Defender for business installation and features

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2023-04-14T00:03:09.7533333+00:00

Gentlemen, Can Defender for Business be installed on Windows servers and if so which OS versions? What extra features would Defender for Business Servers add to server protection? Or is the case that Windows Servers can only use Defender for Business Servers? Appreciate your inputs. Thanks

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
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  1. Wesley Li-MSFT 4,576 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-04-14T06:18:13.0133333+00:00

    Hello Thank you for posting in our Q&A forum. 1.Defender for Business can be installed on Windows Server: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-business/mdb-requirements?view=o365-worldwide 2.To onboard devices running Windows Server or Linux Server, you need an additional license: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-business/get-defender-business-servers?view=o365-worldwide 3.Defender for Business includes Defender Antivirus and extends these capabilities with threat and vulnerability management, attack surface reduction, endpoint detection and response, and automated investigation and response.


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