Security News > 2021 > January > Microsoft's beefed-up take on Linux server security has hit general availability
After a few months in preview, Microsoft has made Defender Endpoint Detection and Response generally available for Linux servers.
Microsoft has extended its Defender product over multiple platforms throughout the last year or so, having shaved the "Windows" prefix from the system.
Roid, macOS, and iOS have all joined the party and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint turned up for Linux around six months ago.
"Customers can use this capability," according to Microsoft, "To search for threats across Linux servers, exploring up to 30 days of raw data."
Users already running Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will get the EDR capability with an agent update.
Of course, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will require the Servers licence.
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