Microsoft Defender for Identity now includes a new sensor health issue, "No Windows events received from domain controller," to alert administrators of missing Windows events. This improves visibility into event collection gaps affecting detections. It is available now, requires no pre-rollout action, and helps identify domain controller issues.
Day in brief
New Defender for Identity health alert for missing domain controller network traffic leads 2 Defender updates
14 August 2026 recorded 2 tracked Microsoft Defender documentation changes and 2 relevant Message Center announcements. The most active areas were Defender XDR.
- New Defender for Identity health alert for missing domain controller network traffic
Defender XDR · Incidents and responseMicrosoft Defender for Identity now includes a health alert for missing domain controller network traffic, helping administrators detect traffic collection issues affecting visibility. The alert appears in sensor health tabs, requires no pre-rollout action, and guides troubleshooting if triggered after rollout. No impact on end users or compliance.
- New Defender for Identity health issue for missing Windows events from a domain controller
Defender XDR · Identity protectionMicrosoft Defender for Identity now includes a new sensor health issue, "No Windows events received from domain controller," to alert administrators of missing Windows events. This improves visibility into event collection gaps affecting detections. It is available now, requires no pre-rollout action, and helps identify domain controller issues.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
2 updates
Microsoft Defender XDR
2 updatesMicrosoft Defender for Identity now includes a health alert for missing domain controller network traffic, helping administrators detect traffic collection issues affecting visibility. The alert appears in sensor health tabs, requires no pre-rollout action, and guides troubleshooting if triggered after rollout. No impact on end users or compliance.