Controlling Cybersecurity Risk with Defender Vulnerability Management
1h 36mIntermediate2024-08-02
Authors

Ruairidh Campbell
Course details
In this course, learn best practices for controlling cybersecurity risks with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. From onboarding devices, to deploying and managing its many security capabilities, to responding to incidents, learn how this vast suite comes together to protect your organization. Instructor Ru Campbell shows you capabilities like how to use device discovery to reveal what devices are on your network, find out about out-of-date applications that may be exposed, compare yourself to industry frameworks such as CIS standards. Learn all this and more to protect yourself against weaknesses prior to any incidents occurring.
Skills covered
Microsoft DefenderVulnerability ManagementGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceFoundationsCybersecurityMicrosoft
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and cybersecurity risk
- 02 - What is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- 03 - What's included in Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- 04 - What you'll need
1. Understanding Inventory
- 05 - Onboarding devices
- 06 - Device inventories
- 07 - Software inventories
- 08 - Browser extension, certificate, and firmware inventories
2. Device Discovery
- 09 - Device discovery modes
- 10 - Network device authenticated scan
- 11 - Windows authenticated scan
3. Managing Vulnerabilities
- 12 - Managing security recommendations
- 13 - Remediation capabilities
- 14 - Blocking vulnerable apps
4. Reporting and Insights
- 15 - Secure Score
- 16 - MDVM reports and notifications
- 17 - Security baselines assessment
- 18 - Advanced hunting
Conclusion
- 19 - Next steps