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

Code: massc5004

What you'll learn

On this accelerated 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.

In just 1 day, you’ll also learn how 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. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to 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

Curriculum

6 modules
  • 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

Prerequisites

Before attending this accelerated 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.

Exam info

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your 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

Course Dates

Sorry, there are currently no dates available for this course. Please submit an enquiry and one of our team will contact you about potential future dates or alternative options.

FAQs

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Yes, we do provide courses suitable for beginners. However, Firebrand's accelerated courses aren't easy and it's essential that you are interested and actively pursuing a career in IT.

Traditional training providers usually run their courses from 9am to 5pm. At Firebrand Training we maximise the number of learning hours to minimise the number of training days, so you’ll be back to your job as quickly as possible. You don’t waste time travelling to several courses and finding an exam centre after that.

Firebrand's accelerated courses are constantly reviewed. We ask our delegates for feedback after every course. We are official partners with leading vendors and therefore, we're provided with certification changes and updates, which we can then implement in our course delivery at a very early stage. This feedback is then analysed in view of changes or discrepancies. We will then address the topics mentioned and have a panel of subject matter experts provide us with valuable suggestions for improvement and solutions.

If you need to learn new skills and you want to be able to put them into practice quickly, then Firebrand is the right training company for you.

Our unique accelerated training method means that we are your fastest way to learn. By delivering training for up to 12 hours per day, seven days per week, with exam centres on-site, we ensure that you are trained and certified quicker than anywhere else, having spent less time out of the office away from the day job.

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