Windows Security Glossary Definition

Term Windows Security
Definition

Windows Security is the built-in security experience in Microsoft Windows. The record preserves the older naming context without treating related products as a simple one-to-one rename.

Context & Usage

It includes settings and status for virus protection, firewall, app control, device security, and account protection, and it reflects the Windows Defender naming lineage. Former or related names include Windows Defender.

Related concepts include Microsoft Defender and Windows.

Categories Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management, General Technology and Miscellaneous