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Microsoft Defender For Business Is Now Generally Available

Microsoft Defender for Business brings enterprise-grade endpoint security, detection and response to smaller organizations.

May 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching the general availability of the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business, a new offering designed for small-to-mid-sized businesses that brings enterprise-grade endpoint security, detection and response to smaller organizations. According to Microsoft, this is designed to provide protection against ransomware and other sophisticated cyberattacks for SMBs, who say cyberthreats are becoming […]

New Microsoft Defender for IoT Capabilities Helps Create Secure-By-Design Devices

New Microsoft Defender for IoT capabilities help protect IoT devices and detect ransomware, malware, brute force and other attacks.

March 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released the public preview for a new capability in Microsoft Defender for IoT that gives device builders and solution operators the ability to create secure-by-design, managed IoT devices. This capability comes after Microsoft recently announced Defender for IoT sensor, version 22.1, that features Azure portal to scale large environments and control the security […]

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Can Now Protect Google Cloud Environments

Microsoft expands Defender for Cloud capabilities and now offers multi-cloud protection across Azure, AWS and Google Cloud resources.

February 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft now offers multi-cloud protection for the cloud industry’s top three platforms by extending the native capabilities for Microsoft Defender for Cloud to the Google Cloud Platform. This follows cloud security support for AWS in Defender for Cloud, which Microsoft released last November during its Ignite conference. According to Microsoft, Defender for Cloud support for […]

Microsoft Defender For Endpoint Can Now Manage Bugs in Android, iOS Devices

The new cross-platform coverage, threat and vulnerability management capabilities now support all major device platforms.

February 3, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out the general availability of a feature that allows administrators to manage the security and vulnerability management of Android and iOS devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The new cross-platform coverage, threat and vulnerability management capabilities now support all major device platforms across the organization, spanning workstations, servers and now mobile devices, […]

Microsoft Releases New Defender Vulnerability Management Tool In Public Preview

Microsoft says Defender Vulnerability Management includes the company's full set of vulnerability management capabilities.

May 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing a public preview of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, a new single solution that includes Microsoft’s full set of vulnerability management capabilities to help companies mitigate software bugs more easily. According to Microsoft, the new Defender feature builds on core threat and vulnerability management tools launched in 2019, including threat and vulnerability management […]

Microsoft Launches New Reporting Features for Device Control and Windows Defender Firewall

Microsoft launches new reporting features within the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, including Device Control and Windows Firewall reports.

April 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is announcing new Endpoint reporting capabilities within the Microsoft 365 Defender portal that brings together Device Control reports and Windows Firewall reports so admins can see what is happening in their environment in just a few clicks. According to Microsoft, the reports are designed to give insight into device behavior and activity while allowing […]

Microsoft’s New Defender for Endpoint for Windows Sever 2012 R2, 2016 Now Available

New prevention, detection and response capabilities that were previously only available on Windows Server 2019 and later now available.

April 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s new unified Defender for Endpoint solution for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 is now generally available. According to Microsoft, this adds new prevention, detection and response capabilities to Defender for Endpoint on those versions that were previously only available on Windows Server 2019 and later. The new unified Defender reduces complexity […]

Microsoft Releases New Defender for Identity Response Capabilities

New capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Identity can help protect identities across cloud and on-premise environments.

April 1, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced the general availability of new response actions in Microsoft Defender for Identity for on-premises Active Directory accounts when an identity is compromised and simultaneously protect identities across cloud and on-premise environments. According to Microsoft, the core components of an identity security product should work to prevent malicious actions, detect them, investigate and […]

DTEX Systems Extends Microsoft 365 E5 Defender NGAV, Information Protection & Compliance Capabilities with DTEX InTERCEPT for Behavioral DLP

March 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

First and Only Integrated Insider Risk, UEBA, DLP and Forensics Platform Delivers Unmatched Human Telemetry, Visibility & Security Intelligence; Helps Microsoft Security Customers Maximize Value of Microsoft E5 Information Protection Investments SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity—DTEX Systems, the Workforce Cyber Intelligence & Security CompanyTM, today announced new capabilities within its DTEX InTERCEPT for Behavioral DLP solution […]

Microsoft Will Alert Users of Nation-State Activity in Defender for Office 365

Microsoft is adding a new feature to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that will better alert customers of a suspected nation state attack.

February 10, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is adding a new feature to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that will better alert customers of a suspected nation state attack. As first reported by ZDNet, the company is adding an alert to the security portal that will alert customers when nation-state activity is detected in the customer’s environment. The feature was added to […]