Summary
In this module, you learned how to use Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender to strengthen advanced threat protection for endpoint environments.
You explored layered protection strategies, including prevention, detection, response, recovery and improvement. You learned how Defender helps discover shadow IT, assess cloud app risk, and monitor risky cloud app behavior. You configured Attack Surface Reduction rules with Intune to reduce common attack techniques, and you mapped Zero Trust principles to endpoint protection using compliance, device health, Defender risk signals, and Conditional Access.
Key takeaways
- Layered protection reduces risk across prevention, detection, response, and recovery.
- Defender discovers shadow IT and helps monitor risky cloud app usage.
- ASR rules reduce attack surface by blocking or auditing risky behaviors on endpoints.
- Zero Trust requires continuous verification of identity, device health, compliance, and risk.