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Microsoft Defender secures your Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers (RHEL) with AI-driven protection built on global threat and human intelligence, empowering SOC teams to stay ahead of evolving threats.
Defender delivers comprehensive security with vulnerability management, real time threat prevention, behavioral detection, and robust response capabilities tailored for Linux workloads. Natively integrated into the Defender unified security operations platform, you get unified visibility, streamlined operations, and flexible deployment options- including support for configuration tools like Ansible, Puppet and Chef.
Real-time next-gen malware protection combines AI-driven behavioral analysis with Microsoft’s global threat intelligence to block threats before they impact your Linux systems. This approach stops even sophisticated and emerging attacks early, delivering robust protection for mission-critical environments- without requiring constant manual intervention.
Defender provides AI-driven, near real-time detections with unified visibility and investigation capabilities. Security teams can pursue adversaries through advanced hunting and forensic tools, enabling rapid investigation and response to incidents. These capabilities ensure enterprise-grade security with seamless integration into the Defender portal for a unified security experience across your entire organization.
Defender combines monitoring and risk-based vulnerability management with intelligent prioritization, remediation, and tracking to help effectively manage and secure your Linux servers. With a single pane-of-glass experience, your security team gains a comprehensive view of your organization's exposure score, recommendations, remediation, inventories, and more.
Defender offers simplified deployment, centralized policy management, and streamlined workflows for administrative efficiency at scale. Integration with popular configuration management tools like Ansible and Puppet enables rapid onboarding and consistent policy enforcement across large Linux estates.
Defender uses an eBPF-powered sensor for lightweight, non-intrusive monitoring without kernel modules of Linux workloads. Intelligent processing and resource optimization help ensure that security operations do not impact system performance nor disrupt business-critical applications. This approach allows organizations to maintain high levels of protection and visibility while preserving the efficiency and reliability of their Linux infrastructure.
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| Product | Level | |
|---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 Architecture: x86_64 | ||
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Architecture: x86_64 |
The following Linux server distributions and x64 (AMD64/EM64T) versions are supported:
The following Linux server distributions on ARM64 are now GA:
Following is the minimum requirement:
No. Defender uses an eBPF-powered sensor for lightweight, non-intrusive monitoring and optimized resource usage to avoid workload disruption.
Yes. Microsoft Defender is optimized for performance and supports low-resource Linux servers, including single-core and dual-core systems. It uses an eBPF-powered sensor for lightweight, non-intrusive monitoring and intelligent resource management to ensure minimal CPU and memory impact- providing protection without disrupting workloads. Read our blog at: