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M365 Changelog: New Microsoft Defender for Endpoint recommendations in Microsoft Secure Score

MC267954 – Microsoft is adding twenty four recommendations for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats.

When this will happen

Microsoft will begin rolling this out in mid-July; the rollout will be complete by late July.

How this affects your organization

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers will see 24 new improvement actions in Secure Score.

Fix Microsoft Defender for Endpoint sensor data collection for macOS
Fix Microsoft Defender for Endpoint impaired communications for macOS
Set minimum password length to 15 or more characters in macOS
Set ‘Enforce password history’ to ’24 or more password(s)’ in macOS
Set ‘Maximum password age’ to ’90 or fewer days, but not 0′ in macOS
Set account lockout threshold to 5 or lower in macOS
Turn on Firewall on macOs
Enable Gatekeeper
Enable System Integrity Protection (SIP)
Enable FileVault Disk Encryption
Set screen to lock when screensaver starts in macOS
Ensure screensaver is set to start in 20 minutes or less in macOS
Secure Home Folders
Turn on Microsoft Defender Antivirus real-time protection for macOS
Turn on Microsoft Defender Antivirus PUA protection in block mode for macOS
Enable Microsoft Defender Antivirus cloud-delivered protection for macOS
Update Microsoft Defender Antivirus definitions for macOS
Fix Microsoft Defender for Endpoint sensor data collection for Linux
Fix Microsoft Defender for Endpoint impaired communications for Linux
Unrestricted Access Accounts
Turn on Microsoft Defender Antivirus real-time protection for Linux
Turn on Microsoft Defender Antivirus PUA protection in block mode for Linux
Enable Microsoft Defender Antivirus cloud-delivered protection for Linux
Update Microsoft Defender Antivirus definitions for Linux

What you need to do to prepare

Microsoft Secure Score is a measurement of an organization’s security posture. Access Microsoft Secure Score at https://security.microsoft.com/securescore.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is one of the products that has improvement actions in Secure Score. Microsoft will continue to add suggested security actions on an ongoing basis.