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Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac Now in Public Preview

Microsoft’s unified endpoint security solution is now publicly available for Mac users, following two months of limited preview. 

Microsoft’s unified endpoint security solution is now publicly available for Mac users, following two months of limited preview. 

Dubbed Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, the tool has seen great response from users since the limited preview kicked off in March, and Microsoft is ready to make it available for more people. 

“We are thrilled by the response of our customers and the industry to Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, our own solution for protecting customers across operating systems. Since opening the limited preview, we have been listening to customer feedback and working continuously to enhance the product,” the software giant says

Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac is now available for all of the company’s Microsoft Defender ATP customers who have turned on preview features. The solution is accessible through the onboarding section in Microsoft Defender Security Center.

Compared to the limited preview, the public version of the security tool comes with improved threat handling, enhanced user experience, and bug fixes. Microsoft also reduced the time it takes for devices to appear in Microsoft Defender Security Center, immediately following deployment. 

The release features enhanced accessibility, improved performance and client product health monitoring, localization into 37 languages, and better anti-tampering protections. 

It also allows for feedback and samples to be submitted via the interface and for product health to be queried with JAMF or the command line. Moreover, administrators can now set their cloud preference for any location, not just for those in the US.

Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac can be installed on devices running macOS 10.14 (Mojave), 10.13 (High Sierra), or 10.12 (Sierra) and requires 1GB of disk space during preview. 

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Microsoft Defender ATP customers can run scans (full, quick, and custom path), review detected threats, and take actions on threats (quarantine, remove, or allow). They can also disable or enable real-time protection, add exclusions for files and paths, manage notifications, and manually check for security intelligence updates.

Related: Microsoft Launches Defender ATP Endpoint Security for macOS

Related: Microsoft Adds Live Response Capabilities to Defender ATP

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Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek.

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