Microsoft updates Defender in Windows install media to block threats during setup and close early security gaps.

Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender) is the built-in antivirus tool bundled with the operating system. It has saved ...

Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) feature in public preview to help organizations detect weaknesses affecting Android and iOS devices in their enterprise networks.

Microsoft retires Defender endpoint data alerting, requiring organizations to switch to Purview DLP to avoid losing monitoring capabilities.

One of Defender’s bigger advantages is that it’s built directly into Windows. There’s nothing to install and nothing extra to ...

Microsoft outlines agentic AI security strategy with new Defender, Entra and Purview capabilities - SiliconANGLE ...

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I ...

Microsoft has announced several new capabilities for Microsoft Defender. The new features will protect devices from advanced attacks and emerging threats, the company said on Monday. Built-in ...

Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) ...

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team has confirmed that a pervasive new authentication code attack is compromising ...

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.

Microsoft has announced new features that extend its threat protection portfolio. The company is unifying solutions across Microsoft 365 security and Azure security as part of Microsoft Defender. At ...