In today’s world, cyberattackers are relentless. They are often well-resourced, highly sophisticated, and constantly innovating, which means the effectiveness of cybersecurity solutions must be continuously evaluated, not assumed. Yet, despite the critical role email security plays in protecting organizations, there is limited transparency and standardization in how email security effectiveness is measured and communicated. This makes it challenging for chief information security officers (CISOs) and security architects to make decisions based on data. At Microsoft, we believe that transparency is foundational to trust. As both an email platform and a security provider, we want to work together with our ecosystem and do more to empower customers to understand email security effectiveness. Today, we’re announcing two initiatives to support that objective. First, to provide Microsoft Defender for Office 365 customers with richer data on its efficacy, we are releasing a new customer-facing dashboard that will provide visibility on our effectiveness across a range of threat vectors. Second, we are releasing two comparative benchmarking reports designed to assist customers in evaluating the benefits of integrating multiple email security solutions. The first describes the protection value added by Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) vendors, which detect and remediate threats after Microsoft Defender for Office 365. The second describes the value of Secure Email Gateways…Read More
Transparency on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 email security effectiveness
