{"id":35693,"date":"2020-06-23T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/?p=91379"},"modified":"2020-06-23T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T16:00:54","slug":"microsoft-continues-to-extend-security-for-all-with-mobile-protection-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-continues-to-extend-security-for-all-with-mobile-protection-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft continues to extend security for all with mobile protection for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just a year ago, we shared our first steps on a journey to enable our customers to protect endpoints running a variety of platforms with our announcement of Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Knowing that each of our customers have unique environments and unique needs and are looking for more unification in their security solutions, we communicated our commitment to build security solutions from<\/em> Microsoft, not just for<\/em> Microsoft. Since then, we\u2019ve announced capabilities for Linux servers, and at RSA, and we offered you a sneak peek into our mobile threat defense investments.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m proud to announce the public preview of Microsoft Defender ATP for Android.<\/p>\n

Protecting mobile devices from evolving threats, phishing attacks, unwanted apps<\/h2>\n

As more business is getting done on mobile devices, the lines blur between work and personal life. The threats here are unique. For example, one of the biggest and fastest growing threats on mobile is phishing attacks, majority of which happen outside of email, such as via phishing sites, messaging apps, games, and other applications, and are tricky to spot on smaller form factors. Other common mobile threats include malicious applications that users are lured into downloading, as well as increased risk introduced by rooted devices that may allow unnecessary escalated privileges and the installation of unauthorized applications.<\/p>\n

In this rapidly evolving world of mobile threats, Microsoft is taking a holistic approach to tackling these challenges and to securing enterprises and their data with our new mobile threat defense capabilities. We\u2019re leveraging our unique visibility into the threat landscape and the vast signal, intelligence, and security expertise we have from across domains, such as our expertise in phishing and email, our endpoint threat research on malware and attacker techniques, and our focus on identity and zero trust to bring protection capabilities to mobile. Our integrated approach to security enables us to provide more complete coverage. Leveraging these capabilities, Microsoft Defender ATP for Android will help to protect our customers and their users by delivering:<\/p>\n