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Assessment Title
Rule Text
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) must enable Allow or block file.
Description
Discussion Text
Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. To minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated.
This setting ensures Windows Defender Antivirus is turned on and the cloud-based protection feature is enabled to use the allow or block file feature.
This setting ensures Windows Defender Antivirus is turned on and the cloud-based protection feature is enabled to use the allow or block file feature.
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