Microsoft Defender ATP now in public preview for Linux
Windows Defender hopped onto one more platform with its public preview on Linux.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Defender ATP is now available for Linux in public preview. With the preview rollout of Microsoft Defender to Linux, Microsoft Defender is now available on Windows, macOS, and Linux in some form. Microsoft Defenderwill also be available on iOS and Androidby the end of the year.
Microsoft discussed the rollout of Microsoft Defender in preview on Linux as well as the capabilities of Microsoft Defender MTP accross platforms in arecent blog post. The blog post states,
Today, we’re announcing another step in our journey to offer security from Microsoft with the public preview of Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux. Extending endpoint threat protection to Linux has been a long-time ask from our customers and we’re excited to be able to deliver on that.
Microsoft summarizes the role of Microsoft Defender ATP inMicrosoft doc:
Microsoft Defender ATP is a unified endpoint platform for preventative protection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response.
Microsoft aims to provide a “single solution and streamlined view” to people across several platforms. The public preview rollout on Linux extends that streamlined view to yet another operating system.
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