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Tamper protection now available in Windows 10 Home and for organizations through Microsoft InTune
By Sean Endicott published
Tamper protection helps systems detect when something tries to disable a security setting. It's now available for Windows 10 Home users and for organizations through Microsoft Intune.

Windows Defender bug causing Quick and Full scans to fail
By Sean Endicott last updated
A bug in the latest version of Windows Defender causes Quick and Full scans to fail after a few seconds and only scanning a few files.

Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac hits open public preview
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
IT professionals can now take advantage of Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac as part of a preview program now open to the public.

Windows Defender ATP for Fall Creators Update now in public preview
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Just ahead of the Fall Creators Update’s release, Microsoft has started opening up some new Windows Defender security features for public testing.

Microsoft announces enhanced Windows Defender threat protection for enterprise
By Rich Edmonds last updated

Chime in: Do you believe Windows Defender to be enough to protect your PC?
By Rich Edmonds last updated
Do you rely on Windows Defender? If not, why?

Microsoft releases Windows Defender Browser Protection extension for Chrome
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Microsoft's new Windows Defender browser extension for Chrome promises to protect against phishing attacks and malicious websites.

Windows Defender halted 'massive' malware campaign this week, Microsoft says
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Microsoft says that Windows Defender helped to halt a "massive" malware outbreak that attempted to infect nearly 500,000 PCs in a matter of hours this week.
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