The Microsoft Defender family, as Microsoft itself organises it

Microsoft Defender Demystified — Part 1: How Many Defenders Are There, Really?

Series introduction. The Microsoft Defender family explained the way Microsoft itself organises it on Microsoft Learn — eight core products, plus a few close cousins, plus one consumer app. Written for IT pros who want the full picture without the marketing fog.

May 18, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Secure Score για τον Έλληνα ΥΑΣΠΕ (NIS2

Microsoft Secure Score για τον Έλληνα ΥΑΣΠΕ (NIS2)

Πρακτικός οδηγός Microsoft Secure Score για τον Έλληνα junior μηχανικό και Υ.Α.Σ.Π.Ε. — από το score στην πραγματική μείωση κινδύνου, στο πλαίσιο NIS2 και του Νόμου 5160/2024.

April 27, 2026 · 8 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Secure Score dashboard powering Gold-Award GRC programme for ISO 27001 and NIS2

How We Built a Gold-Winning GRC Programme on Microsoft Secure Score — Series Introduction

Series introduction. The business problem, what Microsoft 365 already gives you for free, the four building blocks of the programme that won Gold, and what the next 7 posts will teach you to replicate.

April 22, 2026 · 9 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Secure Score recommendation details pane in the Microsoft Defender portal — fields explained for junior administrators

Microsoft Secure Score — Part 1: Opening Your First Recommendation

Part 1 of the Secure Score series. A beginner-friendly walk through a single Microsoft Secure Score recommendation — every field on the screen, what each one means, and the small observations that help new professionals start extracting value in under an hour.

April 27, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
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: Where It Sits in the Microsoft Defender World

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