clearer platform operating model across teams
- Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption
Healthcare
Representative Healthcare Product Team
The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.
- Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
- Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements
Delivery Capability
Enterprise-grade instruction
MCT-led delivery
Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners
Enterprise program oversight
Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning
Global delivery
APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite
Implementation-focused
Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios
