Addressed an issue discovered in macOS 12.2 beta 2 where the installation package could not be opened due to a change in the operating system (OS) that prevents installation of packages with certain characteristics.
End users will observe the following changes: The application has been renamed from "Microsoft Defender ATP" to "Microsoft Defender".Issues with the policy are surfaced through mdatp device-control removable-media policy list. Starting from this version, only the invalid portions of the policy are ignored. Prior to this version, if the policy contained one or more invalid IDs, the entire policy was ignored. Improved the handling of device control policies containing invalid vendor IDs and product IDs.Extended device control to handle devices connected over Thunderbolt 3.This can be done through mdatp threat quarantine restore -id -path. The command-line tool now supports restoring quarantined files to a location other than the one where the file was originally detected.Pushing via MDM an older Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac version to macOS Monterey 12.3 (or newer) will result in an installation failure. For remote deployments, existing MDM setups must be updated to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac version 101.59.50 (or newer).This minimal version 101.59.50 is a prerequisite to eliminating Python-related issues with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac on macOS Monterey.
Users must update Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac to version 101.59.50 (or newer) prior to updating their devices to macOS Monterey 12.3 (or newer).There will be no Python version preinstalled on macOS by default. Starting with macOS 12.3, Apple is removing Python 2.7. This version adds support for macOS 12.3.This version contains a security update for CVE-2022-23278.Performance improvements & other bug fixes.Fixed a bug in mdatp device-control removable-media policy list where vendor ID and product ID were displayed as decimal instead of hexadecimal.This makes it easier to identify which processes are potentially conflicting with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac.
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