Combines real-time alerts and automated investigation to quickly identify and respond to potential security incidents.
Responds to threats proactively to reduce the risk of further damage or unauthorized access
Seamlessly integrates with Microsoft security tools to enhance protection and detect advanced attack techniques.
Ensure your identity management systems align with security best practices and regulatory requirements.
Microsoft Defender for Identity is Microsoft's identity threat detection platform, monitoring on-premises Active Directory and hybrid identity environments for credential theft, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and reconnaissance activity. It uses sensors installed on domain controllers and AD FS servers to detect attacks in real time - including Kerberoasting, DCSync, Pass-the-Hash, and Golden Ticket attacks that traditional endpoint or SIEM tools miss.
Defender for Identity monitors on-premises Active Directory and hybrid identity environments. Microsoft Entra ID Protection (formerly Azure AD Identity Protection) monitors cloud identity in Entra ID for risk signals such as: impossible travel, anonymous IP addresses, and leaked credentials. Together, they provide end-to-end identity protection across on-premises and cloud — which is why most Australian organisations running hybrid environments need both, not one or the other.
Defender for Identity detects the specific attack techniques threat actors use against Active Directory: Kerberoasting (extracting service account credentials), DCSync (replicating password hashes from domain controllers), Pass-the-Hash and Pass-the-Ticket (using stolen credentials without cracking them), Golden Ticket and Silver Ticket attacks, LDAP reconnaissance, brute force attempts, and unusual sign-in patterns from compromised accounts. It also flags suspicious admin activity and lateral movement between domain-joined systems.
For most Australian organisations in the middle of a cloud migration, yes - and often more so than after the migration completes. Hybrid identity environments (domain controllers, AD FS, synchronised identities) are one of the highest-value targets for attackers because they bridge on-premises and cloud, and traditional endpoint or cloud-only tools rarely detect the identity-layer attacks Defender for Identity is designed to catch. We deploy Defender for Identity as part of broader Active Directory and Entra ID security programs, tuning detections to your specific hybrid architecture so identity risk stays covered through the transition, not just after it.
Deployment is led by senior identity security specialists, and covers sensor installation on domain controllers and AD FS servers, an initial Active Directory security assessment to establish a baseline posture, tuning detection thresholds to reduce false positives, integration with Defender for Endpoint and Sentinel for cross-signal correlation, and remediation of the misconfigurations Defender for Identity typically surfaces (excessive privileges, legacy protocols, stale accounts). Our Active Directory and Entra ID assessments are informed by years of hands-on identity security work across Australian financial services, government, and enterprise clients.
