
Alex worked on the Azure/Azure-Sentinel repository, developing a suite of cross-platform spam detection features for Microsoft 365 Defender and Defender XDR. He designed and implemented new KQL queries, including a Spam Detection Trend visualization, to enhance visibility into spam activity over time. Using KQL and YAML, Alex addressed encoding and rendering issues, ensuring robust query performance and accurate data representation. He also streamlined security operations by deprecating legacy queries and expanding hunting capabilities to cover top domains, IPs, and targeted users. This work improved detection coverage, reduced investigation time, and simplified SOC workflows through focused data analysis and visualization.
June 2025 — Azure/Azure-Sentinel: Delivered cross-platform spam detection insights and enhanced hunting capabilities that improve security operations visibility and response speed. Implemented a new KQL query 'Spam Detection Trend' for visualizing spam detections over time across Microsoft 365 Defender and Defender XDR, with YAML configuration, rendering logic, and encoding fixes. Rolled out a comprehensive 365 Defender spam-detection hunting query suite (including trends, top sending domains, delivery locations, and technologies used) and deprecated legacy queries to streamline investigations. Extended Defender XDR spam detection hunting queries to cover top domains, IPs, delivery locations, and targeted users. These changes improve detection coverage, reduce time-to-detection, and simplify SOC workflows.
June 2025 — Azure/Azure-Sentinel: Delivered cross-platform spam detection insights and enhanced hunting capabilities that improve security operations visibility and response speed. Implemented a new KQL query 'Spam Detection Trend' for visualizing spam detections over time across Microsoft 365 Defender and Defender XDR, with YAML configuration, rendering logic, and encoding fixes. Rolled out a comprehensive 365 Defender spam-detection hunting query suite (including trends, top sending domains, delivery locations, and technologies used) and deprecated legacy queries to streamline investigations. Extended Defender XDR spam detection hunting queries to cover top domains, IPs, delivery locations, and targeted users. These changes improve detection coverage, reduce time-to-detection, and simplify SOC workflows.

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