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  • Advanced Threat Intelligence & Hunting with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel

    Advanced Threat Intelligence & Hunting with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel

    Threat intelligence shouldn’t live in spreadsheets. It should live in your detections. Microsoft Sentinel’s integration with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence enables security teams to move beyond reactive alerts and into intelligence-led threat hunting. By correlating high-fidelity Microsoft-curated indicators with real telemetry—endpoint, identity, and network data—you can surface adversary activity earlier and with higher confidence. In…

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  • Using Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence in Sentinel for Advanced Threat Detection

    Using Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence in Sentinel for Advanced Threat Detection

    It’s a special Christmas AzureTracks article this year! Cyber threats don’t take holidays—but your SOC can with the right tools. Discover how Defender Threat Intelligence + Sentinel helps identify emerging and persistent threats with real-time IoCs and AI-powered analytics. Will you find who ate Santa’s cookies and catch the Christmas culprit?

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  • Azure Updates – Number 126, November 19, 2025

    Azure Updates – Number 126, November 19, 2025

    Azure News Technical Update — a special Microsoft Ignite Edition! This summary delivers a focused snapshot of recent developments across Microsoft’s cloud and security ecosystem. It highlights key announcements, technical articles, and feature releases related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Security, including updates from Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR. The goal is to provide a…

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  • Transforming Threat Intelligence: Microsoft’s Latest Enhancements and the Road Ahead

    Transforming Threat Intelligence: Microsoft’s Latest Enhancements and the Road Ahead

    As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, Microsoft’s ongoing investment in advanced Threat Intelligence (TI) capabilities helps ensure that organizations can stay a step ahead.  The recently announced updates are a game-changer for cybersecurity professionals, promising smarter, faster, and more proactive threat detection and response.   Today we look at what the changes to TI are…

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  • Azure Updates – Number 109 – March 8, 2025

    Azure Updates – Number 109 – March 8, 2025

    A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.

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  • Integrating Threat Intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel

    Integrating Threat Intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel

    Join me in exploring the essential topic of integrating Microsoft threat intelligence within Microsoft Sentinel.  In an era where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, having a robust strategy to ingest and leverage threat intelligence is crucial for any SOC team.  Understanding how to implement and utilize threat intelligence in Sentinel, you can significantly enhance…

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  • Using Threat Intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel to Enhance Incidents

    Using Threat Intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel to Enhance Incidents

    In this article, we explore real world automation and improvements to Sentinel Incidents. Leveraging Microsoft Sentinel Playbooks you can streamline your SOC security operations and respond to incidents faster and with the information your Analysts need to make decisions. A key component of this process is the integration of Threat Intelligence (TI) to enrich incident…

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  • Azure Updates – Number 70 – August 12, 2023

    Azure Updates – Number 70 – August 12, 2023

    A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.

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  • Azure Updates – Number 40 – June 18, 2022

    Azure Updates – Number 40 – June 18, 2022

    A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes. Released June 18, 2022

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