The Microsoft Defender family, as Microsoft itself organises it

Microsoft Defender Demystified โ€” Part 1: How Many Defenders Are There, Really?

Series introduction. The Microsoft Defender family explained the way Microsoft itself organises it on Microsoft Learn โ€” 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 ยท 10 min ยท Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Secure Score in the Microsoft Defender XDR ecosystem โ€” how Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, and Purview feed the score

Microsoft Secure Score โ€” 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 ยท 9 min ยท Dimosthenis Atteia