Microsoft Applied Skills: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR (SC-5004)

On this Microsoft: Defend against Cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR course you’ll gain an understanding of how to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats.

On this course, you will learn to implement Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, manage incidents, and utilize advanced hunting techniques to identify unique threats. The program includes hands-on lab exercises to configure Defender XDR, deploy it effectively, and respond to incidents.

By completing this program, you will be able to validate your technical skills and earn a credential that opens doors to new career opportunities in cybersecurity.

You’ll also learn to:

• Configure a Defender XDR environment
• Manage devices by using Defender for Endpoint
• Use Defender XDR to manage incidents
• Manage investigations on an endpoint
• Perform Advanced Hunting with KQL to detect unique threats

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your Microsoft: Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR certification.

At Firebrand, we are one of the few companies in the world to be designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for Security Operations Analysts who have:

• Experience using the Microsoft Defender portal
• A basic understanding of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Sentinel Experience using Kusto Query Language (KQL) in Microsoft Sentinel

• Module 1: Mitigate incidents using Microsoft Defender
• Module 2: Deploy the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint environment
• Module 3: Configure for alerts and detections in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Module 4: Configure and manage automation using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Module 5: Perform device investigations in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Module 6: Defend against Cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR lab exercises

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

Microsoft: Defend against Cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR exam

• Duration: 2 hours
• Format: This assessment will use an interactive lab to evaluate your performance.
• To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Defender XDR to detect and respond to cyberthreats.
• Languages: English

Before attending this course, you should have:

• Experience using the Microsoft Defender portal
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience using Kusto Query Language (KQL) in Microsoft Sentinel

You'll need to have access to a Microsoft 365 E5 Tenant with a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 license to perform the exercises.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Are you ready for the course? 

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