New Microsoft Entra Connect sensor
Analysis / inference: Microsoft Defender for Identity released a new Entra Connect sensor along with hybrid security detections and posture recommendations.
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- Microsoft Defender for Identity - What's new archive · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Microsoft Defender for Identity released a new sensor for Microsoft Entra Connect servers, new hybrid security detections, identity posture recommendations, and Advanced Hunting logging for failed password resets in the IdentityDirectoryEvents table.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisMicrosoft Defender for Identity has introduced a dedicated sensor for Microsoft Entra Connect servers alongside new hybrid security detections, posture recommendations, and Advanced Hunting telemetry, enabling SOC teams to better secure hybrid identity infrastructure against credential theft and privilege escalation.
Improves hybrid identity attack surface visibility by introducing targeted detections for suspicious logins, unexpected password resets, and writebacks on sensitive accounts, plus new KQL telemetry.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Deploy the new Microsoft Entra Connect sensor on eligible servers.
- Review and implement the new identity posture recommendations for MSOL accounts and seamless SSO configurations.
- Build custom detection logic using the new failed password reset activities in the IdentityDirectoryEvents Advanced Hunting table.
- Verify whether the new Microsoft Entra Connect sensor is deployed on your standalone Microsoft Entra Connect servers.
- Review the new identity posture recommendations regarding MSOL connector account password rotation and replication permissions.
- Check the IdentityDirectoryEvents table for new failed password reset activities on sensitive accounts.