HOW MICROSOFT 365 DEFENDER CAN SHIELD YOUR COMPANY FROM PHISHING SCAMS

Rapid definition deployment –

The Microsoft 365 Defender team maintains a close relationship with anti-malware engine developers. Consequently, users of the platform receive malware definitions on time. Plus, the company checks for definition updates every hour to help protect you against the latest malware.

Common attachments filter –Some file types aren’t meant for emails, such as executable documents. With that in mind, the common attachment filter lets you automatically block them without any scanning. Some of the file types it can remove include ace, exe, app, ani, and scr

Feature #3 – Spam Block

Another common culprit for phishing campaigns is spam emails Blocking them is an excellent way to shield your organization from attacks

Defender boasts powerful antispam technology to address spam emails by examining the source of the message and the contents If the email comes from untrustworthy sources or contains suspicious information, it automatically goes to your spam folder

On top of that, this feature examines your team members’ activity to help make sure they don’t send spam emails to other users.

Feature #4 – Safe Links

Phishing emails don’t only contain attachments. They can also include URLs to lead your team members to a fraudulent website.

These web pages often look legitimate, but they generally require the victim to provide some information. Furthermore, they can lead to websites that install or download malware on your computers.

Safe Links shield your system from malware transmissions using URL detonation It scans email links and checks for suspicious behavior

Microsoft Defender 365 warns you not to visit links that open malicious websites Otherwise, you can open your destination URLs normally It’ll also rescan the service sometime later and look for any security problems

Another great thing about this feature is that it scans email links from all personnel within your organization Moreover, it works great on documents uploaded to SharePoint and Microsoft Teams

Feature #5 – Sandbox Isolation

Some users, especially if they’re reckless, commonly open malicious email attachments without second thoughts. They can expose company data to prying eyes as a result, which can ruin your reputation and give your competitors the edge.

Defender can reduce this risk by opening all email attachments in a sandbox. It serves as isolation, meaning that malicious files can only affect the sandbox rather than your system.

Once the program isolates malware, it’ll warn you not to open it But if the attachment is safe, you’ll be able to use it normally

Feature #6 – Enhanced Filtering

Enhanced Filtering is perfect for enterprises that route emails to on-premises environments with third-party services before sending them to Microsoft 365

The platform comes with inbound connectors that verify whether your email sources are trustworthy The higher the complexity of the routing scenario, the higher the chances are that email connectors don’t

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