Week in brief

Evaluate Mda Using Mde Security Settings Management leads 194 Defender updates

Week of 9 March 2026 recorded 4 new, 182 updated, 7 removed Microsoft Defender documentation changes and 1 relevant Message Center announcement. The most active areas were Endpoint, Defender XDR, Identity.

For Defender administrators

Review the linked Microsoft Learn changes that apply to your managed platforms, policies, applications, and rollout plans. The archive preserves the source diff for verification.

This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

Updates this week

18

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

11 March 2026

Security Alert Triage Agent

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/security-alert-triage-agent.md.

10 March 2026

Alert Triage Agent

Removed

Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent.md.

10 March 2026

Alert Policies

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-policies.md.

9 March 2026
10

Custom Detection Rules

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/custom-detection-rules.md.

13 March 2026

Advanced Hunting Overview

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-overview.md.

11 March 2026

Custom Detection Rules

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/custom-detection-rules.md.

11 March 2026
9

Manage Rbac

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/manage-rbac.md.

12 March 2026

Whats New

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/whats-new.md.

12 March 2026

Automatic Attack Disruption

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/automatic-attack-disruption.md.

11 March 2026

Identity Security Dashboard

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/identity-security/identity-security-dashboard.md.

10 March 2026

Investigate an identity

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/investigate-users.md.

10 March 2026
6

Compare Rbac Roles

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/compare-rbac-roles.md.

12 March 2026

Create Custom Rbac Roles

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/create-custom-rbac-roles.md.

12 March 2026

Activate Defender Rbac

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/activate-defender-rbac.md.

12 March 2026

Manage Rbac

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/manage-rbac.md.

12 March 2026

Compare Rbac Roles

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/compare-rbac-roles.md.

12 March 2026

Automatic Attack Disruption

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/automatic-attack-disruption.md.

10 March 2026
1
71

Device Control Report

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-control-report.md.

15 March 2026

Device Control Report

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-control-report.md.

15 March 2026

Device Control Report

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-control-report.md.

15 March 2026

Manage Gradual Rollout

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-gradual-rollout.md.

14 March 2026

Managing Exclusions

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/managing-exclusions.md.

13 March 2026

Managing Exclusions

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/managing-exclusions.md.

13 March 2026

Managing Exclusions

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/managing-exclusions.md.

13 March 2026

Mde Linux Prerequisites

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-linux-prerequisites.md.

12 March 2026

Evaluate Mdav Using Gp

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/evaluate-mdav-using-gp.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

11 March 2026

Switch To Mde Phase 3

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/switch-to-mde-phase-3.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

11 March 2026

Mde P1 Setup Configuration

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-p1-setup-configuration.md.

11 March 2026

Respond Machine Alerts

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/respond-machine-alerts.md.

11 March 2026

Switch To Mde Phase 2

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/switch-to-mde-phase-2.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

11 March 2026

Linux Install Manually

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-install-manually.md.

11 March 2026

Linux Support Events

Removed

Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-support-events.md.

11 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Tamper Resiliency

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/tamper-resiliency.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Whats New Mde Archive

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/whats-new-mde-archive.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Configure Endpoints Vdi

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-vdi.md.

10 March 2026

Whats New Mde Archive

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/whats-new-mde-archive.md.

10 March 2026

Mde Linux Prerequisites

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-linux-prerequisites.md.

9 March 2026

Linux Install Manually

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-install-manually.md.

9 March 2026

Mde Linux Prerequisites

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-linux-prerequisites.md.

9 March 2026

Mde Linux Prerequisites

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/mde-linux-prerequisites.md.

9 March 2026
13
3
1

Run Advanced Query Api

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/api/run-advanced-query-api.md.

12 March 2026
17

Siem Server Integration

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/siem-server-integration.md.

13 March 2026

Mdo Support Teams About

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-support-teams-about.md.

12 March 2026

Mdo Support Teams About

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-support-teams-about.md.

12 March 2026

Mdo Support Teams About

Removed

Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-support-teams-about.md.

12 March 2026

Mdo Support Teams About

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-support-teams-about.md.

11 March 2026

Mdo Support Teams About

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-support-teams-about.md.

11 March 2026
40

Prerequisites Sensor Version 3

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/prerequisites-sensor-version-3.md.

15 March 2026

Whats New

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.

11 March 2026

Whats New

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.

11 March 2026

Identity inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

View the Identity inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Connect Sail Point

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/connect-sail-point.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Identity Inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

10 March 2026

Investigate Assets

Removed

Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/investigate-assets.md.

10 March 2026

Identity inventory

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/identity-inventory.md.

9 March 2026
2

Accounts

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/accounts.md.

10 March 2026
1

Whats New

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in exposure-management/whats-new.md.

12 March 2026
1

Fixed Reported Inaccuracies

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-vulnerability-management/fixed-reported-inaccuracies.md.

12 March 2026
1

Microsoft Sentinel Onboard

Updated

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/microsoft-sentinel-onboard.md.

10 March 2026