Updated: August 5, 2024 (August 5, 2024)

Decoding the Microsoft 365 E5 Security Suite

Wes Miller analyzes and writes about Microsoft’s security, identity management, and systems management technologies. Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Wes... more

Component	Description	Applies To
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Endpoint detection and response (EDR) Builds on Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and adds additional security mitigations, detection, and some remediation capabilities.	Client endpoints
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 P1	Online service that layers on top of Exchange Online Protection and adds an additional protection against unknown attachments or links.	Office 365 clients
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 P2	Used to investigate the scope, nature, severity, and origin of attacks and suspicious activity against an organization’s Office 365 hosted services tenancy.	Office 365 hosted services
Microsoft Defender for Identity	Detects and identifies suspicious user and device activity on an organization’s network indicative of compromised Active Directory user accounts and breaches, as well as patterns indicating various forms of attacks in progress.	On-premises Active Directory identities and infrastructure
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps	An online

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