Microsoft Defender for Endpoint STIG Version Comparison

There are 29 differences between versions v1 r0.1 (March 20, 2025) (the "left" version) and v1 r2 (Jan. 5, 2026) (the "right" version).

Check MSDE-00-000500 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) must enable Automatically Resolve Alerts.

Check Content

Access the MDE portal as a user with at least an MDE Administrator or equivalent role: 1. In the navigation pane, select Settings >> Endpoints >> Advanced features (under General). 2. Verify the slide bar for "Automatically Resolve Alerts" to "On".

Discussion

Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. To minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated. This setting resolves an alert if automated investigation finds no threats or has successfully remediated all malicious artifacts.

Fix

Access the MDE portal as a user with at least an MDE Administrator or equivalent role: 1. In the navigation pane, select Settings >> Endpoints >> Advanced features (under General). 2. Set the slide bar for "Automatically Resolve Alerts" to "On".