Mde

Finally, it's time for a refresh.  It's been a while!  Due to personal circumstances, I haven't been able to keep the Ultimate Comparison of MDE by OS updated.  I've had time to dive into the changes since v5 and it's really been amazing to see MDE grow in sco...

It's a trope in IT circles: users forget their passwords. The greater your scale, the more time this can occupy with tickets, service desk calls, and so on. If you use Microsoft Entra ID (previously Azure Active Directory), self service password reset (SSPR) i...

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (MDVM) is an often overlooked service that can be licensed standalone or is included in other Microsoft Defender licenses. In my experience, I've never seen it licensed standalone, but customers with Defender for End...

In one of the biggest changes to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) in its product history, you no longer need a separate management engine to configure endpoint settings. In this blog, we'll look at what that change is, why it was necessary, initial impre...

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is a massive stack of endpoint protection and endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities.  It integrates with Microsoft 365 Defender (the broader XDR platform) and is available for almost any OS you'll find in an e...

This is the updated "matrix" of OS supported for the almost 80 features, services, and important components that make up Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This follows up on my March 2022 release of the comparison. What's new? - Now available in Excel format,...

It's been about 5 months since I last updated my comparison of Defender for Endpoint features by OS.  This is a "matrix" of the tons of features, services, and important components that make up Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Three months later, it's overdue...

I recently read through an excellent article by Mandiant, which recently split with FireEye, on their findings and analysis of the continued actions of suspected nation-state actor NOBELIUM.  This group appeared on most IT pro's radar because of their SolarWin...

In July, I released v1 of The Big Comparison of Defender for Endpoint Features by Operating System (or, what I think is much catchier, TBCMDEFOS).  This was a "matrix" of the tons of features, services, and important components that make up Microsoft Defender...