How does gathering threat signals from endpoints, identities, emails, and cloud apps all into one big view in Microsoft Defender XDR help a security team catch tricky attacks better than using many separate tools?

Microsoft Defender XDR, which stands for Extended Detection and Response, centrally unifies threat signals, also known as telemetry or security events, from various digital assets across an organization into a single, comprehensive view. This integration is crucial for catching complex attacks because separate security tools, such as an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution, an identity protection system, an email security gateway, or a cloud access security broker (CASB), operate in isolation, generating alerts and logs specific to their domain. This siloed approach makes it exceedingly difficult to connect disparate events that are, in fact, parts of a larger, coordinated attack. An 'endpoint' refers to any device connected to the network, like laptops, servers, or mobile phones. 'Identities' pertain to user accounts, credentials, and their associated access permissions. 'Emails' are electronic communications, a common vector for initial compromise. 'Cloud apps' encompass so....