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I have received by email a bill saying that my Microsoft Azure acct. was charged #349.90 on 3/9/26 and to call 812-266-5395 if I didn't make this charge. I don't have an Azure acct. and don't even know what an Azure acct. is. Is this a scam? Don…
A cloud-native solution that protects workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with threat detection and security recommendations
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Just found out that the reporting of the 1900 device vulns in MSFT DEF is grossly wrong. There are a ton of vulns that are very, very clearly stale. This would have an adverse impact on SecureScore - and that is a huge problem as that's a core…
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I did a full scan with the installed M.D.A. and it ended up at 7 minutes 28 seconds for 258058 files?,is that normal in 2026?.I ask this question because before 2026 doing a full scan was a minimum of 3 hours.After the full scan was completed and nothing…
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Is There something i missed?,in the form of using another hidden Windows 11 setting/s that i didn't know of?, that can change the installed M.D.A.'s protection rates.I explored the Microsoft P.C Manager found at random through the Microsoft store, then…
A cloud-native solution that protects workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with threat detection and security recommendations
Environment Summary Platform: Azure VM OS: RHEL 9.4 Protection: Microsoft Defender for Servers (via Defender for Cloud) Process: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux (mdatp / wdavdaemon) Symptom: Periodic CPU spikes from wdavdaemon during…
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I explored the M.D.A's settings in the GPEDIT.MSC and set all the button options to enabled, and in the registry and even added a new 32 bit DWORD, as shown by the online experts from their videos,only to end up by having no effect/s on the installed…
A cloud-native solution that protects workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with threat detection and security recommendations
we have recommendations to use private link for our key vault and storage accounts that are bringing our secure score down by 19-81% which is below the 95% that TRIP, our security team, requires. We use a network security perimiter already in enforced…
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I entered one of your websites to test whether or not my installed M.D.A. is working?.I entered the title Cloud-Delivered Protection and pressed the download button in blue without getting the end warning results as shown on the screen images?.I even did…
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In Microsoft Defender for Cloud, there is a link telling me: The way SQL vulnerability assessment findings are consumed in Defender for Cloud is changing .Learn more about the changes and how to prepare When I click the link, which is…
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I need more information on this virus as it currently stands there does not seem to be any detailed behavioral context for this specific virus.
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Does Microsoft know where computer viruses originates from?,so i can avoid exploring those websites?.Also is there any laws regarding somebody giving out computer viruses of all sorts whether its sent to a home or business computer/s?,and are they being…
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In this weirdest of scenarios?,while using the Microsoft Defender Antivirus on it's own,doesn't have as many issues/had way fewer ones even no issues, when compared to the other free antivirus that has so many issues?.In one such case a dangerous program…
A cloud-native solution that protects workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with threat detection and security recommendations
I have gone back to the installed M.D.A,to retested it by on purposely downloading a PUA that instantly causes an alert and locked up desktop by the installed M.D.A. and the pop up on the screen shows a reboot is needed to remove the detected PUA,…
A cloud-native solution that protects workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with threat detection and security recommendations
I'm trying to use bicep to enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud for a storage account in Azure. However, the defender is enabled but the "On-upload malware scanning" is not enabled even though I set the property to "true" in the bicep…
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Why are only some of my Azure VMs showing up in the Assets tab of security.microsoft.com portal? All of my machines have the MDE extension installed on them?
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Hello, I have been facing some issues lately where I am trying to apply certain AV/EDR policies to Azure Windows Servers that have Defender for Cloud (Defender for Server P2). My understanding is the following: In order to apply any AV/EDR policies,…
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Summary Session ID <PII REMOVED> Resource ID Not available Extension Microsoft_Azure_Security Content ComplianceBladeCannot read properties of null (reading 'toString') I get the following error in MS defender for cloud , regulatory…
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I cannot see details or release emails in quarantine anymore?
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Hi, Would like to ask the following. I have a background in Risk & Compliance Management and would like to ask if there are also certifications that train you in designing the compliance and risk governance in Azure? By this I mean. Design the…
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Regarding the recommendations in Microsoft Defender for Cloud: My understanding is that the items displayed under recommendations are alerts shown when there are violations based on the security standards included in Defender for Cloud. In that case, are…
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