CylancePROTECT Desktop release notes
CylancePROTECT Desktop
release notesThe following tables provide information about the new features of
CylancePROTECT Desktop
in the management console. For the agents, information is available in their separate sections: What's new in the management console for CylancePROTECT Desktop (June 2024)
CylancePROTECT Desktop
(June 2024)Feature | Description |
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USB device control for macOS devices | The CylancePROTECT Desktop agent for macOS 3.3 now supports the USB device control feature, which allows administrators to control whether to allow or block access to USB mass storage devices. Administrators can turn on device control for macOS devices from the device policy for storage devices classified as USB optical drives or USB storage drives (such as hard drives or flash drives).
For more information see Device control in the Setup content. |
What's new in the management console for CylancePROTECT Desktop (January 2024)
CylancePROTECT Desktop
(January 2024)Feature | Description |
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Software inventory ( Windows only) | This feature allows administrators to identify applications that may be a source of vulnerabilities, prioritize actions against vulnerabilities, and address them accordingly. Administrators can view all applications installed on devices that are registered with the tenant and view a list of applications that are installed on individual devices.
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Enhanced script control using script scoring ( Windows only) | The CylancePROTECT Desktop agent now supports enhanced script control using script scoring. Scripts that have an unsafe or abnormal threat score can be intelligently blocked from executing and alerted to the management console.
For more information, see the Cylance Endpoint Security Setup content. |
Alert mode for the use of PowerShell Console (Script control for Windows only) | The CylancePROTECT Desktop agent now supports Alert mode for the use of PowerShell Console in interactive mode, so that detected events are reported to the management console while still allowing them to run.
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What's new in the management console for CylancePROTECT Desktop (October 2023)
CylancePROTECT Desktop
(October 2023)Feature | Description |
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Background threat detection on-demand scan | Administrators can now initiate a background threat detection scan on demand from the management console.
Note that if background threat detection scans are running on several VM devices that are from the same VM host at the same time, device performance will be impacted due to resource sharing. |