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description: What's new and updated in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features
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ms.topic: overview
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ms.date: 03/31/2026
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# What's new in Defender for Cloud features
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## March 2026
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## April 2026
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| Date | Category | Update |
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| March 31, 2026| Update |[Support for additional Azure regions for Defender for APIs and API security posture management with Defender CSPM](#support-for-additional-azure-regions-for-defender-for-apis-and-api-security-posture-management-with-defender-cspm)|
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| March 30, 2026 | Upcoming change |[Update to Defender for SQL servers on machines plan for Fairfax customers](#update-to-defender-for-sql-servers-on-machines-plan-for-fairfax-customers)|
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| March 30, 2026 | Preview |[AI model security for Azure Machine Learning (Preview)](#ai-model-security-for-azure-machine-learning-preview)|
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| March 29, 2026 | Preview |[Expanded multicloud coverage for AWS and GCP (Preview)](#expanded-multicloud-coverage-for-aws-and-gcp-preview)|
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| March 22, 2026| Update |[File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines](#file-integrity-monitoring-requires-mde-agent-version-108799-for-legacy-windows-machines)|
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| March 12, 2026 | GA |[Kubernetes gated deployment support for AKS Automatic (GA)](#kubernetes-gated-deployment-support-for-aks-automatic-ga)|
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| March 11, 2026 | GA|[Severity‑based risk assignment for "Not evaluated" recommendations](#severitybased-risk-assignment-for-not-evaluated-recommendations)|
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| March 10, 2026| Preview |[Code to runtime enrichment for recommendations](#code-to-runtime-enrichment-for-recommendations-preview)|
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| March 10, 2026 | Preview |[On-demand malware scanning of Azure Files in Microsoft Defender for Storage](#on-demand-malware-scanning-of-azure-files-in-microsoft-defender-for-storage-preview)|
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| March 04, 2026 | Deprecation |[Deprecation of preview of container and container images vulnerability recommendations](#deprecation-of-preview-of-container-and-container-images-vulnerability-recommendations)|
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| March 04, 2026 | Preview |[New individual recommendations format in Azure portal (Preview)](#new-individual-recommendations-format-in-azure-portal-preview)|
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| April 1, 2026 | Upcoming change |[Update to Defender for SQL servers on machines plan for Fairfax customers](#update-to-defender-for-sql-servers-on-machines-plan-for-fairfax-customers)|
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### Update to Defender for SQL servers on machines plan for Fairfax customers
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The Defender for SQL Server on machines plan in Microsoft Defender for Cloud protects SQL Server instances hosted on Azure, AWS, GCP, and on-premises machines.
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-[Update Defender for SQL Servers on Machines plan configuration](update-sql-machine-configuration.md): If you enabled the Defender for SQL Server on machines plan before April 2026, follow these instructions to update your configuration.
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-[Verify SQL Server instances protection status](verify-machine-protection.md): With an estimated starting date of May 2026, you must verify the protection status of your SQL Server instances across your environments. Learn how to [troubleshoot deployment issues for Defender for SQL on machines configuration](troubleshoot-sql-machines-guide.md).
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## March 2026
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| March 31, 2026| Update |[Support for additional Azure regions for Defender for APIs and API security posture management with Defender CSPM](#support-for-additional-azure-regions-for-defender-for-apis-and-api-security-posture-management-with-defender-cspm)|
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| March 30, 2026 | Preview |[AI model security for Azure Machine Learning (Preview)](#ai-model-security-for-azure-machine-learning-preview)|
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| March 29, 2026 | Preview |[Expanded multicloud coverage for AWS and GCP (Preview)](#expanded-multicloud-coverage-for-aws-and-gcp-preview)|
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| March 22, 2026| Update |[File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines](#file-integrity-monitoring-requires-mde-agent-version-108799-for-legacy-windows-machines)|
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| March 12, 2026 | GA |[Kubernetes gated deployment support for AKS Automatic (GA)](#kubernetes-gated-deployment-support-for-aks-automatic-ga)|
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| March 11, 2026 | GA|[Severity‑based risk assignment for "Not evaluated" recommendations](#severitybased-risk-assignment-for-not-evaluated-recommendations)|
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| March 10, 2026| Preview |[Code to runtime enrichment for recommendations](#code-to-runtime-enrichment-for-recommendations-preview)|
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| March 10, 2026 | Preview |[On-demand malware scanning of Azure Files in Microsoft Defender for Storage](#on-demand-malware-scanning-of-azure-files-in-microsoft-defender-for-storage-preview)|
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| March 04, 2026 | Deprecation |[Deprecation of preview of container and container images vulnerability recommendations](#deprecation-of-preview-of-container-and-container-images-vulnerability-recommendations)|
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| March 04, 2026 | Preview |[New individual recommendations format in Azure portal (Preview)](#new-individual-recommendations-format-in-azure-portal-preview)|
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### Support for additional Azure regions for Defender for APIs and API security posture management with Defender CSPM
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