Microsoft is bringing its Defender ATP Antivirus software to Linux, iOS and Android

[BVLon]

Yet another attempt to enter the already-oversaturated mobile market. Yet another failure.
Microsoft promised to bring "enhanced integration with mobile devices" by releasing the "My Phone" or "Your Phone", or whatever the name of that app was.
While it did bring some benefits for Android users, iPhone users could merely share a page from mobile device to PC and not even vice versa.
Defender ATP will be yet another underdeveloped and inconsistent mobile app, that will generate downloads initially, but will slowly die over time.
Microsoft style.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

@BVLon you missed a detail, WD ATP is for corporate use based on the ATP platform, which is very solid.
This is not for home users...

 

[BVLon]

@BVLon you missed a detail, WD ATP is for corporate use based on the ATP platform, which is very solid.
This is not for home users...

No, I got it. I just don't think in a long run any enterprise would really use that, but let's see.
Even tho it's targeting business users, MS's awful history with the mobile world is not to be ignored lol

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

No, I got it. I just don't think in a long run any enterprise would really use that, but lets see.

If seemless incorporated with Windows Defender ATP platform, many will probably, as many corporations use the ATP platform already, even big security vendors.
Would be easy to monitor employees devices.

 

[BVLon]

If seemless incorporated with Windows Defender ATP platform, many will probably, as many corporations use the ATP platform already, even big security vendors.
Would be easy to monitor employees devices.

With my typical hatred for MS, I wish they fail with that lol

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

With my typical hatred for MS, I wish they fail with that lol

MS was never a genius schoolboy, but it is way better than before security-wise.
If not I wouldn't base my security strategy mainly on Win10ent built-in security features.

 

[BVLon]

MS was never a genius schoolboy, but it is way better than before security-wise.
If not I wouldn't base my security strategy mainly on Win10ent built-in security features.

I agree that it has improved a lot. Microsoft made heavy investments and independent tests all confirm. The integration of the EMET toolkit was a great move.
Microsoft however, was very late doing all that. MS is always late in everything. Entering the mobile devices market is yet another example of that.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

MS is always late in everything. Entering the mobile devices market is yet another example of that.

I can't disagree with that, RIP my beloved MS Lumia 950XL, best phone I had at that time...great hardware, professional design, safest and cleanest OS.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

Top companies have so much variance in everything that I'm inclined to think that success is very dependent on luck in business. Partly a winner-takes-all kind. I wouldn't blame them for failing. Failure is a norm.