Yuri Diogenes, MsC, holds a Master of Science in cybersecurity intelligence and forensics investigation from UTICA College and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Cybersecurity Leadership from Capitol Technology University. Yuri has been working at Microsoft since 2006, and currently, he is a Principal PM Manager for the CxE Microsoft Defender for Cloud Team. Yuri has published a total of 26 books, mostly about information security and Microsoft technologies. Yuri is also a professor at ECCouncil University, where he teaches in the Bachelor in Cybersecurity Program. Yuri holds an MBA and many IT/Security industry certifications, such as CISSP, MITRE ATT&CK Cyber Threat Intelligence Certified, E|CND, E|CEH, E|CSA, E|CHFI, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, CASP, and CyberSec First Responder. You can follow Yuri on Twitter at [...]

Tom Janetscheck is a Senior Program Manager in the CxE Microsoft Defender for Cloud team, where he works with his friend Yuri, helping customers onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud. As a former Microsoft MVP, Tom joined the team during COVID-19 in Spring 2020, and he deeply missed in-person conferences, as he loves to speak to audiences all over the world. With almost 20 years of experience in various IT admin and consulting roles, Tom has a deep background in IT infrastructure and security, and he holds various certifications, including MCSE and MCTS. When Tom is not writing a book, preparing a conference or user group session, or helping his customers onboard Defender for Cloud, he is an enthusiastic motorcyclist, scuba diver, and musician. He plays the guitar, bass, and drums. He also volunteers as a firefighter at his local fire department and can usually be met attending rock concerts all over the place. You can follow Tom on Twitter at [...]

CHAPTER 1 The threat landscape

CHAPTER 2 Planning Microsoft Defender for Cloud adoption

CHAPTER 3 Onboarding Microsoft Defender for Cloud

CHAPTER 4 Policy management

CHAPTER 5 Strengthening your security posture

CHAPTER 6 Threat detection

CHAPTER 7 Better together

CHAPTER 8 Enhanced security capabilities

CHAPTER 9 Accessing Defender for Cloud from APIs

CHAPTER 10 Deploying Microsoft Defender for Cloud at scale

APPENDIX Microsoft Defender for DevOps