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Microsoft releases Defender ATP for Linux:
On June 23, Microsoft released Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Linux for general use.
But before you get excited while you could use this on a Linux desktop, this version of ATP is not meant for the desktop. It's to protect Linux servers from server and network threats. If you want protection for your standalone desktop, you're better off with a such as ClamAV or Sophos Antivirus for Linux.
For sysadmins and security pros, Microsoft Defender Security Center is now available for monitoring and managing security across the full spectrum of enterprise desktop and server platforms -- Android, Windows, Windows Server, macOS, and Linux.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 29 2020, @09:43PM
No, the acronym is apt. This is just the vehicle, not the threat itself. So this is just the Advanced Threat Persister, able to facilitate other Advanced Persistent Threats.
I mean, in order to target lots of hosts simultaneously, the hosts must run common vulnerable code. That's what this tool is for.