Microsoft Defender XDR
GeneralProtect Against Iot Ot Threats
In brief
The article now uses “Defender” instead of “Defender XDR” in relevant introductory and enterprise IoT text, and adds a named anchor to the section heading.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators referencing this guidance should use the updated terminology and anchor.
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Documentation change
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To maintain operational reliability and safety, organizations must use tailored IoT/OT security approaches due to the unique risks in these environments. Microsoft Defender for IoT addresses these unique risks, providing comprehensive OT security, including visibility into OT environments and advanced threat protection.
In this article, you learn about IoT/OT security challenges, and how Defender XDR leverages Defender for IoT to detect and monitor enterprise IoT and OT devices.
- Lack of built-in security controls and security best practices, making enterprise IoT devices easy targets for sophisticated attacks.
- Limited computational capacity, making it difficult to implement standard security measures like encryption, authentication, and firmware updates.
Enterprise IoT device protection in Defender for Endpoint and Defender XDR
Enterprise IoT security in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender XDR provides IoT-specific security value for IoT devices, including risk and exposure levels, vulnerabilities, and recommendations.
While monitoring endpoints on the network, the existing Defender for Endpoint agent detects, identifies, assesses, and secures enterprise IoT assets on the monitored endpoints.
For more information:
- Onboard Defender for IoT to enable OT protection. \ No newline at end of file
- Learn about the OT-specific security use-cases that Defender for IoT addresses.
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The Internet of Things (IoT) connects billions of smart devices used in homes an To maintain operational reliability and safety, organizations must use [tailored IoT/OT security approaches](/defender-for-iot/microsoft-defender-iot) due to the unique risks in these environments. Microsoft Defender for IoT addresses these unique risks, providing comprehensive OT security, including visibility into OT environments and advanced threat protection. -In this article, you learn about IoT/OT security challenges, and how Defender XDR leverages Defender for IoT to detect and monitor enterprise IoT and OT devices.+In this article, you learn about IoT/OT security challenges, and how Defender leverages Defender for IoT to detect and monitor enterprise IoT and OT devices. > [!NOTE] > Microsoft E5 and E5 Security customers can enable enterprise IoT security as part of their license. Learn more about the [Enterprise IoT device protection](#enterprise-iot-device-protection-in-defender-for-endpoint-and-defender-xdr) supported for different licenses.@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ Specifically, enterprise IoT security challenges include: - Lack of built-in security controls and security best practices, making enterprise IoT devices easy targets for sophisticated attacks. - Limited computational capacity, making it difficult to implement standard security measures like encryption, authentication, and firmware updates. -## Enterprise IoT device protection in Defender for Endpoint and Defender XDR+<a name="enterprise-iot-device-protection-in-defender-for-endpoint-and-defender-xdr"></a>+## Enterprise IoT device protection in Defender for Endpoint and Defender -[Enterprise IoT security](/defender-for-iot/enterprise-iot) in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender XDR provides IoT-specific security value for IoT devices, including risk and exposure levels, vulnerabilities, and recommendations.+[Enterprise IoT security](/defender-for-iot/enterprise-iot) in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender provides IoT-specific security value for IoT devices, including risk and exposure levels, vulnerabilities, and recommendations. While monitoring endpoints on the network, the existing Defender for Endpoint agent detects, identifies, assesses, and secures enterprise IoT assets on the monitored endpoints. @@ -75,4 +76,4 @@ To go beyond the protection that the Defender for Endpoint agent provides for en For more information: - [Onboard Defender for IoT](/defender-for-iot/get-started) to enable OT protection.-- Learn about the [OT-specific security use-cases](/defender-for-iot/microsoft-defender-iot#what-are-the-main-defender-for-iot-use-cases) that Defender for IoT addresses.\ No newline at end of file+- Learn about the [OT-specific security use-cases](/defender-for-iot/microsoft-defender-iot#what-are-the-main-defender-for-iot-use-cases) that Defender for IoT addresses.