Implementing and Managing Email and Collaboration Protection Using Microsoft Defender for Office 365

The Microsoft 365 Defender suite has a lot to offer. In this chapter, you’re going to look at the features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO)—a set of tools that provides protection for the Office 365 collaboration platform (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive for Business).

MDO, a cloud-based service, enhances your organization’s security by filtering emails and safeguarding against sophisticated threats targeting email and collaboration platforms. This includes protection from phishing, business email compromise, and malware. Additionally, MDO equips security teams with tools for effective investigation, threat hunting, and remediation, enabling them to swiftly detect, prioritize, and address potential threats.

In addition to protecting content in the collaboration platform, MDO Plan 2 also boasts a competitive training package that...