{"id":384,"date":"2026-04-04T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/?p=384"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:49:01","slug":"microsoft-365-learning-day-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/microsoft-365-learning-day-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Learning \u2013 Day 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-Step Configuration of Microsoft Defender for Office 365<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure <strong>email security policies<\/strong> in Microsoft 365 to protect against:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phishing attacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malicious links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unsafe attachments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Prerequisites<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft 365 Admin access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defender for Office 365 license (Plan 1 or Plan 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd10 Step 1: Open Microsoft Defender Portal<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/security.microsoft.com\">https:\/\/security.microsoft.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign in with admin account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Email &amp; Collaboration \u2192 Policies &amp; Rules<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd17 Step 2: Configure Safe Links Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: Threat Policies \u2192 Safe Links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Policy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name: <code>SafeLinks-Policy<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply to: All Users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable:<br>\u2714 URL scanning<br>\u2714 Real-time protection<br>\u2714 Click tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 This ensures malicious links are blocked before users open them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcce Step 3: Configure Safe Attachments<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: Threat Policies \u2192 Safe Attachments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Policy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name: <code>SafeAttachments-Policy<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action: <strong>Block<\/strong> or <strong>Dynamic Delivery<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply to: All Users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Attachments will be scanned in a sandbox before delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfad Step 4: Configure Anti-Phishing Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to: Threat Policies \u2192 Anti-Phishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Policy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable impersonation protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add protected users (CEO, Admins)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable mailbox intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save policy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Helps prevent spoofing and impersonation attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddea Step 5: Test the Configuration<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send a test email with:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suspicious link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attachment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observe:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 Link gets blocked<br>\u2714 Attachment scanned<br>\u2714 Alerts generated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Step 6: Monitor Threats<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: Dashboard \u2192 Threat Explorer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detected threats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blocked emails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 Real-World Scenario<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>User receives phishing email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 Safe Links blocks URL<br>\u2714 Safe Attachments scans file<br>\u2714 Email flagged as suspicious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step-by-Step Configuration of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 \ud83c\udfaf Objective To configure email security policies in Microsoft 365 to protect against: \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Prerequisites \ud83d\udd10 Step 1: Open Microsoft Defender Portal Email &amp; Collaboration \u2192 Policies &amp; Rules \ud83d\udd17 Step 2: Configure Safe Links Policy \ud83d\udc49 This ensures malicious links are blocked before users open them.\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/microsoft-365-learning-day-19\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-power-shell-scripts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":385,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}