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Cloud Protection should be enabled

Why This Matters

Without cloud-delivered protection, Microsoft Defender Antivirus relies solely on locally cached definitions, leaving endpoints vulnerable to rapidly evolving threats. Attackers often exploit zero-day vulnerabilities before local signatures are updated. Enabling this feature ensures real-time threat intelligence from the Microsoft cloud, providing faster detection and response to emerging malware.

What Aether365 Checks

This check verifies that the cloud-delivered protection setting in Microsoft Defender Antivirus is enabled. It appears in the Aether365 dashboard under the defender category, helping you identify endpoints that lack this critical real-time protection.

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