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Microsoft Defender for Identity operational guide

This article summarizes the Microsoft Defender for Identity activities we recommend for your team on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Cadence Tasks
Daily - Triage incidents by priority
- Configure tuning rules for benign true positives / false positive alerts
- Review the ITDR dashboard
- Proactively hunt
- Review Defender for Identity health issues
Weekly - Review Secure score recommendations
- Review and respond to emerging threats
- Proactively hunt
Monthly - Review tuned alerts and adjust tuning if needed
- Track new changes in Microsoft Defender XDR and Defender for Identity
Quarterly / Ad hoc
Depending on your organization's needs and processes
- Review Microsoft service health
- Review server setup process to include sensors
- Check domain configuration via PowerShell

You might want to proactively hunt on a daily or weekly basis, depending on your level as a SOC analyst.