Security Detection and Incident Investigation with Sentinel

Security threats are evolving rapidly, making proactive detection and swift incident response critical for modern digital infrastructure. This text-based course guides you through the core workflows of Sentinel, enabling you to build effective detection rules and run thorough incident investigations from scratch. What you'll learn: - Understand the fundamentals of cloud-native SIEM and modern zero-trust security architecture. - Write Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries to search and analyze security log data. - Create custom analytics rules to detect active threats and system anomalies. - Investigate security incidents using structured triage workflows and relationship-mapping strategies. - Configure automated responses to mitigate common alerts quickly. - Apply best practices for integrating threat intelligence into your security workspace. This course begins with essential security terminology and Sentinel architecture before guiding you through written, step-by-step investigation scenarios and query-building exercises. It is designed for beginners to security operations, IT administrators, or aspiring analysts with no prior Sentinel experience. Start building your threat-hunting skills today.