Security News > 2022 > November > Microsoft Defender protects Mac and Linux from malicious websites

BYOD policies have made enterprise networks more diverse, and devices that used to only be connected to corporate networks are now likely on the internet as well.

"You have to think of everything that runs software or code in your network as you do threat modeling for your network, and then have a plan in place," Ganacharya said.

Most recently, Defender for Endpoint added new features for Mac and Linux, focusing on attack surface reduction, web protection and network protection.

In addition to stopping both browsers and other apps from connecting to malicious sites, network protection reduces the attack surface to block common attacks and lets defenders explore network behavior that might indicate an attack is happening.

If there are endpoints that you're not yet protecting, perhaps because you didn't even know they were on your network, the network protection features can help you find them.

On Linux, network protection is implemented as a VPN tunnel and Defender doesn't include data loss prevention.

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