Microsoft ends support for 'Defender Application Guard for Office'
Made available to Office 365 users in 2021, Defender Application Guard for Office helped detect and isolate potentially dangerous files.
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Made available to Office 365 users in 2021, Defender Application Guard for Office helped detect and isolate potentially dangerous files.
Microsoft has updated its documentation, adding details about another deprecated component—Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. It is no longer in development and won't get updates.
Recommendations include transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules.
There are alternatives you can use, Microsoft says
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