Summary

  • 3 minutes

Congratulations! You've completed this module on implementing endpoint security with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Intune.

In this module, you learned how to build a comprehensive endpoint protection strategy by integrating Microsoft Defender with Microsoft Intune. You now understand how these two services work together across your organization to prevent threats, detect attacks, investigate incidents, and respond to security events.

What you learned

You explored a complete endpoint protection workflow across four critical areas:

Strategy and capabilities

  • How Defender fits into a modern endpoint security strategy with prevention, detection, investigation, and response
  • Key capabilities including next-generation protection, attack surface reduction, EDR, automated investigation and response, advanced hunting, and vulnerability management
  • How Defender integrates with Intune for device onboarding, policy deployment, compliance evaluation, and risk-based access decisions

Deployment and configuration

  • Onboarding Windows devices using Intune EDR policies and Auto from connector options
  • Considerations for non-Windows platforms (macOS, Android, iOS/iPadOS) and mobile threat defense scenarios
  • Configuring security baselines, Defender Antivirus, attack surface reduction, firewall, and EDR policies in Intune

Investigation and response

  • Investigating endpoint threats by reviewing incidents, alerts, affected devices, and investigation details in the Microsoft Defender portal
  • Taking immediate action by isolating devices, running scans, collecting investigation packages, and quarantining files
  • Managing and triaging incidents in the Microsoft Defender portal with ownership assignment, progress tracking, and AI-powered insights from Microsoft Security Copilot

Next steps

With Defender integrated into your Intune management strategy, you have a unified approach to endpoint protection that spans prevention, visibility, investigation, and response. Apply these skills to strengthen your organization's security posture and respond more effectively to threats.