Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will tag promotional emails as “promotions” and can auto-move them to a Promotions folder, learning user preferences over time. Public preview starts mid-April 2026; general availability begins late July 2026. Admins can configure settings, and users can train the system by moving messages.
Day in brief
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing how we handle promotional mail leads 2 Defender updates
3 August 2026 recorded 1 updated Microsoft Defender documentation changes and 1 relevant Message Center announcement. The most active areas were Office 365, Defender XDR.
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing how we handle promotional mail
Defender XDR · Email and collaborationMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 will tag promotional emails as “promotions” and can auto-move them to a Promotions folder, learning user preferences over time. Public preview starts mid-April 2026; general availability begins late July 2026. Admins can configure settings, and users can train the system by moving messages.
- Tenant Allow Block List Email Spoof Configure
Office 365 · Email and collaborationUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/tenant-allow-block-list-email-spoof-configure.md.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
2 updates
Microsoft Defender XDR
1 updateUpdated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/tenant-allow-block-list-email-spoof-configure.md.