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Windows Defender Management
Let's say a company wanted to make full use of defender and get rid of its anti virus software.
Do you advice against getting rid of antivirus in favor of defender? Is there a trial on the horizon, because Antivirus companies feel you are steeling their business?
Is there a management application for file signatures, updates, threat evaluation etc.? ... so one can manage thousands of hosts using defender?
There are several methods of managing Windows Defender in the enterprise, depending on the technologies you have currently and what you plan to invest in.
This 4 minute article summaries it all: Deploy, manage, and report on Windows Defender Antivirus https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/deploy-manage-report-windows-defender-antivirus
For example, with Group Policies, you have no method of reporting, but if you had WSUS would could at least manage the updates.
If you want full control, it's a toss between Intune and SCCM.
If you have both SCCM (1702) and GPOs, which would you recommend to manage the Windows Defender policies?
It may depend also on your org structure. If you have all clients in ConfigManager, I would go with CM. You have also RBAC, so you can assign the WD task to a separate team and you have all the reporting in CM. So one tool that handles all.
- Dune Desormeaux
Microsoft
Deployment monitoring and reporting live in SCCM and Intune, and then if you have E5 there is also detailed data in the Advanced Threat Protection portal.
- IaanHey Christian, there are a few options for management, including SCCM & Intune - see here for some more info https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/deploy-manage-report-windows-defender-antivirus
