Activating Defender Cloud on Azure in its basic free version is straightforward. It is also necessary to activate it if you plan to move on to the enhanced version. Cloud: Must-read coverage.

Azure Defender for IoT can help companies keep track of IoT/OT networks without having to install anything on their smart devices and industrial equipment.

Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB will also detect and block attempts to extract account access keys. It also checks for suspicious behaviors suggesting "compromised identities, leaked keys ...

Microsoft has taken the wraps off a number of announcements at its Ignite event, including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Windows Server 2022 announcements centered on security and protection.

Microsoft this week announced a "revamped solution stack" for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that promises to bolster protections and simplify setups when using Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows ...

By combining Azure Sentinel with Azure Defender and Microsoft 365 Defender, businesses can create a unified security operations (SecOps) experience that uses the best of extended detection and ...

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.

But now with Defender for Cloud, “whether you’re doing that development on Azure or AWS and GCP, you’ve got these capabilities” for ensuring proper configuration via CSPM, Doerr said.