👋 Hi, and welcome to the first issue of the weekly Microsoft Defender News. In the future this is the place where you find the roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Defender from around the globe 🌍. This week includes a few links that are not exactly from this week as the first issue has to catch up.
Enjoy!
⚡️ Microsoft
The latest from Microsoft on Defender.
🛡️ Microsoft Digital Defender Report
Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report • Terrell Cox
💻 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Secure Linux desktops with Microsoft Defender • Megha Priya
🕵️ Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
The hidden network: Inside the phishing infrastructure ecosystem powering global cybercrime • Microsoft Threat Intelligence
Secure what’s next: Your guide to Microsoft Security at Microsoft Ignite 2026 • Lindsay Myers
🌍 From the community
Hand-picked from MVPs and Defender subject-matter experts around the globe.
🛡️ Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender case management: Features, SLAs and APIs • Nicola Suter
Device Code Phishing: Prevention, Detection and Response • Christopher Brumm
💻 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Beyond default telemetry with Custom Data Collection Rules • Jeffrey Appel
[Updated October 2026] MDE Feature Comparison by OS • Ru Campbell
🪪 Microsoft Defender for Identity
Exclude Entities by Detection Rule in MDI • Elie El Karkafi
Entra ID Protection now flags suspicious credential additions • Daniel Bradley
☁️ Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Servers Decompiled • Nicola Suter
Microsoft announce Defender Workload Units • Ben Thomas
🔭 Microsoft Sentinel
Lessons from the penny • Mona Ghadiri
🔬 Others
What Is Threat Hunting in 2026? • Mehmet Ergene
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🪃 Acknowledgement of Country
Defender Weekly is written between Hamburg and Melbourne. Part of this work is created on Wurundjeri land, and we acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, recognising their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to elders both past and present.