Microsoft Defender

Noun · Security & Infosec

Definitions

  1. Microsoft's family of security products and capabilities for endpoints, identity, cloud apps, and related environments, often including antivirus, EDR, and threat protection features. In day-to-day use, 'Microsoft Defender' commonly refers to the built-in Windows endpoint protection stack and its enterprise management extensions.

    In plain English: Microsoft's security platform and endpoint protection tooling.

    Example: "Microsoft Defender raised the alert when the unsigned process attempted credential dumping from LSASS."

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