Abhishek Agrawal gives a guided tour of Microsoft Defender Experts—Microsoft’s first-party managed detection and response service—and how it pairs human analysts with Microsoft Defender XDR and Security Copilot. He breaks down the two main offerings: Defender Experts for XDR (full MDR with triage, investigation, and response actions when permissions are granted) and Defender Experts for Hunting (proactive threat hunting without the full response package). Abhishek also pulls back the curtain on how their own SOC operations are evolving “in the age of AI,” showing Security Copilot embedded in the unified Defender portal for incident summaries, faster investigations, and natural-language threat intel research that helps hunters form and test hypotheses more quickly. He rounds it out with proof points like customer outcomes (including Verifone) and Microsoft’s participation in MITRE’s managed services evaluation.
We produced this as a pre-recorded streamed session that keeps the content authoritative without feeling stiff or over-scripted. We shaped the run-of-show, built a clear graphics package, and polished the edit so the story stays tight as it moves between service overview, real workflows, and Copilot-powered examples. Then we delivered it as a smooth multi-channel stream through our remote studio and platform—giving the audience a clean, confident “live-style” experience and leaving you with a replay-ready asset that still lands on the second watch.
The inevitable sequels
Hollywood keeps stretching good ideas into progressively worse sequels. We don’t. These are the related videos—spiritual siblings of the one you just watched—as good or better than this video. Expect callbacks, new plot twists, and maybe even a scene-stealing cameo from a lower third.
