Microsoft's newest software release for Linux is... Microsoft Defender for the Linux desktop. Microsoft Defender has been ported to Linux to "secure Linux desktops" with Microsoft acknowledging that " more developers begin to use Linux desktops " and thus bringing their security application and threat-protection product to Linux desktops to complement their prior ill-used Linux server support.

Microsoft Defender has been ported to the Linux desktop to "secure Linux desktops" with Microsoft acknowledging that " more developers begin to use Linux desktops " and thus bringing their security application and threat-protection product. This complements Microsoft's existing support for Linux servers.

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Microsoft Defender for Linux desktop is available for those purchasing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 or Microsoft 365 E5 and E7.

Should your organization be interested in Microsoft Defender for the Linux desktop, you can learn more at [2]the Microsoft Tech Community blog .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=2026&image=ms_defender_linux_desktop_lrg

[2] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderatpblog/secure-linux-desktops-with-microsoft-defender/4560822