Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/identity-security/identity-security-recommendations.md.
Configure Machines Security Baseline leads 93 Defender updates
22 March 2026 recorded 93 updated Microsoft Defender documentation changes. The most active areas were Endpoint, Identity, Defender XDR.
- Configure Machines Security Baseline
Endpoint · Endpoint protection
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-machines-security-baseline.md.
- Microsoft Defender Identity Security dashboard (Preview)
Identity · Identity protection
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/dashboard.md.
- Unified identity security recommendations (Preview)
Defender XDR · Identity protection
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/identity-security/identity-security-recommendations.md.
- Configure vulnerability email notifications in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint · Endpoint protection
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-vulnerability-email-notifications.md.
- App Governance Get Started
Cloud Apps · Cloud and workloads
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/app-governance-get-started.md.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
93 updates
Microsoft Defender XDR
11 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/identity-security/coverage-maturity.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new.md.
Investigate Users
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/investigate-users.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/investigate-non-human-identities.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new.md.
Investigate Users
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/investigate-users.md.
Phishing Triage Agent
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/phishing-triage-agent.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-urbac.md.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
55 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-machines-security-baseline.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-vulnerability-email-notifications.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-security-policies.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-cloud-app-security-config.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-cloud-app-security-integration.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/migrating-mde-server-to-cloud.md.
Conditional Access
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/conditional-access.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-conditional-access.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-libraries-live-response.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/api/exposed-apis-create-app-nativeapp.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Mac Schedule Scan
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mac-schedule-scan.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Azure Server Integration
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/azure-server-integration.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-block-at-first-sight-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/preferences-setup.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-libraries-live-response.md.
Configure Updates
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-updates.md.
Connected Applications
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/connected-applications.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/machine-tags.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-machines.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/api/exposed-apis-create-app-nativeapp.md.
Grant Mssp Access
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/grant-mssp-access.md.
Host Firewall Reporting
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/host-firewall-reporting.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-updates-mobile-devices-vms-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-sap-windows-server.md.
Network Protection
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-protection.md.
Next Generation Protection
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/next-generation-protection.md.
Safety Scanner Download
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/safety-scanner-download.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-libraries-live-response.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md.
Coinminer Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/coinminer-malware.md.
Exploits Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/exploits-malware.md.
Fileless Threats
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/fileless-threats.md.
Macro Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/macro-malware.md.
Phishing
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/phishing.md.
Phishing Trends
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/phishing-trends.md.
Prevent Malware Infection
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/prevent-malware-infection.md.
Rootkits Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/rootkits-malware.md.
Supply Chain Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/supply-chain-malware.md.
Support Scams
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/support-scams.md.
Trojans Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/trojans-malware.md.
Understanding Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/understanding-malware.md.
Unwanted Software
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/unwanted-software.md.
Worms Malware
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/malware/worms-malware.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/onboard-configure.md.
Respond Machine Alerts
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/respond-machine-alerts.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-sap-custom-detection-rules.md.
Microsoft Defender for Identity
23 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/dashboard.md.
Migrate To Sensor V3
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/migrate-to-sensor-v3.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/custom-account-correlation-rules.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/investigate-domain.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/password-protection.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/alerts-xdr.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/custom-account-correlation-rules.md.
Identity Inventory
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/activate-sensor.md.
Identity Inventory
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.
Sensor Settings
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/sensor-settings.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Alerts Xdr
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/alerts-xdr.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/custom-account-correlation-rules.md.
Role Groups
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/role-groups.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Deploy Defender Identity
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/deploy-defender-identity.md.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
4 updatesApp Governance Get Started
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/app-governance-get-started.md.
Activity Filters Queries
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/activity-filters-queries.md.
App Governance Get Started
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/app-governance-get-started.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/submit-app-catalog-update-request.md.
