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Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft · Detection & Response

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Sentinel ingests and correlates security data at cloud scale, provides analytics rules, UEBA, hunting and Logic Apps automation, and now runs inside the unified Microsoft Defender portal.

What it does7 capabilities · 6 at full coverage

6 of 7 at full coverage.

Engineering Platform Audit Log MonitoringPartialDR · level 3 · 6 providers
Security Information & Event ManagementFullDR · level 2 · 7 providers
Security Log Collection & Retention★FullDR · level 1 · 6 providers
Security Orchestration & Automated ResponseFullDR · level 3 · 5 providers
Threat HuntingFullDR · level 4 · 10 providers
Threat Intelligence IntegrationFullDR · level 3 · 2 providers
User & Entity Behavior AnalyticsFullDR · level 4 · 3 providers

What it proves19 controls across 9 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CSF 2.011 / 106DE.AE-02 DE.AE-03 DE.AE-07 DE.CM-03 DE.CM-09 ID.RA-02 ID.RA-03 PR.PS-04 RS.CO-02 RS.MA-01 RS.MI-01
AICM1 / 18LOG
ASVS 5.01 / 17V16
CI/CD Top 101 / 10CICD-SEC-10
CIS Controls1 / 18CIS 8
CNAS Top 101 / 10CNAS-10
CRA1 / 41Annex I Part I (2)(l)
OWASP Top 101 / 10A09:2025
SP 800-204D1 / 11204D-ZT-HARDEN

What it stops9 techniques · 2 risks

9 techniques countered, 9 of them common

Application Layer ProtocolT1071Very Common
Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027Very Common
Process InjectionT1055Very Common
Valid AccountsT1078Very Common
Account ManipulationT1098Common
Data from Information Repositories: Code RepositoriesT1213.003Common
Poisoned Pipeline ExecutionCommon
Steal Application Access TokenT1528Common
Stolen Publishing TokenCommon

2 risks reduced

Attack on engineering platforms goes undetectedHigh
Slow or disorganized response to a supply chain incidentHigh

Where it runs2 phases · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Operate1
Monitor6

How it is delivered

Cloud provider native serviceSaaS

What it unlocks4 activities · reaches level 4

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 4. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Centralize security logs and maintain an incident response planLow effort

Level 2

Supply chain playbooks and engineering platform monitoringMedium effort

Level 3

Real-time detection with automated responseHigh effort

Level 4

Detection engineering as code and threat huntingHigh effort

How it holds up3 strengths · 2 limitations

Strengths

Native Microsoft and Azure data connectors
Built-in SOAR through Logic Apps
Unified portal with Defender XDR

Limitations

Ingestion-based cost can grow quickly
KQL skills required

What it costs1 tier · Data ingestion consumption

LicensingData ingestion consumption

Priced perGB ingested per day or month

BillingConsumption

Scales withVolume of log data ingested and retained

Pay-as-you-goPriced per GB of analytics data ingested per day with commitment tiers; free data sources include Azure activity and Microsoft 365 audit logsGB ingested · Annual

Total cost

Adding CI/CD and cloud audit logs can multiply cost; filter, tier storage and use commitment tiers.

What it takes to run6 FTE at peak · 2 roles · has an API

Peak staffing6 FTE

APIAvailable

Roles it needs

SOC Analyst2–4 FTE
Detection Engineer1–2 FTE

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this upin 1 pipeline

In use

Payments API release pipeline · Operate and monitor

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