Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution providing intelligent security analytics across the enterprise.

What is Microsoft Sentinel?

Microsoft Sentinel is a scalable, cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solution built on Azure.

Sentinel Capabilities

Data Collection: 100+ built-in connectors
Detection: Analytics rules and machine learning
Investigation: Incident management and hunting
Response: Automated playbooks with Logic Apps

Sentinel Components

Data connectors, analytics rules, workbooks (dashboards), hunting queries, notebooks, and automation rules.

Common Misconceptions

"Sentinel is only for Azure" - Supports multi-cloud and on-premises
"Sentinel replaces all security tools" - Aggregates and orchestrates
"Cloud SIEM is less capable" - Feature-rich platform