Configuring the preset policies

As we can see from the previous discussions, a big bulk of the effort toward deploying the product properly is the preparation work, not only technical such as preparing permissions, licenses, and user groups, but also on procedures and policies by identifying the actual needs of the organization and getting leadership support to ensure no roadblocks. This following section will focus on a walk-through for implementing preset policies and assumes that you have completed the following actions (Microsoft, 2023):

• The desired plan for Defender for Office 365 has been identified and the required licenses have been obtained.
• The Test user – standard, test user – strict, early user (small group to verify settings before the regular users), regular user, and executive/VIP user groups have been identified and created in Entra ID. It is recommended that any changes are implemented to leverage these groups in a controlled manner to minimize...