Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Founded by Satya Nadella in 2015

Protect email and Office 365 apps from phishing, malware, and threats

Cost

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to protect your organization's email, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive from malicious threats like phishing attacks, malware, and business email compromise. It scans incoming emails and attachments in real time, blocks dangerous links before users click them, and provides security teams with investigation and response tools to detect and contain threats across the Microsoft 365 environment.

What Microsoft Defender for Office 365 does

Scan incoming email attachments for malware before deliveryRewrite and check links in emails at time of clickQuarantine suspicious emails automatically based on threat policiesInvestigate email-based threats using the threat explorerRun simulated phishing campaigns to test employee awarenessAutomatically remove malicious emails already in user mailboxesSet up anti-phishing policies to block impersonation attemptsGenerate threat reports for security audits and compliance reviewsScans email attachments in a sandbox before delivering them to usersRewrites URLs in emails and checks them at time of click for malicious contentDetects and blocks impersonation attempts of executives or trusted domainsProvides automated investigation and response to reduce manual security workloadShows attack timelines and affected users in a visual threat explorerSends alerts when suspicious email patterns or account behaviors are detectedTracks campaigns of coordinated phishing attacks across the organizationIntegrates threat intelligence to identify emerging attack patterns

Pricing breakdown

PlanPrice10 seats / yr

Plan 1$2.00 / mo$240

Plan 2$5.00 / mo$600

Annual estimates assume continuous billing at the listed list price. Volume discounts typical above 50 seats.

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