How to Use Identity Protection to Detect Threats in Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is an advanced security solution that enables organizations to detect, analyze, and automatically respond to identity-based threats. By leveraging machine learning and behavioral analytics, it identifies suspicious activities such as anomalous sign-ins, leaked credentials, and potential compromised accounts.

You Should Know:

1. Enabling Identity Protection in Microsoft Entra ID

To activate Identity Protection:

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center.

2. Navigate to Security > Identity Protection.

1. Enable Automatic remediation policies for high-risk users and sign-ins.

2. Key Risk Detections

• Anonymous IP Addresses: Sign-ins from Tor or VPN endpoints.
• Atypical Travel: Impossible travel between locations.
• Leaked Credentials: User passwords found in dark web breaches.
• Malware-Linked IPs: Sign-ins from infected devices.

3. PowerShell Commands for Monitoring

Use these commands to extract risk events:

 Get risky users 
Get-AzureADIdentityProtectionRiskyUser -All $true

List risk detections 
Get-AzureADIdentityProtectionRiskDetection -All $true 

4. Automating Responses with Conditional Access

Create a Conditional Access policy to enforce MFA or block access for high-risk sign-ins:

1. Go to Security > Conditional Access.

2. Create a new policy targeting High-risk users.

1. Set the access control to Require MFA or Block.

5. Investigating Incidents

Use KQL (Kusto Query Language) in Microsoft Sentinel for deeper analysis:

IdentityProtectionLogs 
| where RiskLevel == "high" 
| project TimeGenerated, UserPrincipalName, RiskDetail 

What Undercode Say:

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is a critical tool for modern identity security. By combining automated risk detection with proactive remediation, organizations can significantly reduce exposure to credential theft and account takeover attacks.

Additional Useful Commands:

• Linux (Auditing Logins):

  last -i | grep "fail" 
  

• Windows (Check Failed Logins):

  Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='Security'; ID=4625} 
  

• Azure CLI (Export Risk Reports):

  az identityprotection riskyuser list --output table 
  

Expected Output:

A secured identity environment with real-time threat detection and automated response mechanisms in place.

Reference:

Microsoft Entra ID Protection Docs

References:

Reported By: Nielsenalmeida UgcPost – Hackers Feeds
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