[ Microso... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-defender-for-office-365/reviews) [ Microso... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-defender-for-office-365/reviews) # Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Features ##### ## Administration (8) Intelligence Reporting Actively gathers data on suspicious sources and characteristics of potentially malicious content Email Integration Suppor Supports secure implementation with popular email applications and clients. Access Management Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data. Data Loss Prevention Has pre-built data loss prevention (DLP) functions which prevent employees or accounts that have been hacked from sending out sensitive information. Compliance Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. Intelligence Reporting Actively gathers data on suspicious sources and characteristics of potentially malicious content Email Clients Supports secure implementation with popular email applications and clients. Role-Based Rules Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data. Show More ##### ## Maintenance (4) Auditing Access pre-built and custom reports to monitor user activity and storage. Allow and block lists Prevents previous committers of fraud and other suspicious accounts from future communications Compliance Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. Archiving Archives conversations, files, and other communications for future reference Show More ##### ## Security (6) Anti-Malware/Anti-Spam Prevents malware or spam in emails either through predictive or reactive anti-malware/anti-spam tools. Encryption Encrypts the content of emails and their attachments. Quarantine Isolates potentially malicious content and files before they can gain network access Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Includes advanced tools, including machine learning analysis to detect threats often missed by traditional filtering tools, such as unsafe attachments, advanced malware, and targetted social engineering attacks. Anti-Phishing Prevents both phishing attacks and spear-fishing attacks, including impersonation attacks. Account takeover prevention Has pre-built data loss prevention (DLP) functions which prevent employees or accounts that have been hacked from sending out sensitive information. Show More ##### ## Detection (3) Data Exfiltration Detection Alerts administrators and other related parties about the unauthorized movement or release of company information. Activity Monitoring Monitors user email activity, documents behaviors for baselining and anomaly detection. Real-Time Detection Constantly monitors system to detect anomalies in real time. Show More ##### ## Protection (3) Targeted Attack Prevention Analyzes historical email data, identifies at-risk individuals, then detects and blocks targeted spam emails. Policy Enforcement Allows administrators to set policies for security and governance. Spam Filtering Prevents spam emails containing phishing links, suspicious URLs, and malicous attatchments from reaching a user's inbox. Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features (2) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Proactive Assistance Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - Intelligent Email Protection (2) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Adaptive Learning Improves performance based on feedback and experience Show More ##### ## Additional Functionality (52) Phishing Protection Identify phishing emails Data Recovery Ability to restore deleted, hidden, or lost data from an email server/system Archiving & Retention Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes Backup and Recovery Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data Policy Management Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization Email Management Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps Data Loss Prevention Safeguard confidential data and meet compliance regulations Single Sign On Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once Data Storage Management Manage and store data in a database Fraud Detection Identify and prevent suspicious activity Email Routing Route emails to multiple servers Data Verification Process of checking different types of data for accuracy to avoid errors or inconsistencies Compliance Management Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Filtering Find & retrieve relevant data or documents Search/Filter Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria SURLB/URIBL Filtering Rejecting phishing emails that include suspicious URLs or links to websites that have been previously flagged. Security Auditing Systematic evaluation of the security of a company's overall security system and situation Data Synchronization Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency Anti Virus Prevents, detects and removes malware Risk Assessment Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Greylisting A request to the original server for a message to be resent Audit Trail A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Reporting/Analytics View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Allow/Block List Lists of domains/addresses that are allowed / rejected Vulnerability Scanning Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities Active Directory Integration Integrates with Active Directory Compression Reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data Email Tracking Track delivered, received, and opened emails Encryption Convert data into a code for security Anti Spam Techniques to prevent and filter unwanted or unsolicited email spam from reaching a user's inbox Disaster Recovery Plan and implement business continuity measures in case of unforeseen events AI Copilot A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users Tagging Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes Secure Data Storage Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches Activity Tracking Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Spam Blocker Filters used to determine different types of malware threats Microsoft Outlook Integration Spam Analysis Analysis and detection of spam-related traffic API Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Categorization/Grouping Organize and group data or items based on various criteria Event Tracking Inbox Management Organize, prioritize, and manage incoming communications Spam Detection Detect spam, BOT, or invalid email addresses Authentication Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access Third-Party Integrations Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Reporting & Statistics Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Spam Quarantine Feature in email systems that identifies suspicious or unsolicited emails and holds them in a separate folder for review or deletion SSL Security Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access Generative AI Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc. Data Retention Management Manage/customize policies to organize data and determine where data should be stored or archived and for how long. 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