Microsoft Defender email security benchmarking: Key insights from one year of data
See how Microsoft Defender performed in one year of real-world email security benchmarking against SEG and ICES vendors.
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From transparency to action: What the latest Microsoft email security benchmark reveals
The latest Microsoft benchmarking data reveals how Microsoft Defender mitigates modern email threats compared to SEG and ICES vendors. -
Clarity in complexity: New insights for transparent email security
Microsoft’s latest benchmarking report reveals how layered email defenses perform, offering real-world insights to strengthen protection and reduce risk. -
Microsoft named a leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security
Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security, which we believe highlights the innovative capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Modernize your Security Operations Center with Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM solution powered by AI and automation that delivers intelligent security analytics across your entire enterprise.
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Transparency on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 email security effectiveness
Microsoft believes in transparently sharing performance data from Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and other ecosystem providers, to help customers evaluate email security solutions and make decisions to layer for defense in depth. -
Why security teams rely on Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR for managed detection and response
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR is a mature and proven service that triages, investigates, and responds to incidents and hunts for threats on a customer’s behalf around the clock. -
How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks
This blog examines the impact of QR code phishing campaigns and the innovative features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that help combat evolving cyberthreats. -
How Microsoft Incident Response and Microsoft Defender for Identity work together to detect and respond to cyberthreats
Learn how Microsoft Incident Response works together with Microsoft Defender for Identity to give customers fast, flexible service—before, during, or after a cybersecurity incident occurs. Secure and verify every identity with Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra expands beyond identity and access management with new product categories such as cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and decentralized identity.
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence unveils targets and innovative tactics amidst tax season
Cybercriminals use social engineering during holidays and important events like tax season to steal user information. -
Malware distributor Storm-0324 facilitates ransomware access
The threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0324 is a financially motivated group known to gain initial access using email-based initial infection vectors and then hand off access to compromised networks to other threat actors. -
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 gets highest rating in SE Labs Enterprise Email Security Services test for Q1 2023
In Q1 2023 Q1, Microsoft was once again part of an evaluation of email security platforms conducted by SE Labs. -
Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2023 Enterprise Email Security Wave
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is recognized as a Leader in Forrester’s 2023 Enterprise Email Security Wave Report.
