MC912708 - Microsoft Defender for Identity: "Alert notifications" feature will retire starting in November 2024

Service

Microsoft Defender XDR

Published

Oct 17, 2024

Tag

Major change
Feature update
Admin impact
Retirement

Summary

The "Alert notifications" feature in Microsoft Defender for Identity will retire in November 2024. Users should use the Incident email notifications in Microsoft Defender XDR to manage notification rules. Existing settings must be transferred to avoid disruption in receiving notifications.

More information

In Microsoft Defender XDR, on the Settings > Identities page, we will retire the Alert notifications page starting mid-November 2024. We expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

As an alternative, please use the Incident email notifications page in Microsoft Defender XDR settings to create and manage all new and existing notification rules. This update will help streamline and enhance your notification experience in the Defender XDR portal.

What you need to do to prepare:

To ensure uninterrupted notifications, it is essential to transfer all existing notification settings to the Email Notifications page under Defender XDR settings. Please note that if incidents notifications are not set up through the XDR page, you will no longer receive alerts emails notifications after the deprecation date.

Learn more: Get incident notifications by email in Microsoft Defender XDR - Microsoft Defender XDR | Microsoft Learn.