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Azure Security Center: General availability updates for March 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability in Azure Security Center in March 2021.
March 2021
Azure Security Center: Public preview updates for February 2021
Preview enhancements and updates released for Azure Security Center in February 2021.
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for February 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability in Azure Security Center in February 2021.
February 2021
Azure Security Center—Public preview updates for January 2021
New preview enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in January 2021.
Azure Security Center—General availability updates for January 2021
New general availability enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in January 2021.
January 2021
Azure Defender for SQL (in Azure Security Center)—News and updates for December 2020
December 2020's enhancements and updates to Azure Defender for SQL in Azure Security Center.
Azure Security Center—News and updates for December 2020
New enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in December 2020.
December 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for November 2020
New enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in November 2020.
November 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for October 2020
New enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in October 2020.
October 2020
Azure Policy for Key Vault now supports keys, secrets, and certificates
Get a deeper view into your organization's security posture, configure daily automated audits, and start enforcing best practices in under 5 minutes.
September 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for September 2020
New enhancements and updates that were made to Azure Security Center in September 2020.
Azure Security Center—News and updates for August 2020
New enhancements and updates that were made to Azure Security Center in August 2020.
August 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for July 2020
New enhancements and updates were made to Azure Security Center in July 2020.
July 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for June 2020
New enhancements and updates were made to Azure Security Center in June 2020.
May 2020
Azure Security Center—News and updates for May 2020
See the list of enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in May 2020.
Azure Log Analytics agent for Windows SHA-2 signing date has been extended
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Azure Log Analytics agent for Windows will begin to use SHA-2 signing exclusively on Aug. 17, 2020. This change requires action only if you’re running the agent on a legacy OS version.
April 2020
Advanced integrations with export of Security Center recommendations and alerts
In order to enable enterprise level scenarios on top of Security Center, we now enable you to consume Security Center alerts and recommendations in additional places except the Azure Portal or API.
New Azure RTOS Collaborations with Semiconductor Industry Leaders
Embedded developers can now access reliable, real-time performance for resource-constrained devices and seamless integration to Azure IoT. STMicroelectronics, Renesas, Qualcomm, NXP and Microchip will offer development kits featuring Azure RTOS.
March 2020
Azure Security Center—Protection for Azure Kubernetes Service is now available
Target availability: Q2 2020
Azure Security Center is expanding its container security features to protect Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
[Updated] Action Required—Log Analytics agent for Windows will enforce SHA-2 signing on Aug 17, 2020
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Log Analytics agent for Windows, sometimes known as the OMS Windows agent or Microsoft Monitoring agent, will begin to enforce SHA-2 signing on Aug. 17, 2020. This change only requires action if you are running the agent on a legacy OS version (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008).
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