Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-overview.md.
Day in brief
Attack surface reduction rules reference leads 51 Defender updates
12 February 2026 recorded 50 updated, 1 removed Microsoft Defender documentation changes. The most active areas were Endpoint, Defender XDR, Cloud Apps.
- Attack surface reduction rules reference
Endpoint · Vulnerabilities and exposureUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-reference.md.
- Explore devices in the device inventory
Endpoint · Endpoint protectionUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/machines-view-overview.md.
- Scc Permissions
Office 365 · Email and collaborationUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/scc-permissions.md.
- Alert Triage Agent Setup
Defender XDR · Incidents and responseUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-setup.md.
- Access Policy Aad
Cloud Apps · Cloud and workloadsUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/access-policy-aad.md.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
51 updates
Microsoft Defender XDR
13 updatesAlert Triage Agent Setup
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-setup.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-prerequisites.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-management.md.
Alert Triage Agent Overview
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-overview.md.
Alert Triage Agent Setup
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-setup.md.
Alert Triage Agent Faq
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-faq.md.
Alert Triage Agent Overview
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/alert-triage-agent-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/communicate-defender-experts-xdr.md.
Faq Managed Response
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/faq-managed-response.md.
Reports Xdr
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/reports-xdr.md.
Dex Xdr Overview
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/dex-xdr-overview.md.
Get Started Xdr
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-xdr/get-started-xdr.md.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
28 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/machines-view-overview.md.
Machine Tags
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/machine-tags.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/internet-facing-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/targeting-devices.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/investigate-machines.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/create-custom-data-collection-rules.md.
Custom Data Collection
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/custom-data-collection.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/device-timeline-event-flag.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Devices Overview
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/devices-overview.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-updates.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/linux-install-with-defender-deployment-tool.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/defender-deployment-tool-windows.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/manage-device-scope-relevance.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-updates.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-reference.md.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
2 updatesUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/email-authentication-arc-configure.md.
Scc Permissions
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/scc-permissions.md.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
8 updatesAccess Policy Aad
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/access-policy-aad.md.
Anomaly Detection Policy
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/anomaly-detection-policy.md.
Cloud Discovery Policies
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/cloud-discovery-policies.md.
Data Protection Policies
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/data-protection-policies.md.
Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/enable-instant-visibility-protection-and-governance-actions-for-your-apps.md.
Flow Integration
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/flow-integration.md.
Session Policy Aad
UpdatedUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/session-policy-aad.md.
Webinars
RemovedRemoved Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-for-cloud-apps/webinars.md.