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Some compliance features in Microsoft Defender for Cloud will be retired on September 30, 2025
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Microsoft Actions and Compliance offerings, two regulatory compliance features in public preview, will no longer be available through the Defender for Cloud portal pages starting September 30, 2025.
September 2023
General Availability: Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage
Target availability: Q3 2023
Malware Scanning in Defender for Storage enables organizations to detect and prevent malware distribution events with content scanning upon upload and near real-time malware detection powered by Microsoft Defender Antivirus technologies.
February 2022
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Public preview updates for January 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: General availability updates for January 2022
Target availability: Q1 2022
New enhancements and updates released for general availability in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in January 2022.
January 2022
General availability: Microsoft Defender for Cloud updates for December 2021
Target availability: Q4 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in December 2021.
December 2021
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: General availability updates for November 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Microsoft Defender for Cloud in November 2021.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Public preview updates for November 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in November 2021.
November 2021
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for October 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in October 2021.
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for October 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in October 2021.
October 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for September 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in September 2021.
August 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for August 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in August 2021.
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for August 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in August 2021.
July 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for July 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in July 2021.
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for July 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in July 2021.
General availability: Azure Security Center updates for June 2021
New enhancements and updates released in Azure Security Center in June 2021.
June 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for May 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in May 2021.
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for May 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in May 2021.
May 2021
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for April 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in April 2021.
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for April 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in April 2021.
April 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for March 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in March 2021.
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