Microsoft Defender for Identity Annual Subscription License

1-Year Subscription License.

Microsoft Defender for Identity Annual Subscription License

Identity threat detection and response for Active Directory and hybrid identity - sees the attacks that EDR alone misses.

Microsoft Defender for Identity is a cloud-native ITDR solution that monitors your on-premises Active Directory and hybrid identity infrastructure for compromise, lateral movement, and privilege escalation. It correlates AD signal with the rest of the Defender XDR stack to catch attacks like Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Golden Ticket, DCSync, and reconnaissance - the techniques that endpoint and email tools miss.

Key features

• Identity threat detection: Detects credential theft, lateral movement, and domain dominance techniques in real time.
• AD security posture: Continuous assessment of misconfigurations, weak protocols, and exposed credentials.
• Hybrid identity coverage: Monitors on-premises AD, AD FS, AD CS, and Entra Connect from a single sensor footprint.
• XDR integration: Identity alerts join Defender XDR incidents for full attack-chain context.
• Lightweight sensor: Runs on existing domain controllers - no additional servers or appliances.
• Investigation tools: User pages, lateral movement paths, and timeline views speed identity-centric investigations.

Built for

• Enterprises consolidating security and compliance under the Microsoft 365 stack.
• IT teams who want unified policy, telemetry, and incident response across endpoints, identity, and data.
• Regulated organizations with audit, eDiscovery, and data-protection obligations.
• Hybrid and remote workforces where identity and device posture are the new perimeter.

What you get

• Annual subscription license for Microsoft Defender for Identity
• Per-user licensing - assign through the Microsoft 365 admin center
• Access to all features and updates released during the subscription term
• Cloud-delivered service - no on-premises servers required
• Microsoft Support included per your plan

Why choose this model

Add Defender for Identity when Active Directory is in scope - it closes the visibility gap that lets attackers move from one compromised endpoint to a domain takeover.