Stream Azure AD Identity Protection events to Azure Sentinel/ Log Analytics
Microsoft recently added a new function that gives the option for stream events from Azure AD Identity Protection into Azure Sentinel. In this blog the instruction for export user risk events from Azure AD Identity protection into Azure Sentinel. Identity Protection – Risk…
Cloud App Discovery with MCAS & MDE for Shadow IT monitoring and integration with Azure Sentinel
Cloud discovery is one of the most interesting functions available with the Cloud App Discovery product. With Cloud Discovery, organizations will get insights into the application events and activities and most important the “Shadow IT” part of the network. Cloud App Security and…
Protecting against Lateral Movement with Defender for Identity and monitor with Azure Sentinel
Lateral movement refers to the techniques that a cyber attacker uses, after gaining initial access, to move deeper into a network in search of sensitive data and other high-value assets. After entering the network, the attacker maintains ongoing access by moving through the…
Protecting against password spray attacks with Azure Sentinel and Azure AD
A Password Spraying Attack is a type of brute force attack where a malicious actor attempts the same password on many accounts before moving on to another one and repeating the process. In this blog the explanation of detection and protection against password spray…
Use Sysmon for monitoring servers with Azure Sentinel
System Monitor (Sysmon) is one of the most common add-ons for Windows logging. With Sysmon, you can detect malicious activity by tracking code behavior and network traffic. Sysmon is part of the Sysinternals package and is owned by Microsoft. What is Sysmon Sysmon…
Using Defender for Endpoint Live response API with Sentinel Playbooks/ Automation
Live response is a function from Defender for Endpoint and is available for Windows 10 and Server 1803/1903. Live response gives security operations teams instantaneous access to a device using a remote shell connection. With live response it is possible to do an…
Azure AD Identity Protection: User Risk and Sign-in Risk protection with automation
Azure AD Identity Protection is one of the security tools available in the Microsoft E5 license. With Azure AD Identity Protection it is possible to protect users based on the Microsoft signals. Azure AD Identity protection is all about risk, detection, and remediation…
Using the Azure Sentinel Windows Security Events Connector for getting custom events
Microsoft announced on 14th June 2021 a new version of the Windows Security Events data connector. The new feature reached currently the public preview release. In comparison with the current public Security Events connector some new improvements are added for the new Security…
PrintNightmare – Use Microsoft Defender/ Sentinel toolings to get insights
Technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit have been accidentally leaked for a currently unpatched vulnerability in Windows that makes remote code execution possible. The issue affects Windows Print Spooler. The researchers named it PrintNightmare. Currently, the latest June 2021 security patches do not…
Monitor RDP Brute Force Attack with Azure Sentinel & Azure Security Center
Since the last years, there is a large increase in cybercriminals attempting to run attacks by exploiting the login credentials. With the current work-from-home scenario, more attacks are visible against the RDP protocol. At the moment one of the most common attacks against…