Microsoft Defender for Business
1h 19mIntermediate2023-03-01
Authors

Brien Posey
Author, Speaker, Microsoft MVP
Course details
Microsoft Defender for Business is an endpoint security solution designed specifically for small- and medium-sized businesses. Defender for Business offers solutions that protect a company's devices from ransomware, malware, phishing, and other threats, making it a must-have if you work in the field.
In this course, instructor Brien Posey leads IT pros responsible for managing security solutions through the practical steps and technical skills required to roll out a robust and failsafe Defender security solution. From assigning roles and granting permissions to onboarding devices, configuring policies, and mastering the management dashboard, Brien covers the core concepts and best practices for successfully managing your company’s security with Defender for Business.
In this course, instructor Brien Posey leads IT pros responsible for managing security solutions through the practical steps and technical skills required to roll out a robust and failsafe Defender security solution. From assigning roles and granting permissions to onboarding devices, configuring policies, and mastering the management dashboard, Brien covers the core concepts and best practices for successfully managing your company’s security with Defender for Business.
Skills covered
Endpoint ProtectionSymantecMicrosoft DefenderNetwork SecurityCybersecurityMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Protect your devices from security threats with Microsoft Defender for Business
- 02 - What you should know
1. Getting Started
- 03 - Get Defender for Business
- 04 - Assigning licenses
- 05 - Assigning roles and permissions
- 06 - Configuring email notifications
2. Onboarding Devices
- 07 - The most important thing to know about onboarding devices
- 08 - Onboarding with a local script
- 09 - Onboarding using a group policy
- 10 - Enrolling a device in Intune
- 11 - Onboarding with Intune
- 12 - Viewing a list of onboarded devices
- 13 - Creating device groups
3. Configure Security Policies
- 14 - Create a threat policy
- 15 - Setting policy precedence
- 16 - Configure firewall policies
- 17 - Configuring firewall rules
- 18 - Configure web content filtering
4. Vulnerability Management
- 19 - An introduction to the dashboard
- 20 - Viewing incidents
- 21 - Responding to an incident
- 22 - Remediation actions
- 23 - Manually scanning for malware
- 24 - Creating reports
Conclusion
- 25 - Next steps