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Products & services
Microsoft Defender XDR
Unified extended detection and response suite spanning endpoint, identity, email, and cloud apps.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint protection, EDR, and vulnerability management for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection (CWPP) for multicloud environments.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Email and collaboration security against phishing, malware, and business email compromise.
Microsoft Defender for Identity
On-premises Active Directory identity threat detection and response.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Cloud access security broker (CASB) for SaaS app discovery and data control.
Microsoft Sentinel
Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR platform for threat detection, investigation, and response.
Microsoft Entra ID
Cloud identity and access management platform, formerly Azure Active Directory.
Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Risk-based conditional access and identity threat detection.
Microsoft Purview
Unified data security, governance, and compliance platform (DLP, insider risk, information protection).
Microsoft Security Copilot
Generative AI assistant for security operations, embedded across the Defender and Sentinel portfolio.
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
Threat intelligence platform for indicator and adversary research.
Microsoft Defender for IoT
Asset discovery and threat monitoring for OT and IoT networks.
Azure Active Directory
Legacy name for Microsoft Entra ID, renamed in 2023.
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Microsoft recent news feed
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Managing open-weight model risk in enterprise deployments
Oct 16, 2026
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The hidden network: Inside the phishing infrastructure ecosystem powering global cybercrime
Oct 14, 2026
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Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now
Oct 8, 2026
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3 lessons from frontier AI vulnerability research
Oct 7, 2026
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CISO perspectives on managing vulnerability risks in the age of AI
Oct 6, 2026
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