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How Exchange Online Protection Dynamic Delivery Works Inside Office 365

Microsoft introduced the Safe Attachments feature as part of its Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) offering in 2015. ATP is an option for Exchange Online Protection (EOP). It is included in the Office 365 E5 plan and can be licensed as an add-on for $2/user per month for other Office 365 plans. Now Safe Attachments can handle dynamic delivery and the improvement is noticeable.

Last Update: Jul 01, 2022

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Pricing Plans

Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will soon be available in two plans: P1 and P2. In this article, I will look at how the two plans compare. With Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android devices being the most common target for cyber criminals, malware and threats are continuously improving and evolving. In the…

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Phishing Report Highlights Need for Sophisticated Anti-Malware Software

A recent report by a security vendor says that 25% of phishing messages get by Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and arrive into Office 365 user mailboxes. This highlights the need to configure EOP properly and run multiple lines of defense. Microsoft would like you to use Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) alongside EOP. Offerings from other security vendors are also available. For better protection against phishing, you should consider something like ATP.

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Microsoft’s Extending its Security Graph to MacOS, Adding More Services to ATP

Microsoft is continuing to build out its security services with a new offering for MacOS and new features for ATP as well.

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Office 365 Takes Aim at Spoofers but Users See Warnings About Fraudulent Messages

Microsoft upgraded their EOP anti-spoofing capabilities inside Office 365, which is good, but they didn’t tell anyone. The first users knew was when they started to receive messages stamped with “the sender failed our fraud detection checks” – something that is never assuring. This only applies to ATP customers, but it’s not the first time Microsoft has failed to communicate important news.

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Microsoft Brings Advanced Threat Protection to SharePoint Online

Microsoft launched Advanced Threat Protection for SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams on December 5. It’s good to have extra anti-malware capabilities, but ATP requires Office 365 E5 or an extra add-on, so it might be out of the reach of some tenants. And it’s all about SharePoint – Teams is just there because Teams can store documents.

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Microsoft’s Advanced Threat Protection Adds Support for Android, iOS, and Linux

Microsoft is expanding the footprint of Advanced Threat Protection with the ability to now monitor iOS and Android devices.

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Microsoft Focuses on Security with Redstone 3 for the Enterprise

This fall, Microsoft will be releasing a new update for Windows 10 and with it will comes several new security features that the company hopes will entice users to upgrade from Windows 7 or move from E3 to E5.

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6 Steps to Prevent WannaCrypt and Other Ransomware

Take a look at the steps which, when taken together, should minimize your risks of being successfully attacked by ransomware such as WannaCrypt, CryptoLocker, and a plethora of other variants that are ravaging businesses of all sizes around the world.

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Using Microsoft Security Solutions Against Modern Threats

Aidan provides an overview of Microsoft’s cloud-based security solutions: Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA), Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Rights Management Services (RMS), Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), and Azure Security Center (ASC).

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