--- title: Is Windows Defender Good Enough in 2026? | daily.dev description: Microsoft Defender is built into Windows and provides important protection, but does that mean you don’t need anything else? In this clip, we discuss how... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/is-windows-defender-good-enough-in-2026--buasmfadw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Is Windows Defender Good Enough in 2026? | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft Defender is built into Windows and provides important protection, but does that mean you don’t need anything else? In this clip, we discuss how... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-windows-defender-good-enough-in-2026--buasmfadw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bUaSMFAdW.png og:image:alt: Is Windows Defender Good Enough in 2026? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Is Windows Defender Good Enough in 2026? **[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft Defender is built into Windows and provides important protection, but does that mean you don’t need anything else? In this clip, we discuss how attackers may attempt to bypass security controls, manipulate Defender exclusions, and make a system appear protected even when certain files or locations are no longer being scanned. Modern attacks are also becoming increasingly targeted and sophisticated. Simply avoiding obvious phishing emails isn’t always enough. The real question isn’t just whether you have antivirus. It’s whether your security controls are actually working as expected. Thank you to @Threatlocker for sponsoring this video and my trip to Black Hat USA. #bhusa2026 #CyberSecurity #WindowsDefender ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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