Advanced Security Management Comes to Office 365

Office 365 Advanced Security Management brings threat detection, application control, and usage discovery to organizations using the Microsoft-hosted subscription service. Anomaly detection and alerting can protect Office 365 by giving insight into potential breaches and risks, while fine-grained control of Office 365 policies can help identify violations and stop questionable activities. Customers can use the service to get insights into how Office 365 is being used, and the new features may reassure potential Office 365 customers that company data is protected. Advanced Security Management is included in Office 365 E5 plans and is available as an add-on for other plans.

Improving Office 365 Security and Visibility

Cloud App Security, the Microsoft-hosted cloud access security-broker service, has been extended with additional features specifically for monitoring use of Office 365. The offering is called Office 365 Advanced Security Management.

Many organizations face significant risks because of users’ bad habits: for example, using unapproved applications or loading company files to personal devices or e-mail. According to Microsoft, compromised user credentials account for more than three quarters of all network intrusions, and finding and eradicating such breaches can be costly and time consuming. Advanced Security Management is intended to address all these scenarios.