Web protection features in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has a list of features known as next-generation protection that are available for customers who have purchased a Microsoft Defender Endpoint Plan 1 or 2 license type. Included in these features are a set of network and web protection solutions that can help control network connections to your clients. These features, known as web protection and network protection, can complement or possibly replace a traditional network proxy service for web traffic control. Let's look at some of these features. To view the endpoint settings of Defender for Endpoint, log in to the Microsoft 365 Defender portal at https://security.microsoft.com, choose Settings, and then select Endpoints.

Using custom indicators

Custom Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) allow security teams to create blocklists of file hashes, IP addresses, URLs/domains, and certificates. When an entry is added to the custom indicators...