Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Technology Syllabus

• Explain Defender for Endpoint architecture and service components using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: map the components, identities, data paths and trust boundaries for Defender for Endpoint architecture and service components
• Evidence: produce an annotated architecture diagram and explain the validation result

• Explain Licensing, roles and onboarding methods using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: compare a baseline design with a risky or incomplete design for Licensing, roles and onboarding methods
• Evidence: produce a design decision record and explain the validation result

• Explain Device inventory, groups and security settings management using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: trace one permitted and one denied access decision for Device inventory, groups and security settings management
• Evidence: produce an access-flow worksheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Next-generation protection and cloud-delivered protection using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: plan a least-privilege configuration and a safe rollout sequence for Next-generation protection and cloud-delivered protection
• Evidence: produce a change plan with rollback steps and explain the validation result

• Explain Attack Surface Reduction rules and controlled rollout using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: review policy order, dependencies, exceptions and rollback conditions for Attack Surface Reduction rules and controlled rollout
• Evidence: produce a policy review checklist and explain the validation result

• Explain Endpoint detection, alerts and incidents using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: configure or assess the control with secure defaults for Endpoint detection, alerts and incidents
• Evidence: produce a configuration evidence sheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Device timeline and evidence investigation using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: test expected and unexpected behavior against explicit pass criteria for Device timeline and evidence investigation
• Evidence: produce a pass/fail validation record and explain the validation result

• Explain Live Response, isolation and remediation actions using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: locate the relevant telemetry and build an investigation timeline for Live Response, isolation and remediation actions
• Evidence: produce an investigation timeline and explain the validation result

• Explain Advanced Hunting with endpoint data using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: triage a realistic finding and separate risk from expected activity for Advanced Hunting with endpoint data
• Evidence: produce a triage note with severity rationale and explain the validation result

• Explain Vulnerability Management and exposure reduction using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: tune a noisy control without removing required visibility for Vulnerability Management and exposure reduction
• Evidence: produce a tuning record with before-and-after evidence and explain the validation result

• Explain Integration with Defender XDR, Sentinel and Intune using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: troubleshoot a production-style failure using an evidence-first workflow for Integration with Defender XDR, Sentinel and Intune
• Evidence: produce a troubleshooting runbook entry and explain the validation result

• Explain Endpoint response capstone using current Microsoft terminology and connect it to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture
• Practice: combine design, validation, operations and handover in the capstone for Endpoint response capstone
• Evidence: produce a concise capstone handover and portfolio artifact and explain the validation result

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