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Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides your organization with state-of-the-art security against the numerous risks of cyber threats. As cyber threats grow and become more costly, it is essential to have reliable and effective protection based on advanced technologies.
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides protection against cyber threats from email and shared files

Microsoft Defender offers a variety of tools to help protect your organization from cyberattacks, phishing attempts, and all forms of threats targeting the devices, identities, applications, data, and clouds used by your organization and employees.

Did you know that …

Microsoft invests over USD 1 billion per year in cybersecurity research and development.

Source: Microsoft

What is Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a security solution developed by Microsoft to provide advanced protection for businesses against the growing number of cyber threats, such as zero-day threats, phishing and business email compromise. This solution protects email and collaboration tools, to prevent cyberattacks.

In addition, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 offers a number of tools to help security administrators identify and respond to various cyber threats. They will be able to better understand the cause of the attack, and identify targeted users within your organization.

The benefits of using Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender is the leader in security solutions.

Integrated protection across Microsoft 365 applications: Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.

A simple solution to configure.

A detailed report that allows immediate action to be taken.

A comprehensive analysis of email campaigns.

Sophisticated tools to better investigate and detect threats.

Robust threat detection.

Built-in training modules to raise user awareness of cyber threats.

What is protected by Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Since the first point of entry for hackers is the corporate email system, this is precisely where Microsoft Defender will be deployed. It will be used to secure any mailbox running through a local Exchange server or an online Exchange server.

In addition to protecting your email, Microsoft Defender also deploys on your SharePoint intranet, within OneDrive and Microsoft Teams, to secure the various files shared on these platforms. When Microsoft Defender detects a malicious file, it is automatically locked to prevent contamination.

 

What is protected by Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Since the first point of entry for hackers is the corporate email system, this is precisely where Microsoft Defender will be deployed. It will be used to secure any mailbox running through a local Exchange server or an online Exchange server.

In addition to protecting your email, Microsoft Defender also deploys on your SharePoint intranet, within OneDrive and Microsoft Teams, to secure the various files shared on these platforms. When Microsoft Defender detects a malicious file, it is automatically locked to prevent contamination.

 

How does Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protect your business?

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps you secure your organization by providing a tool for prevention, detection and investigation, and also allows you to respond quickly to a threat.

Administrators responsible for the security of your IT systems can set up a series of filters to protect your employees, and therefore your company, from being compromised by email, including phishing and ransomware installation through attachments.

With Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft has put artificial intelligence to work for your security. It will scan multiple entry points to your system to detect any incoming cyber threats, including but not limited to:

  • Attachments received via email
  • Links sent by a sender, both within email and within Microsoft Teams
  • Files considered malicious within your SharePoint and OneDrive environment SharePoint et OneDrive.

With the drill-down dashboard included within Defender’s administration, your security teams can easily get a detailed look at the cyber threats facing your organization. Searches can be performed based on threat type, users, or even the origin of the email. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will produce a report on individual emails with the necessary details for your teams to decide how to respond.

To best protect your business, your teams will need to ensure a quick response to a newly detected threat, before it becomes a costly problem for your organization. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides all the information you need to take direct action by deleting the problematic email.

In addition to the direct protection from cyber threats offered by Microsoft Defender for Office 365, it’s important to make sure your employees are fully equipped to protect your organization’s sensitive data. MS Solutions offers customized cybersecurity training and phishing simulation for all of your organization’s users to stay ahead of the cyber risks they face on a daily basis.

A company firmly established in Quebec

MS Solutions relies on a team of over 75 IT professionals. The company is experiencing sustained growth and is considered a leading player in the IT industry in Quebec. We are proud to be in business for over 30 years!

Exceptional expertise in cybersecurity

MS Solutions has developed exceptional expertise in cybersecurity, which is recognized throughout Quebec. Our cybersecurity department is headed by Bernard Després, who has more than 20 years of experience and is certified CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional).

An experienced Microsoft Partner

MS Solutions is part of a very limited circle of Microsoft Gold and Silver partners in Quebec. You benefit from leading expertise in the implementation of Microsoft cloud solutions.

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