Integrate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Wazuh — Step-by-Step Guide (2025
Learn how to integrate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Wazuh in this clear, step-by-step tutorial. I walk you through everything from prerequisites and app registration in Azure, to configuring Wazuh, testing event ingestion, and troubleshooting common issues. Whether you’re setting this up for the first time or hardening your SIEM pipeline, this video covers the full workflow so you can get endpoint telemetry into Wazuh quickly and reliably.
What you’ll get in this video:
Why integrate Defender for Endpoint with Wazuh
Required permissions and prerequisites (licenses, roles, API access)
Creating the Azure app registration and granting API permissions
Generating client secret and configuring Wazuh ossec.conf / module settings
Verifying ingestion: generating test alerts and confirming events in Wazuh
Common errors & troubleshooting tips (token errors, tenant vs app ID issues, audit provisioning)
Best practices for security, throttling, and production deployment
🛠️ Recommended prerequisites (brief):
Microsoft 365 tenant with Defender for Endpoint enabled
Global Admin access to Azure AD (for app registration & consent)
Wazuh Manager (tested with current stable releases)
Basic familiarity with PowerShell and Linux (for Wazuh)
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