Tag: Defender XDR
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Measuring Security Outcomes: What Actually Matters in a Modern SOC

Security metrics for SOC operations should measure outcomes, not activity. This post explains how to move beyond alerts and ticket counts to focus on MTTD, MTTR, and real-world effectiveness, using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR to track meaningful security performance. Read more
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Where AI Actually Helps Security Teams (and Where It Doesn’t)

AI in security operations is often overhyped, yet its real value comes from strengthening investigation, triage, and signal correlation. This post breaks down where AI truly helps security teams, where it falls short, and how leaders can align it with data strategy, detection engineering, and Microsoft Sentinel to drive meaningful outcomes. Read more
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Reflecting on the Journey Since 2025 with Security Day with Mike: Thank you!

As we close another chapter and look back to when It’s Security Day with Mike! first launched in 2025, I want to take a moment to say Thank You This blog started with a simple goal: translate complex Microsoft security capabilities into practical, real world guidance for technical leaders and practitioners. What it’s grown into Read more