Synthèse
Upgrading to the latest versions of each operating system as soon as possible is critical to optimize your security, but we understand that this is simply not realistic for many organizations. Our data shows that more than 90% of enterprises continue to have at least some legacy devices in their environment. Attackers know they present gaps in even the tightest security posture. That’s why today we are improving Defender’s coverage with expanded support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 to help
Upgrading to the latest versions of each operating system as soon as possible is critical to optimize your security, but we understand that this is simply not realistic for many organizations. Our data shows that more than 90% of enterprises continue to have at least some legacy devices in their environment. Attackers know they present gaps in even the tightest security posture. That’s why today we are improving Defender’s coverage with expanded support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 to help you keep your legacy systems protected. We know that many organizations have Windows 7 and 2008 R2 in their environments, and it’s a critical milestone for us to support customers in bringing a consistent endpoint protection capability set across OS versions with Microsoft Defender.
5: Operating system coverage with Microsoft Defender This new release further expands Defender support to the broad set of Windows, macOS, iOs, Android, and Linux versions listed in image 5. We’re committed to meeting you where you are to help you protect the most vulnerable points in your environment, so we are always evaluating demand and will continue to expand our coverage moving forward.