Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
Day in brief
Microsoft Defender portal implementation guide for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) leads 62 Defender updates
12 January 2026 recorded 6 new, 52 updated, 4 removed Microsoft Defender documentation changes. The most active areas were Endpoint, Identity, Unified SecOps.
- Microsoft Defender portal implementation guide for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
Unified SecOps · GeneralAdded Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-managed-security.md.
- Microsoft Defender portal implementation guide for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)Unified SecOps · General
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-mssps.md.
- Configure Windows event auditing | Microsoft Defender for Identity
Identity · Identity protectionUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/configure-windows-event-collection.md.
- Device discovery overview
Endpoint · Endpoint protectionAdded Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
- Enable Instant Visibility Protection And Governance Actions For Your Apps
Cloud Apps · Cloud and workloadsUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/enable-instant-visibility-protection-and-governance-actions-for-your-apps.md.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
62 updates
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
42 updatesAdded Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/assess-devices.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Network Devices
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-devices.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Assess Devices
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/assess-devices.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-devices.md.
Assess Devices
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/assess-devices.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery Faq
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Linux Whatsnew
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-whatsnew.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Network Devices
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-devices.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Configure Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/configure-device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Network Devices
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/network-devices.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Device Discovery Faq
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
Device Discovery Faq
RemovedRemoved Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
Device Discovery Faq
RemovedRemoved Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery-faq.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-device-discovery-network-scans.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-device-discovery-network-scans.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-device-discovery-network-scans.md.
Device Discovery
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-discovery.md.
Microsoft Defender for Identity
13 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/configure-windows-event-collection.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/manage-related-identities-accounts.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/configure-windows-event-collection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/configure-windows-event-collection.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/configure-windows-event-collection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/deploy/prerequisites-sensor-version-3.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/manage-related-identities-accounts.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Whats New
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/whats-new.md.
Removed Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-identity/link-unlink-account-to-identity.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/enable-instant-visibility-protection-and-governance-actions-for-your-apps.md.
Microsoft Unified SecOps Platform
6 updatesAdded Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-managed-security.md.
Microsoft Defender portal implementation guide for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-mssps.md.
Playbook Managed Security
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-managed-security.md.
Added Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-mssps.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-mssps.md.
Playbook Mssps
RemovedRemoved Microsoft Defender documentation in unified-secops-platform/playbook-mssps.md.