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Microsoft Defender for Server- Endpoint Protection Disable
I discovered that we can off endpoint protection in Defender for Server Settings. My question is whether there are any alternatives to endpoint protection.
- If by options you mean products that are not MDE, the answer is no.
The option listed enables automatic onboarding of MDE for servers covered by a Defender for Servers plan, which will onboard all servers in said subscription.
If you want more granular onboarding of MDE, you can use Azure policies to only onboard specific servers or resource groups.- There is reporting available for virus definition files in Microsoft 365 Defender.
As for update sources, the default will be Microsoft Update, however there are options there, and using Microsoft Update requires the Windows Update service to run etc so may not be available in all environments depending on the OS configuration.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-worldwide
