Modern Security Baby Step: Safe Links and Safe Attachments

Written by Dom Kirby

Former MSP Owner, CyberSec Practitioner, Modern Work Pro, Evangelist, Husband & Father

February 21, 2022

In my previous Baby Steps episode, we reviewed smart ways to implement data loss protection for every client. This episode focuses more so on outward protection with Safe Links and Safe Attachments in Defender for Office 365. This is available as a part of the Microsoft 365 Business Premium suite, or standalone through Defender for Office 365 licensing.

Safe Links and Attachments add key features to communications security:

  • Link Scanning and Analytics: Proactive scanning of link content through link rewriting allows the service to intercept links later deemed to be unsafe.
  • Attachment Sandboxes: Suspicious attachments are sent to an advanced sandboxing service, where their actions are evaluated through detonation.

Get Started with Defender for Office 365

Check out the video below, where we harden Seven Plus One Labs with Safe Links and Attachments.

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