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Comprehensive SOC playbooks for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Step-by-step procedures, KQL queries, decision trees, and operational checklists.
Threat Intelligence
Intelligence lifecycle management, IoC handling via MDE APIs, threat hunting based on CTI feeds, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping procedures.
Protective Monitoring
Alert monitoring workflows, Secure Score management, ASR rules monitoring, EDR telemetry baselines, and false positive reduction.
Incident Management
Incident classification (P1-P4), lifecycle management, communication templates, escalation matrices, and RACI framework.
Alert Triage
Severity classification, triage decision trees, initial investigation queries, enrichment workflows, and closure documentation.
Incident Response
Full IR lifecycle, MDE response actions, Live Response commands, scenario-based KQL queries, containment strategies, and forensic procedures.
Vulnerability Management
TVM assessment, vulnerability exposure analysis, patch prioritization, risk scoring, remediation tracking, and software inventory management.
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About This Playbook
This CyberSOC Playbook is a comprehensive operational reference designed for SOC analysts, incident responders, and security engineers working with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE).
Each playbook provides:
- Step-by-step procedures for common security operations tasks
- Ready-to-use KQL queries for MDE Advanced Hunting with descriptions and expected outputs
- Decision trees for consistent triage and response
- Interactive checklists with progress tracking (saved locally in your browser)
- Communication templates and escalation matrices
- MITRE ATT&CK technique mappings throughout
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