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Microsoft Defender ATP for Android - Sporty security of mobile devices

Lately, Microsoft has developed and improved a lot Security Solutions, both for Windows and for the business suite, Office 365 (Microsoft 365).
The accelerated development of security solutions also comes against the backdrop of the pandemic, which made more and more employees work from home, thus being fully protected by the company's IT infrastructure.

Microsoft has recently expanded its range of security services Defender Advanced Threat Protection, with the release of the "preview" version of Microsoft Defender ATP for Android mobile phones and tablets.

There are many reasons why we could say that Android needs extra security, especially in these days when smartphones and tablets are used for remote work, and the most important vectors for phishing are e-mail and chat systems. These messages are very difficult to detect and block in real time by IT system administrators, and the risk of a user opening a virus file before it is verified is very high.

In general, operating systems have good hardware security, but a very big problem is human negligence. This is where it comes into play Defend ATP and the Microsoft 365 Security platform, which aims to scan and detect phishing messages, malware files and malicious links before they are viewed or opened by the user.

Defend ATP for Android it is designed to prevent the risks of infection of mobile devices and at the same time to integrate discreetly into the user's operating system, without restricting the user's freedom of use of the device. Many users use personal devices for e-mail and messaging in the interest of work, and if a security solution proposed by the company will limit access to the device's resources, it could be an inconvenience for the user.

Defender ATP is recently launched by Microsoft and is available to users who have a subscription Microsoft 365 and set to receive "beta" programs / applications in Defender Security Center. The antivirus application for Android is currently not available in the Google Play Store.
As soon as it is released in the final version, it will be available to all Android users with valid Windows 10 E5 or A5, Microsoft 365 E5 or A5 licenses, Microsoft 365 E5 Security.

Don't forget that the best antivirus protection for Android is your caution as a user. It is very important to ensure that messages containing files, links to web pages and documents that request sensitive data come from safe sources.

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