diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/mac-schedule-scan-atp.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/mac-schedule-scan-atp.md index 5d4407264e..b06971e544 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/mac-schedule-scan-atp.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/mac-schedule-scan-atp.md @@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ ms.topic: conceptual # Schedule scans with Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac -While you can start a threat scan at any time with Microsoft Defender ATP, your enterprise might benefit from scheduled or timed scans. For example, you can schedule a scan to run at the beginning of every workday or week. Create a scanning schedule using the *launchd* daemon on a macOS device. +While you can start a threat scan at any time with Microsoft Defender ATP, your enterprise might benefit from scheduled or timed scans. For example, you can schedule a scan to run at the beginning of every workday or week. ## Schedule a scan with *launchd* +You can create a scanning schedule using the *launchd* daemon on a macOS device. + 1. The following code shows the schema you need to use to schedule a scan. Open a text editor and use this example as a guide for your own scheduled scan file. For more information on the *.plist* file format used here, see [About Information Property List Files](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/AboutInformationPropertyListFiles.html) at the official Apple developer website. @@ -86,4 +88,6 @@ While you can start a threat scan at any time with Microsoft Defender ATP, your ## Schedule a scan with Intune -You can also schedule scans with Microsoft Intune. The [runMDATPQuickScan.sh](https://github.com/microsoft/shell-intune-samples/tree/master/Misc/MDATP#runmdatpquickscansh) shell script available at [Scripts for Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection](https://github.com/microsoft/shell-intune-samples/tree/master/Misc/MDATP) will persist when the device resumes from sleep mode. See [Use shell scripts on macOS devices in Intune](https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/macos-shell-scripts) for more detailed instructions on how to use this script in your enterprise. +You can also schedule scans with Microsoft Intune. The [runMDATPQuickScan.sh](https://github.com/microsoft/shell-intune-samples/tree/master/Misc/MDATP#runmdatpquickscansh) shell script available at [Scripts for Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection](https://github.com/microsoft/shell-intune-samples/tree/master/Misc/MDATP) will persist when the device resumes from sleep mode. + +See [Use shell scripts on macOS devices in Intune](https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/macos-shell-scripts) for more detailed instructions on how to use this script in your enterprise.