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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Beginner Series Overview	Security threats evolve every day and Microsoft 365 comes equipped with enough security provisions to deal with them. These security provisions are grouped under the Microsoft 365 Security Admin Center which is also known as the Microsoft Defender portal or Microsoft Defender for Office 365. In this series of articles, I’ll be exploring all the security policies available in the Policies & rules page under the Email & Collaboration menu (shown in Figure 3) that help Microsoft 365 Security Administrators strengthen the email security of their Microsoft 365 tenant.
Sign up with the 90-day free Microsoft 365 E5 Developer Program	Microsoft 365 presents you with different editions to try out Microsoft Defender. But when it comes to something as important as security, it’s best to test out the latest and the best version with its full set of features. That’s exactly what you get in the 90-day free Microsoft 365 E5 Developer Program.
Ensuring Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is Turned On	The Microsoft 365 E5 developer program turns on Microsoft Defender service by default. But it’s best to ensure the service is turned on and working properly before you dig deep into it. To check whether Microsoft Defender is working as it is supposed to, follow the instructions below.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 - Preset Security Policy	Microsoft Defender for Microsoft 365 ships with a set of default security controls that can be applied right out of the box. These security controls – known as Microsoft Defender preset security policy – are especially useful for SMBs (small and medium businesses) that lack the budget to hire security expertise needed to configure organization-specific security policies.
Deploying Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Standard and Strict Preset Security Policy	Learn how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Standard and Strict Preset Security policies using Microsoft Defender Portal and Windows PowerShell.
Differences Between Built-in, Standard, and Strict Preset Security Policy	Find out the differences between Built-in, Standard, and Strict Preset Security Policy. Learn how to run a spam mail test to explore more.
Creating simulation attacks for spreading security awareness among users	Defender for Microsoft 365 helps you launch different kinds of simulation attacks on your users to test their security awareness. It simulates many social engineering attacks like credential harvesting, malware attachments, drive-by URLs, etc., that help your users become proactive against various cyber-security threats. These simulation programs also help you set up Microsoft-recommended training programs for those who fail these security attacks.