Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Plan 2) is an advanced cloud-based security solution designed to protect Microsoft 365 environments from sophisticated email threats, collaboration tool attacks, and other cyber risks. This plan builds on the foundational features of Plan 1 and includes additional protection against more advanced threats like zero-day malware, business email compromise (BEC), and credential phishing. It is ideal for organizations requiring a higher level of security with more comprehensive threat detection, automated investigation, and incident response capabilities.
Key Features:
1. Safe Attachments: Real-time attachment scanning to detect and block malicious files before they reach users. Helps prevent malware, ransomware, and other harmful content from entering the network.
2. Safe Links: URL protection that rewrites links in emails and documents to protect users from visiting malicious websites. It checks URLs in real time to ensure they’re safe.
3. Anti-Phishing Protection: Enhanced phishing detection that uses machine learning and heuristics to identify and block attempts to impersonate trusted sources, helping prevent data breaches.
4. Spoof Intelligence: Detects and blocks spoofing attempts, where a malicious actor attempts to impersonate a trusted entity in email communications.
5. Threat Intelligence: Provides insights into ongoing threats targeting your organization and global trends, helping you stay proactive about your security posture.
6. Automated Investigation and Response (AIR): Automates threat detection and remediation, such as isolating infected mailboxes or removing malicious links from email threads, reducing manual intervention and improving response time.
7. Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Reports: Provides detailed reports of detected threats, including phishing emails, malware incidents, and malicious attachments, to help you monitor and act on security events.
8. Mailbox Intelligence and Attack Simulator: Mailbox intelligence helps identify unusual activity such as email forwarding or credential theft. The attack simulator allows you to run simulated phishing attacks to train employees and test your defenses.
9. Business Email Compromise (BEC) Detection: Advanced BEC detection helps detect and block sophisticated phishing attacks that target specific users to steal sensitive information, funds, or gain unauthorized access.
10. Cross-Tenant Mail Flow Protection: Protects against attacks originating from external tenants, preventing malicious emails from bypassing security defenses.
System Requirements:
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Recommended System Requirements
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