How Microsoft Defender protects high-value assets in real-world attack scenarios

A collection of Microsoft Security Blog posts covering defensive strategies and incident guidance for modern, high-impact threats. Key topics include asset-aware protection for high-value targets (domain controllers, web servers, identity infrastructure) using Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Security Exposure Management; the critical role of identity and unified access strategies; detailed guidance on a Trivy supply‑chain compromise where attackers injected credential‑stealing malware into CI/CD pipelines and recommended detection/mitigation steps; a case study where Defender’s predictive‑sh​