Microsoft tests Defender for Endpoint's new features, IT administrators can lock Linux devices remotely

CTOnews.com, February 1, according to foreign science and technology media The Register reports, organizations / organizations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint services can remotely lock Linux devices to prevent attackers from accessing devices within the organization through Linux devices.

The device isolation feature is still in the public preview phase and can now be deployed to Windows devices within the organization. CTOnews.com learned that Microsoft said in an official blog post: "in some attack scenarios, IT managers in the organization need to prevent devices from accessing the internal network."

"after discovering suspicious behavior on remote devices, IT administrators can use this approach to prevent attackers from accessing the internal network and avoid related events such as data leaks," Microsoft continued.

Microsoft says that after the IT administrator remotely locks the device, the device can only run limited processes and access specified web pages. After removing suspicious factors, the IT administrator can restore the device's access to the internal network.