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Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

By : Peter Rising
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Book Image

Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

5 (1)
By: Peter Rising

Overview of this book

The Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration is designed to help you manage, implement, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments. With this book, you’ll first configure, administer identity and access within Microsoft 365. You’ll learn about hybrid identity, authentication methods, and conditional access policies with Microsoft Intune. Next, you’ll discover how RBAC and Azure AD Identity Protection can be used to detect risks and secure information in your organization. You’ll also explore concepts such as Microsoft Defender for endpoint and identity, along with threat intelligence. As you progress, you’ll uncover additional tools and techniques to configure and manage Microsoft 365, including Azure Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to manage and implement security measures within your Microsoft 365 suite successfully.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1: Implementing and Managing Identity and Access
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Part 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection
13
Part 3: Implementing and Managing Information Protection
17
Part 4: Managing Compliance Features in Microsoft 365

Configuring Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Even with the ascendance of Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online remains one of the core features of the Microsoft 365 platform. The majority of businesses with a Microsoft 365 tenant rely heavily on email as one of their primary methods of communication, both internally and with customers, suppliers, and other external correspondents. In the ever-changing security landscape where attackers are becoming more sophisticated and more determined to cause chaos and disruption, it is crucial to provide as much protection to your users as possible when they are using Exchange Online for their emails. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 addresses this requirement.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a cloud-based email filtering service designed to safeguard your organization and protect you from threats within emails, links, and even collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 includes extensive reporting and URL...