What is Microsoft Defender for Email?

**Microsoft Defender** for **Office 365** provides native protection for **Microsoft 365** email. Features include: **Safe Attachments** (sandboxing), **Safe Links** (URL protection), anti-**phishing** policies, and threat investigation tools.

Integration advantage: native to **Microsoft 365**, no additional deployment required. Unified management with other **Microsoft** security tools. Continuous updates aligned with **Office 365** development.

Considerations: primarily for **Microsoft** environments, may lack features of dedicated security platforms, and licensing complexity. Many organizations use Defender as foundation with third-party tools for additional protection.