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Understanding Microsoft Defender and its Many Layers

Microsoft Defender has many layers and trying to understand all of the different components can be complex.

Last Update: Jul 01, 2022

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint – Important Service and Endpoint Settings You Should Configure Right Now

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is much more than a traditional antivirus service. Now being offered in Plan 1 and Plan 2, the full offering you get with Plan 2 not only provides antivirus capabilities but also extended detection and response, attack surface reduction rules to harden the OS against common threat mechanisms, and threat…

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New Override Alerts for Office 365 Create an Additional Safety Net

Microsoft is rolling out a new feature that will alert you if a phishing link or malware is delivered to a mailbox because of a policy exception.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – December 2020 Edition

Happy new year! I’m writing this article at the end of my first day back at work since November. I have barely looked at any work-related stuff in the last month. Writing this article will give me a chance to catch up with thing. App Service Anti-Virus Logs in Public Preview Microsoft has announced that…

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Microsoft Brings Windows Defender Protections to Chrome

Microsoft is bringing Windows Defender to Chrome via an extension but there are a few things you need to consider before installing the add-on.

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