Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint protection

Phishing

In brief

The page now links to the revised Microsoft Defender Application Guard documentation path and the updated Microsoft Support page about phishing protection.

What Defender admins need to know

No administrator action is required; use the updated links when referring to these resources.

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Organizations can use the following software solutions to help protect against phishing attacks:

  • Microsoft Edge and Windows Defender Application GuardWindows Defender Application Guard offer protection from the increasing threat of targeted attacks using Microsoft's industry-leading Hyper-V virtualization technology. If a browsed website is deemed untrusted, the Hyper-V container isolates that device from the rest of your network which will prevent access to your enterprise data.

  • The built-in security features for all cloud mailboxes offers enterprise-class reliability and protection against spam and malware, while maintaining access to email during and after emergencies. Using various layers of filtering, the built-in security features for all cloud mailboxes can provide different controls for spam filtering, such as bulk mail controls and international spam, that improves your protection.

For additional guidance on phishing attack types and prevention, see the following resources: