Microsoft Defender XDR · Endpoint · Identity · Email
Deploy, tune, and manage Defender capabilities across supported endpoints, identities, email, and cloud apps—based on your licenses and environment.
Service overview
For organizations with Microsoft Defender capabilities that are only partly configured, inconsistently managed, or difficult to operate together.
Coverage can vary across devices, users, workloads, and subscriptions.
Understand which Defender components and devices are in scope.
Prioritize settings and policies that fit your environment.
Clarify how your team reviews and responds to correlated incidents.
Start with what is licensed and supported, then expand in tested stages.
Verify entitlements before planning product features or add-ons.
Test policy impact with a representative group and rollback considerations.
Agree who reviews incidents, tunes settings, and approves response actions.
A clear engagement
Share the systems, concerns, priorities, and constraints that shape your security needs.
Agree on scope, access, outcomes, responsibilities, and how changes are handled.
Get a clear summary of completed work, remaining considerations, and recommended follow-up.
Start with a focused conversation about your environment and goals.
