Lifehacker

Why You Should Use Windows Defender's Ransomware Prevention

Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. A crucial ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft Defender extends malware protection to macOS and Android—for a price

The Microsoft Defender antivirus product built into Windows 10 and 11 is generally good enough at detecting and removing malware that most people don’t need to pay for a separate antivirus product.
MCPmag

Microsoft Defender ATP Gets Tamper Protection

An optional "tamper protection" security feature is now generally available to users of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with E5 subscription plans. In preview since March, tamper ...
Microsoft

OAuth redirection abuse enables phishing and malware delivery

OAuth redirection is being repurposed as a phishing delivery path. Trusted authentication flows are weaponized to move users ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Defender ATP can now protect Linux, Android devices

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) has expanded to non-Windows platforms and is now generally available for enterprise customers using Linux devices and in public preview for those ...
eWeek

Windows Defender ATP Gains Threat Protection Enhancements

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft’s Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection ...
Microsoft

Malicious AI Assistant Extensions Harvest LLM Chat Histories

Malicious AI browser extensions collected LLM chat histories and browsing data from platforms such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek.
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Finally Lets Windows Defender Protect Itself

Over the years, I have developed something of a love/hate relationship with Windows Defender. On one hand, Windows Defender has actually caught malware infections that other anti-virus programs have ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Adds 'Tamper Protection' to Windows Defender

With the release of Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update), Microsoft has made its operating system a more secure platform by default thanks to a feature called Tamper Protection. As ZDNet reports, ...
Redmond Magazine

Azure Defender Getting Linux Server Protection Capability

Azure Defender will be able to protect Linux servers via a capability at the preview stage arriving on June 14, Microsoft announced on Thursday. Last month, Microsoft had announced support in its ...
Neowin

Microsoft Defender unifies threat protection across Microsoft 365 and Azure

At its annual Ignite 2020 conference, Microsoft has announced new features that extend its threat protection portfolio. The company is unifying solutions across Microsoft 365 security and Azure ...