A clear comparison of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel — what each product does, where they overlap, and how they work together in a mature security architecture.
A beginner’s guide to KQL covering filtering, aggregation, joins, and string operations — with practical examples using real Sentinel tables.
How to create and use Sentinel watchlists for dynamic allow-listing, IOC matching, and alert enrichment — with practical KQL examples and automation patterns.
How ASIM works in Microsoft Sentinel, the key schemas, how to use parsers in KQL queries, and how to write custom parsers for your own data sources.
How UEBA works in Microsoft Sentinel, what data it requires, and how to integrate it into detection and investigation workflows for measurably better outcomes.
Every lever available to reduce your Microsoft Sentinel costs without compromising detection coverage — from ingestion tier selection to DCR transformations.
A production-ready reference of 25 essential KQL queries for threat detection, investigation, and hunting in Microsoft Sentinel — with explanations, use cases, and customisation tips.
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Many SOC teams struggle with alert overload and high false positives, not due to insufficient tools like Microsoft Sentinel, but because of poor detection strategies. Effective detection engineering focuses on enabling suitable rules for specific environments and emphasizes understanding log data, deploying detections strategically, and regularly reviewing their effectiveness to improve overall trust in alerts.
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