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RSS feedDecember 2018
Azure portal December 2018 update
Learn about updates made available to the Azure portal for December 2018.
November 2018
Azure Security Center update - November
These updates and enhancements were made to Azure Security Center in November.
Security Center Workload Protection for App Service name changes
Effective January 1, 2019, names for Security Center Workload Protection for App Service will change.
October 2018
Azure Security Center update September 2018
Target availability: Q3 2018
New features are in preview for Azure Security Center.
Azure Security Center update - Ignite 2018
Target availability: Q3 2018
This update contains new features announced as generally available at Ignite 2018.
September 2018
Azure Security Center innovations now available in preview
Azure Security Center Secure Score, which provides visibility and recommendations to improve your security posture for Azure resources, is now available in preview.
August 2018
Configure just-in-time virtual machine access from the VM blade
Just-in-time virtual machine access can now be configured from the virtual machine blade (in preview) to make it even easier for you to reduce your exposure to threats.
July 2018
Azure Security Center update July 22
A recent update added Azure Security Center to the Subscription blade, added integration for Rapid7, and included JIT access directly in the VM Configuration blade.
Azure Security Center update July 1
The Azure Security Center update on July 1 includes many features, including a redesigned overview dashboard and new security recommendations.
May 2018
GUID migration: Azure Security Center unit-of-measure change
Starting July 1, 2018, billing for Security Center will be reported on an hourly basis (per node, per hour). With this change, you’ll receive greater granularity in billing.
April 2018
GUID migration: Azure Security Center
Starting July 1, 2018, billing will be reported on an hourly basis (per node, per hour).
GUID migration: Azure Security Center, US Government regions
Starting June 1, 2018, billing will be reported on an hourly basis (per node per hour).
February 2018
Azure Security Center—advanced prevention and threat detection
Azure Security Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond to security threats by offering increased visibility into and control over the security of your Azure deployments.
September 2017
Azure Security Center updates
Azure Security Center, which helps customers protect workloads running in Azure against cyber threats, can also be used to secure workloads running on-premises and in other clouds.
September 2016
Azure Security Center enhancements
Azure Security Center helps customers take control of cloud security policies, monitor the current security of Azure resources, and detect and respond to active attacks.
July 2016
General availability: Azure Security Center
Azure Security Center helps you take control of cloud security policies, monitor the current security of your Azure resources, and detect and respond to active attacks.
December 2015
Public preview: Azure Security Center
Azure Security Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond to threats with increased visibility and control over the security of all your Azure resources.
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