Security News Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Update Leaves Few Linux Servers Unprotected After Reboot

[Parkinsond]

Content source

https://cybersecuritynews.com/defender-for-endpoint-update-linux/

A recent Microsoft Defender for Endpoint update briefly disabled antivirus protection on Linux servers following an upgrade and reboot, exposing affected machines to threats before Microsoft rolled out a fix.

A silently disabled endpoint agent is a high-risk blind spot, since Linux servers frequently run business-critical workloads and often lack the visibility layers common on Windows fleets. Security teams should treat this as a reminder to actively monitor agent health rather than trust update success alone.

https://cybersecuritynews.com/defender-for-endpoint-update-linux/

 

[Parkinsond]

Is not Linux more secure than Windows?
Why it needs MS defender?

 

[Victor M]

Is not Linux more secure than Windows?
Why it needs MS defender?

Corp trust Corp, If something goes wrong, they have their support license and can go ask for help.

 

[annaegorov]

whoopsie..

 

[Zero Knowledge]

What a world where most of MS infrastructure including Azure is run on Linux where you can buy MD to protect you. I never would of thought this would happen.