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Microsoft Defender for Identity
Protect your on-premises Active Directory from advanced targeted cyber-attacks and insider threats
Key Features
Advanced Threat Detection
Identify sophisticated attacks like pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket, and golden ticket attacks using behavioral analytics and machine learning.
Lateral Movement Paths
Visualize potential attack paths through your network and identify accounts that could be used to access sensitive resources.
Compromised Credential Detection
Detect when user credentials have been stolen or compromised through brute force attacks, exposed passwords, or credential theft techniques.
Security Posture Assessment
Continuously assess your Active Directory configuration for security weaknesses and get actionable recommendations.
Microsoft Defender XDR Integration
Correlate identity signals with endpoint, email, and cloud app data for comprehensive cross-domain threat detection.
Real-time Monitoring
Monitor authentication and authorization activities in real-time with sensors installed on domain controllers.
Available Plans
Defender for Identity
Full identity threat protection for on-premises Active Directory environments. Includes advanced threat detection, lateral movement analysis, and compromised credential identification.
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Ideal For
Detecting Identity-Based Attacks
Identify when attackers are using compromised credentials, performing reconnaissance, or attempting to escalate privileges within your Active Directory environment.
Investigating Security Incidents
Use detailed attack timelines and entity profiles to understand the full scope of an incident and identify all affected users and systems.
Protecting Against Insider Threats
Detect anomalous behavior that could indicate a malicious insider or compromised employee account before sensitive data is accessed.
Securing Hybrid Environments
Protect identities across both on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD in hybrid deployments with coordinated threat detection.
About Microsoft Defender for Identity
Learn how Microsoft Defender for Identity from Microsoft can help transform your business operations.
What is Microsoft Defender for Identity?
Microsoft Defender for Identity (formerly Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Azure ATP) is a cloud-based security solution that uses your on-premises Active Directory signals to identify, detect, and investigate advanced threats, compromised identities, and malicious insider actions directed at your organization.
Key Capabilities
Identity threat detection - Defender for Identity monitors user behavior and activities to create a behavioral baseline, then uses machine learning to detect anomalies that could indicate an attack or compromise.
Attack timeline investigation - Security teams can view a clear timeline of all suspicious activities and related events, making it easier to understand the scope and impact of potential attacks.
Lateral movement path detection - Visualize how attackers could move through your network by exploiting compromised credentials and vulnerable systems to reach sensitive accounts.
Compromised credential detection - Identify when user credentials have been compromised through techniques like brute force attacks, exposed credentials, or pass-the-hash attacks.
How It Works
Defender for Identity uses sensors installed on your domain controllers to capture and parse network traffic for authentication, authorization, and information gathering. These sensors send data to the Defender for Identity cloud service for analysis.
The solution integrates with Microsoft Defender XDR to correlate identity signals with endpoint, email, and cloud app data for comprehensive threat detection across your entire digital estate.
Ideal For
- Organizations using on-premises Active Directory
- Security teams investigating identity-based attacks
- Enterprises needing to detect lateral movement
- Companies protecting against insider threats
- Hybrid environments with Azure AD Connect
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