Deploy And Manage Microsoft Defender For Identity

Introduction

Microsoft Defender for Identity is a cloud-based security solution managed through the Microsoft 365 defender dashboard, the security.microsoft.com portal with your Microsoft 365 account. It allows you to monitor for identity authentication and investigate advanced threats between your on-premise domain and the Azure ad environment. This article teaches you how to deploy and manage Microsoft Defender for identity.

 Prerequisites for Microsoft Defender for Identity

1. License for Enterprise Mobility + Security E5/A5, the following link will guide you to get the E5 licensing free for 90 days.
2. Need a Directory Service account with read access to all objects in the monitored domains.
3. Need an Azure AD tenant with at least one global administrator or security administrator. 

Deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity

1. To implement the defender for identity, sign in to the Microsoft 365 Defender Portal “https://security.microsoft.com/”

From the navigation menu, go to “Settings”

Then select “Identities” 

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