Sometimes I get the question, how can I keep up with all the new actions that are added to our security solutions? This question is very valid, as identifying potential (new) threats and detection capabilities is crucial. This blog will explain and share a solution to get weekly reports on all the newly logged actions in Sentinel and Defender For Endpoint that are found in your tenant. This proactive approach helps to understand your data and enables organizations to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential indicators of compromise.

What started as a single blog is now becoming a yearly trend. More and more KQL related repositories are created, not only with a focus on security but also Intune, Entra and Azure Monitor related queries. Dive in and discover how these new additions can help you tackle challenges or give you new ideas for the new year. Happy New Year to all of you! KQL Sources Link Description kqlsearch.com KQL Search Engine Kusto Insights Newsletter Kusto Insights newsletter The Definitive Guide to KQL Using Kusto Query Language for Operations, Defending, and Threat Hunting Kusto Query Internals Hunting TTPs with Azure Sentinel Microsoft Sentinel Analytics Rules Exchange Microsoft Sentinel Analytics Rules GitHub Repositories KQL Community Repositories Link Description Stars Azure Sentinel Repository - Azure Cloud-native SIEM for intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise Sentinel-Queries - reprise99 Collection of KQL queries Falcon Friday - FalconForceTeam Hunting queries and detections Threat-Hunting-and-Detection - Cyb3r-Monk Repository for threat hunting and detection queries, etc.

As the holiday season approaches and our schedules hopefully begin to open up, many of us find ourselves with a bit more time on our hands. This time could be perfectly spent delving into some hunting activities. And if you’re into hunting threats and sifting through vast amounts of data, the KQL External Data operator might be the holiday gift for you! This powerful capability enables you to seamlessly incorporate external data into your KQL queries, such as GitHub IOC lists or MISP Feeds.

The unified audit log is a centralized repository for M365 user and admin activities. The activities originate from different applications, such as Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Azure, OneDrive and Defender XDR. In this blog, we compare four different ways to acquire and investigate the unified audit logs (UAL): Purview Audit Search Defender For Cloud Apps CloudAppEvents Logs Sentinel OfficeActivity Logs Invictus Incident Response Microsoft Extractor Suite There is another approach to acquire the UAL logs, which is not included in this blog.