And, as you grow your digital footprint by adding family members and devices, Defender grows with you and keeps your defenses up-to-date using trusted technology. It offers tips and recommendations to strengthen your protection further.
It provides online protection across the devices you and your family use. Microsoft Defender is simplified online security that meets you and your family where you are by bringing multiple protections together into a single dashboard.
It joins our comprehensive set of security products and services as the newest member of our family of Microsoft Defender solutions and extends the protection already built into Windows Security. It was built on our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint technology, leveraging the same trusted security that enterprises rely on. That is why we are introducing Microsoft Defender for individuals. We must evolve our security solutions to meet unique customer needs at home and work by bringing together existing technologies in a new way. This fragmentation makes keeping up with increasing online threats even harder. To help keep your data private and devices secure, people often turn to multiple security products, with scattered security monitoring and device management. As threats grow more sophisticated, and time spent online has increased during the pandemic, we are more vulnerable than ever. On top of that, you and your family’s device preferences may result in Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS devices all represented in a single household-I know from personal experience in my own family. Introducing Microsoft DefenderĪs our digital footprints grow, and with more devices and family members online, protecting your personal data and devices becomes more important than ever. This is an exciting step in our journey to bring security to all and I’m thrilled to share with you more about this new app, available with features for you to try today. We believe every person and family should feel safe online. That’s why I’m excited to share the availability of Microsoft Defender for individuals, a new online security application for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers. We need solutions that help keep you and your family secure in how you work, play, and live. That is why it is so important for us to protect your entire digital life, whether you are at home or work-threats don’t end when you walk out of the office or close your work laptop for the day. And we know, as bad actors become more and more sophisticated, we need to increase our personal defenses as well. 1 We’ve seen ransomware threats extending beyond their usual targets to go after small businesses and families.
There are 921 password attacks every second. And this doesn’t apply only to enterprises or government entities-in recent years we’ve seen attacks increase exponentially against individuals. Today’s sophisticated cyber threats require a modern approach to security.