Security News > 2020 > March > Microsoft Defender for Linux is coming. This is what you need to know
When Defender came to macOS as well as Windows, Microsoft announced that the name of the software was changing, from Windows Defender to Microsoft Defender.
"One of the main reasons for doing this is to connect this protection into your enterprise system. Defender is about end-to-end protection for endpoint devices in your environment - it's plugged into Defender ATP as an EDR system, the signals are showing up in one consistent dashboard and it's detecting events and attacks, and providing security teams and SOC analysts with the tools they need to understand that bigger picture," he says.
You also need to make sure you have preview features turned on in the Microsoft Defender Security Center to see details from the protected Linux systems.
Keeping security tools up to date is important, but as with WSL distros, Microsoft is avoiding auto-updates in favour of letting Linux users manage their own update schedules for the Defender agent.
"If, heaven forbid, you aren't using anything to protect your Linux estate today, you can start immediately with Defender when it's GA. Or if you're using a separate tool, you don't have to do that anymore: you will actually get better protection by deploying something that's integrated with Defender ATP.".