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Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves threat analytics outbreaks from Microsoft Defender XDR.

SYNTAX

Default (Default)

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks [-Force] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ChangeCount

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks [-Force] [-ChangeCount] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]

TopThreats

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks [-Force] [-TopThreats] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Gets threat analytics outbreaks data from the Microsoft Defender XDR portal. This function includes caching support with a 30-minute TTL to reduce API calls.

By default, retrieves the full outbreaks list. Use -ChangeCount or -TopThreats switches to retrieve specific outbreak metrics from dedicated endpoints.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks
Retrieves threat analytics outbreaks using cached data if available.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks -Force
Forces a fresh retrieval of threat analytics outbreaks, bypassing the cache.

EXAMPLE 3

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks -ChangeCount
Retrieves the outbreak change count metrics from the dedicated endpoint.

EXAMPLE 4

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks -TopThreats
Retrieves the top threats from outbreaks, prioritized by significance.

EXAMPLE 5

Get-XdrThreatAnalyticsOutbreaks -TopThreats -Force
Forces a fresh retrieval of top threats, bypassing the cache.

PARAMETERS

-Force

Bypasses the cache and forces a fresh retrieval from the API.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ChangeCount

Returns the outbreak change count information using the dedicated /changeCount endpoint. This provides metrics about changes in outbreak data over time.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: ChangeCount
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-TopThreats

Returns the top threats from outbreaks using the dedicated /topThreats endpoint. This provides a prioritized list of the most significant threats.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: TopThreats
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

The ProgressAction parameter is a common parameter, not a cmdlet parameter. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

Object

Returns the threat analytics outbreaks data, change count, or top threats depending on parameters.

NOTES