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December 2018

Dec 6

Azure portal December 2018 update

NOW AVAILABLE

Learn about updates made available to the Azure portal for December 2018.

  • Microsoft Azure portal
  • Virtual Machines
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Security
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

November 2018

Nov 26

Azure Security Center update - November

NOW AVAILABLE

These updates and enhancements were made to Azure Security Center in November.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services
  • Features
Nov 19

Security Center Workload Protection for App Service name changes

Effective January 1, 2019, names for Security Center Workload Protection for App Service will change.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services

October 2018

Oct 15

Azure Security Center update September 2018

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2018

New features are in preview for Azure Security Center.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services
  • Features
Oct 9

Azure Security Center update - Ignite 2018

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2018

This update contains new features announced as generally available at Ignite 2018.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services
  • Features

September 2018

Sep 26

Azure Security Center innovations now available in preview

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services

August 2018

Aug 22

Configure just-in-time virtual machine access from the VM blade

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Features

July 2018

Jul 29

Azure Security Center update July 22

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Features
Jul 6

Azure Security Center update July 1

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure Security Center update on July 1 includes many features, including a redesigned overview dashboard and new security recommendations.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Features

May 2018

May 15

GUID migration: Azure Security Center unit-of-measure change

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security

April 2018

Apr 16

GUID migration: Azure Security Center

Starting July 1, 2018, billing will be reported on an hourly basis (per node, per hour).

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services
Apr 16

GUID migration: Azure Security Center, US Government regions

Starting June 1, 2018, billing will be reported on an hourly basis (per node per hour).

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services

February 2018

Feb 20

Azure Security Center—advanced prevention and threat detection

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Features

September 2017

Sep 25

Azure Security Center updates

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Features

September 2016

Sep 29

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services
  • Features

July 2016

Jul 28

General availability: Azure Security Center

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services

December 2015

Dec 3

Public preview: Azure Security Center

IN PREVIEW

Azure Security Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond to threats with increased visibility and control over the security of all your Azure resources.

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Security
  • Services

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