You have a customer that has a Microsoft 365 subscription and an Azure subscription. The customer has devices that run either Windows, iOS, Android, or macOS. The Windows devices are deployed…

The correct answer is D. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides a unified device compliance and security posture assessment across all the platforms listed-Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS. It collects risk signals from enrolled devices and can surface compliance status through integration with…

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Question

You have a customer that has a Microsoft 365 subscription and an Azure subscription. The customer has devices that run either Windows, iOS, Android, or macOS. The Windows devices are deployed on-premises and in Azure. You need to design a security solution to assess whether all the devices meet the customer's compliance rules. What should you include in the solution?

Options

AMicrosoft Sentinel
BMicrosoft Purview Information Protection
CMicrosoft Intune
DMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint

How the community answered

(43 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
7% (3)
C
9% (4)
D
81% (35)

Explanation

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides a unified device compliance and security posture assessment across all the platforms listed-Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS. It collects risk signals from enrolled devices and can surface compliance status through integration with Microsoft Intune (as a Mobile Threat Defense partner), giving a consolidated view of whether devices meet compliance rules regardless of OS. Option A (Microsoft Sentinel) is a SIEM/SOAR platform for security event correlation, not device compliance assessment. Option B (Microsoft Purview Information Protection) focuses on data classification and labeling, not device health. Option C (Microsoft Intune) manages and enforces compliance policies but relies on Defender for Endpoint's risk signals to evaluate device security posture comprehensively across all platforms, making Defender for Endpoint the foundational component for the assessment requirement.

Topics

#Device Compliance#Endpoint Security#Microsoft Defender for Endpoint#Security Posture Management

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