Yep- Microsoft being malicious as I expected. So the new Microsoft 'defender' for GNU/Linux is proprietary. We can't even have a serious conversation about security if we don't know what it is doing and have to "trust" a company best known for umm being malicious.
"Microsoft Defender for Linux is proprietary, closed-source commercial software"
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"Microsoft is also making it easier to onboard desktops through streamlined methods, offering a unified security operations experience, strengthened security, and improved response times. Organizations that are already familiar with securing Linux servers via Defender should feel right at home securing desktops too, as the experience is exactly the same. "
..
"As stated previously, all Linux server distros are supported via Defender on desktops too. These include RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, SLES, Fedora, and Oracle Linux, GNOME, KDE, and more. "
...
And the rent seeking exploitative part we're all super familiar with from Microsoft:
"That said, you do need Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 or a Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 subscription. You can enroll Defender on workstations using the same deployment methods you use for servers, but do check out the prerequisites here. "
I'm not against companies making money where they're providing GENUINE services that aren't purely self-serving (like a service your providing should actually be desirable to the customer) and inflicted by the same entities causing the problem. I'm far more amenable to paying for a subscription to Canonical for security updates as an example even if I'm not a fan of Canonical. Just as an example.
A privacy oriented VPN provider that isn't spying on their end user for example offers a genuine service if it's not from the ISP.
Mr Penguin
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