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[Security] 9.4.0 release notes#6029

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Resolves #5910: adds the 9.4.0 Security and Endpoint release notes.

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The release note should include availability of macos ransomware for Elastic Defend.
@roxana-gheorghe What any suggestion for wording this?

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  • Adds ransomware protection to {{elastic-defend}} on macOS. Disabled by default; enable using the newly added mac.ransomware.mode advanced policy flag.

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Left a few suggestions. Nice work

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## 9.4.0 [elastic-security-940-breaking-changes]

::::{dropdown} Entity Analytics: Risk scores reset after upgrading to 9.4
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Hey @jaredburgettelastic, could you please review these EA breaking changes and let me know which PR(s) we should link to for each? Thanks!

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Deprecation PR here, thank you!

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## 9.4.0 [elastic-security-9.4.0-deprecations]

::::{dropdown} Entity Analytics: Asset Criticality APIs deprecated
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Hey @jaredburgettelastic, could you please review this deprecation and let me know which PR(s) we should link to? Thanks!

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Deprecation PR here, thank you!

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Co-authored-by: Florent LB <florent.leborgne@elastic.co>
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Security 9.4.0 release notes

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