Enable Unified Security Operations Platform
Implementation Effort: Low
This version assumes the organization is already licensed and onboarded to Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel, and only needs to enable the unified portal experience via configuration toggles.
User Impact: Low
No end-user involvement is required; changes are limited to the security operations team’s tools and workflows.
Overview
Enabling the Unified Security Operations Platform in Microsoft Defender allows security teams to access Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, and other tools from a single portal. This streamlines threat detection, investigation, and response by consolidating telemetry and alerts across endpoints, identities, cloud, and email.
This action supports the "Assume Breach" principle of Zero Trust by improving visibility and correlation across the attack surface. If not enabled, security teams may face inefficiencies due to switching between portals, slower incident response, and missed threat correlations.