Cross-product topic

Email and collaboration

A cross-product view of Microsoft Defender changes related to Email and collaboration.

Latest Email and collaboration changes

Safe Links About

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/safe-links-about.md.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing how we handle promotional mail

Message CenterMC1279093 on mc.merill.net ↗Major updatePlan for change
Email and collaboration

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.

Tenant Allow Block List About

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/tenant-allow-block-list-about.md.

Email Authentication Arc Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/email-authentication-arc-configure.md.

MDO Encrypted email attachment protection

Message CenterMC1440701 on mc.merill.net ↗Plan for change
Email and collaboration

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will introduce an opt-in Safe Attachments policy to quarantine emails with password-protected attachments that cannot be scanned. Administrators can control release, users can self-release with passwords, and the feature supports various file types. Rollout begins August 2026 worldwide.

Zero Hour Auto Purge

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/zero-hour-auto-purge.md.

Address Compromised Users Quickly

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/address-compromised-users-quickly.md.

Advanced Delivery Policy Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure.md.

Anti Malware Policies Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-malware-policies-configure.md.

Anti Phishing Policies About

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-phishing-policies-about.md.

Anti Spam Policies Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-spam-policies-configure.md.

Anti Spoofing Spoof Intelligence

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-spoofing-spoof-intelligence.md.

Audit Log Search Defender Portal

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/audit-log-search-defender-portal.md.

Connectors Remove Blocked

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/connectors-remove-blocked.md.

Email Authentication Arc Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/email-authentication-arc-configure.md.

Mdo Ices Vendor Ecosystem

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-ices-vendor-ecosystem.md.

Mdo Portal Permissions

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-portal-permissions.md.

Mdo Sec Ops Guide

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-sec-ops-guide.md.

Message Trace Defender Portal

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/message-trace-defender-portal.md.

Preset Security Policies

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/preset-security-policies.md.

Quarantine End User

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/quarantine-end-user.md.

Quarantine Policies

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/quarantine-policies.md.

Quarantine Shared Mailbox Messages

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/quarantine-shared-mailbox-messages.md.

Submissions Admin

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/submissions-admin.md.

Submissions Teams

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/submissions-teams.md.

Tenant Allow Block List About

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/tenant-allow-block-list-about.md.

Tune anti-phishing protection

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-phishing-protection-tuning.md.

User reported settings

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/submissions-user-reported-messages-custom-mailbox.md.

Defender For Office 365 Whats New

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/defender-for-office-365-whats-new.md.

Mdo Portal Permissions

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/mdo-portal-permissions.md.

Anti Malware Policies Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-malware-policies-configure.md.

Anti Phishing Policies About

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-phishing-policies-about.md.

Anti Spam Policies Configure

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-spam-policies-configure.md.

Anti Spam Policies Troubleshooting

Email and collaboration

Updated Microsoft Defender documentation in defender-office-365/anti-spam-policies-troubleshooting.md.