Introduction

  • 1 minute

Malware might show up on your organization’s computers and devices, despite your efforts to prevent it. Unwanted traffic often comes from Internet-based sources, but traffic from a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) also can compromise your network.

Windows includes components that can help you identify and remove malware from your environment’s computers and protect Windows computers from unauthorized access attempts through blocking and filtering of unwanted incoming or outgoing network traffic.

Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

  • Use Microsoft Defender to detect and quarantine malware.
  • Describe the purpose of a firewall.
  • Describe Windows Defender Firewall functionality.
  • Explain network-location profiles.
  • Explain the increased functionality of Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.