Microsoft has added support for Zerologon detection in the Microsoft Defender for Identity to enable Operations Security teams to detect attacks within the enterprise that attempt to exploit this critical vulnerability.
Microsoft Defender for Identity (formerly known as Azure Advanced Threat Protection or Azure ATP) is a cloud-based security solution designed to leverage signalon-premises Active Directory to detect and analyze compromised identities, for advanced threats and malicious insider activity targeting a registered organization.
"Microsoft Defender for Identity can detect this vulnerability early on," said Microsoft Program Manager Daniel Naim. "It covers both aspects of exploiting and controlling the circulation of Netlogon."
The notifications that appear every time it is detected exploit Zerologon, or related activity, will allow SecOps teams to quickly obtain information about the device or domain controller behind attack attempts.
Alerts will also provide information that can help identify targeted information if the attacks were successful.
"Finally, customers using Microsoft 365 Defender can take full advantage of the strength of Microsoft Defender for Identity signals and alerts, combined with behavioral events and crawls from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint," Naim added.
"This coordinated one protection enables you not only to monitor Netlogon exploit attempts over network protocols, but also to see the procedure device and exploit-related file activity.”
