Microsoft Defender for Cloud Cookbook

Protect multicloud and hybrid cloud environments, manage compliance and strengthen security posture

Sasha Kranjac

BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Cookbook

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To my family.

To Noel – for being an endless well of inspiration and love.

To Adisa – for being my loving, supporting, and encouraging partner through the highs and lows of life's journey.

To Mom and Dad – for who I am, and for where I am today.

To my grandparents – for their infinite wisdom, support, and love.

– Sasha Kranjac

Contributors

About the author

Sasha Kranjac is a security and Azure person, a cloud security architect, and an instructor. He began programming in Assembler but then met Windows NT 3.5, and was hooked on IT ever since.

He owns Kloudatech and a few other IT training and consulting companies that help companies embrace the cloud and be safe in cyberspace.

Aside from cloud and security architecture and consulting, he and his company deliver Microsoft, CompTIA, EC-Council, and their custom Azure and security courses and PowerClass workshops internationally.

Sasha is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), MCT Regional Lead, Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), and frequent speaker at various international conferences, events, and user groups.

Sasha has more than 100 IT certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), and more exams and certifications are in the queue.

About the reviewers

Rod Trent is a security CSA for Microsoft and an Azure Sentinel global SME, helping customers migrate from existing SIEMs to Azure Sentinel to achieve the promise of better security through improved efficiency without compromise.

Rod is a husband, dad, and recently a first-time grandfather. He spends his spare time (if such a thing does truly exist) simultaneously watching Six Million Dollar Man TV show episodes and writing KQL queries.