Windows Defender started life as an anti-spyware solution for Windows XP you could download before it became a permanent part of Windows Vista and Windows 7. For Windows 8, Microsoft developed it into ...

Microsoft today announced that it is bringing its Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to the Mac. Previously, this was a Windows solution for protecting the machines of Microsoft 365 ...

What just happened? Microsoft has announced that its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) software is undergoing some changes. The antivirus program is expanding beyond Windows devices to ...

Microsoft's enterprise security platform Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) can now protect macOS devices in addition to Windows 10 ones, Microsoft announced today. To reflect its ...

Just days after launching Windows Defender extensions for Chrome and Firefox, Microsoft is bringing its antivirus software to more platforms, starting with the Mac. Of course, it no longer makes sense ...

Microsoft is renaming its Windows Defender antivirus protection tool and bringing its security capabilities to macOS devices in a "limited preview" mode now available to businesses. Starting today, ...

Microsoft is renaming its Windows Defender antivirus software to Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), and bringing it to macOS for the first time. Although macOS uses techniques like ...

Microsoft might see the Mac as a threat to its Windows platform, but that won’t stop it from protecting macOS users. The company’s Defender anti-virus software, previously a Windows exclusive, has ...

Microsoft is bringing its Windows Defender anti-malware application to macOS—and more platforms in the future—as it expands the reach of its Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) platform. To ...

Many people think Macs are completely secure and don’t need security software. The jury is out on that one (for our thoughts, read Do Macs need antivirus software?) but it looks like Microsoft can be ...

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