Set up data connectors

Now that we have learned how to enable Azure Sentinel in your environment, this recipe will teach you how to set up data connectors so that you can start collecting signal information for analysis and alerting.

Getting ready

This recipe requires the following to be in place:

• A device with a browser, such as Edge or Chrome, to access the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com
• Access to an Azure subscription, where you have access to the Owner role
• The subscription should have Microsoft Sentinel enabled

How to do it…

This task consists of the following steps:

• Gather signal data using a data connector
• Create an analytics rule

Task – gather signal data using data connectors

Perform the following steps:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com.
2. In the search bar, type Microsoft Sentinel; click Microsoft Sentinel from the list of services shown.

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