Microsoft Defender for Cloud Cookbook

Protect multicloud and hybrid cloud environments, manage compliance and strengthen security posture

By: Sasha Kranjac

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eText | 22 July 2022 | Edition Number 1

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Effectively secure your cloud and hybrid infrastructure, centrally manage security, and improve organizational security posture

Key Features

Implement and optimize security posture in Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments
Understand Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its features
Protect workloads using Microsoft Defender for Cloud's threat detection and prevention capabilities

Book Description

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security posture management solution that helps security administrators build a solid defence for their Azure and non-Azure resources by providing both recommendations and security protection capabilities—but if you want to take advantage of its full capabilities faster, you'll need expert guidance. Luckily, the Azure Security Centre Cookbook, written by an Azure MVP award winner with over twenty years of experience, offers a comprehensive and practical approach to helping you get up and running quickly.

After an initial foundational overview of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its core capabilities, this book will teach you how to get started by going through enabling the service, selecting the correct tier, configuring the data collection, and working on remediation. Next, you'll learn how to implement several security features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, including monitoring and maintenance-related topics, gaining visibility in advanced threat protection in distributed infrastructure, and preventing security failures through automation.

By the end of this Azure security book, you will know how to leverage your security posture and optimize protection in your environment as well as know the ins and outs of Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

What you will learn

Use Azure Security Center to assess hybrid workloads security posture and increase security baseline
Explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud's features and capabilities
Understand the fundamentals of building a cloud security posture and defending your cloud and on-premises resources
Learn to implement and optimize security in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments
Harden your security posture by identifying, tracking, and remediating vulnerabilities
Improve and harden your security and services security posture with benchmarks and best practices standards
Detect and fix threats to services and resources

Who This Book Is For

This book is for security engineers, systems administrators, security professionals, IT professionals, system architects, and developers. Anyone whose responsibilities include maintaining security posture, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, and securing the cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid infrastructure will also find plenty of useful information in this book. Prior experience with Azure is not a prerequisite, but a solid grasp on networking and cybersecurity fundamentals will help you get the most out of this book.