Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on iOS brings zero-touch onboarding to public preview

Microsoft'south merely released a dollop of news that probable won't mean much to the average iOS user but will mean something to enterprises using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on iOS. Now devices can be zero-touch onboarded to Defender for Endpoint, meaning end-users won't have to do a thing in order for their respective enterprise to deploy in a timely fashion. This feature is in public preview.

So long as a device is enrolled with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the end-user won't need to collaborate. For those wondering what Defender for Endpoint is and why this news is a big (relatively speaking) deal, here's Microsoft'southward weblog post's description:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers a rich set of capabilities, including anti-phishing, blocking unsafe connections, custom Indicators, jailbreak detection, and vulnerability cess of iOS. In addition, it offers a unified security feel through the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, where security teams can get a centralized view of alerts, incidents, and gain additional context to remediate threats beyond all endpoints.

You can notice additional documentation at Microsoft'southward blog post wherein the public preview announcement was made.

As for other news in the world of Microsoft products, be sure to check for the updated Photos app if you're on Windows 11, and read upwards on the hardships of making a Skype account thanks to a recent influx of Captchas haunting what used to be a very simple service signup procedure.

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