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FranckW
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Oct 04, 2023

MDI Sensor install question

Hi, One of our customers has experienced brute force attack on their 2 DCs and wants to get more details on these malicious activities (which they believe should be internal). They want to install ...
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elieelkarkafi
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Oct 04, 2023

FranckW Microsoft Defender for Identity is a per user subscription license. Means each user needs a license to profit from the MDI benefits 

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance#microsoft-defender-for-identity

 

Defender for Identity is available as part of Enterprise Mobility + Security 5 suite (EMS E5), and as a standalone license. mean if your users have this license, they can profit for MDI features. 

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/technical-faq#where-can-i-get-a-license-for-microsoft-defender-for-identity

 

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