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As the global landscape becomes increasingly more technology-driven, the cyber threats confronting businesses continue to escalate.  Recent reports indicate that in the past 12 months, 70% of UK businesses have suffered a cyber security breach1<\/a><\/sup>, confirming that it is not a question of \u2018if\u2019 but \u2018when\u2019 an organisation be breached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, organisations must implement effective cybersecurity tools and processes to protect themselves from imminent threats. In this blog, we explore the vital role that Sentinel Solution plays in securing your organisation, whilst ultimately, answering the question, \u2018What is Microsoft Sentinel?\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Introducing Microsoft Sentinel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Microsoft Sentinel<\/strong><\/a> is Microsoft\u2019s comprehensive solution for both cloud-native <\/strong>security information and event management (SIEM)<\/strong><\/a> and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Sentinel<\/a> utilises machine AI<\/a> to enhance your investigation and threat detection, reducing the volume of alerts and shortening resolution time frames. The solution consumes threat intelligence<\/a> based on a wide catalogue of connectors, including key Microsoft<\/a> threat intelligence sources as well as several 3rd<\/sup> party connectors, allowing you to bring in your own threat intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the solution’s ability to integrate with a wide range of systems – the automated response to cyber threats means IT teams can respond efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Can Microsoft Sentinel Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM<\/a> and SOAR solution, that performs advanced AI-driven security analytics for increased visibility. By performing this, Sentinel integrates security data from multiple sources, both in and outside of Microsoft, which reduces overall infrastructure complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By leveraging AI and machine learning, Microsoft Sentinel analyses over 6.5 trillion signals daily. This delivers advanced threat intelligence through a variety of data connectors, such as Microsoft sources and third-party technologies like Cisco and AWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enhanced Data Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Microsoft Sentinel has the ability to successfully collect data across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on premise and in multiple clouds. This increased capability means that you can have full visibility over your entire IT estate, whether it be in a hybrid setting or on-premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sentinel can detect previously undetected threats and reduce the alerts of false positives by using Microsoft\u2019s analytics and exceptional threat intelligence<\/a>. In order to protect critical data and assets, the detection process will help mitigate all the risks associated with online security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Microsoft Sentinel solution investigates threats by using artificial intelligence<\/a> and hunts for abnormal activities at scale. By learning the context and how an attack unfolded, the investigation provides timelines and visualisations that make it easier to understand an attacker’s motive and scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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You\u2019ll be able to respond to cyber attacks quickly as Microsoft Sentinel\u2019s built- in response processes allow automatic response to occur when a specific alert or incident triggers an automation rule. This automation reduces response times and neutralises threats before they grow larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deploying Microsoft Sentinel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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