This setting shouldn't be enabled by default.

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Microsoft says a new Defender capability isolated a compromised device and stopped a ransomware attack in 128 seconds.

Microsoft Defender automatically isolated a compromised QNET endpoint in 129 seconds, stopping a multi-stage attack before the payload could persist or spread.

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