Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR recognized in the latest MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation for Managed Services

Microsoft describes Defender Experts for XDR’s detection and response during a MITRE Engenuity managed-services evaluation, detailing two incidents: a Purple Typhoon intrusion that used RDP and DLL Search Order Hijacking to deploy a Quasar RAT for keylogging and credential theft leading to lateral movement, and a BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation that used access broker credentials to exfiltrate data and perform double extortion; the report highlights detection, hunted incidents, provided IOCs and advanced hunting queries, and automated attack disruption and managed remediation capabilities.