Yesterday Microsoft released Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac in public preview and are now available for download and installation though the Microsoft Defender Security Center.
Windows Defender Atp Mac
In the onboarding section in Microsoft Defender Security Center, if you have preview features selected, you will see how to onboard macOS machines.
As part of the Endpoint Detection and Response capabilities, Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac inspects socket traffic and reports this information to the Microsoft Defender Security Center portal. The following policy allows the network extension to perform this functionality. Home Library Wiki Learn Gallery Downloads Support Forums Blogs. Ask a question Quick access. MS Defender ATP on Mac - Update app to avoid losing protection. Windows Security., We are using Windows Defender ATP different alerts we are getting on it but we are not clear what steps should be taken in order to avoid these.
You will have the option to download a standalone package or package for Mobile Device Management / Microsoft Intune.
System Requirements
Before you try to install Microsoft Defender ATP on macOS you need to make sure you meet the following system requirements [1]:
- macOS version: 10.14 (Mojave), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.12 (Sierra)
- Disk space: 1GB
- No other third-party endpoint protection software installed
Manual deployment
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If you want to manually deploy Microsoft Defender ATP to your macOS devices, Microsoft has created the following guide:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-manually
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-manually
Microsoft Intune
If you use Microsoft Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for your macOS devices, you could configure it to automatically onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender ATP. A guide from Microsoft on how this could be done is found here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-intune
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-intune
JAMF
If you use JAMF as a Mobile Device Management solution for your macOS devices, you could configure it to automatically onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender ATP. A guide from Microsoft on how this could be done is found here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-jamf
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-jamf
Other MDM
If you are not using Microsoft Intune or JAMF but a other third party Mobile Device Management solution for your macOS devices, Microsoft has created a guide for this process on how you could use it to automatically onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, which could be found here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-other-mdm
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/microsoft-defender-atp-mac-install-with-other-mdm
Keep in mind, Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac is in Public Preview, so you want to make sure you verify and test this before rolling out in full scale production!
Disclaimer: All information on this blog is offered 'as is' with no warranty. It is strongly recommended that you verify all information and validate all scripts in isolated test environments before using them in production environments.
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