Configuring MDA

Now that you understand the principles of MDA, take a look at how you can configure it to gain visibility of your SaaS applications. First, you need to be aware of the following prerequisites for using MDA:

• A valid license to use the MDA service. MDA is available with a variety of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. For more information, please refer to the Further reading section at the end of this chapter.
• A Global Administrator or Security Administrator role.

Note

Once access has been assigned with the required licenses and roles, you may need to wait approximately 15 minutes before you can log in to the MDA portal.

Once you have fulfilled these prerequisites, you can proceed to configure your Cloud Discovery settings. To configure MDA, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the Microsoft 365 Defender portal at https://security.microsoft.com and, from the left menu navigation, choose Settings:

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