Microsoft Secure Score in the Microsoft Defender XDR ecosystem — how Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, and Purview feed the score

Microsoft Secure Score Part 2: Inside the Defender Ecosystem

Part 2 of the Secure Score series. Where Microsoft Secure Score physically lives, how it feeds off the Microsoft Defender family, what each source product contributes, and a practical exercise to trace one score point back to the product that generated it.

May 4, 2026 · 9 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
A guided walkthrough of the Microsoft Defender portal navigation at security.microsoft.com

Microsoft Defender Part 5: A Walk Through the Microsoft Defender Portal

Part 5 closes the series. A guided walk through the unified Microsoft Defender portal, every major navigation section explained, where Microsoft Secure Score now lives inside Exposure Management, how to set up the right roles, a simple KQL hunting query to try, and a 60-minute first-time agenda.

July 27, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia

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