Build practical skills to protect Microsoft 365 email environments from malware, spam, phishing, spoofing, malicious attachments, and harmful URLs. In this course, you’ll learn how Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection help organizations strengthen email security and manage common email threats.

You’ll explore Microsoft 365 Safe Attachments and Safe Links and learn how to configure policies that help protect users from malicious files and URLs. You’ll also work with Exchange Online Protection capabilities, including anti-malware, anti-spam, anti-spoofing, Zero-hour Auto Purge, and outbound spam filtering. The course also covers email protection using Microsoft Defender, including spoofed intelligence, mail flow rules, Tenant Allow/Block Lists, and submitting suspicious or incorrectly classified messages to Microsoft for analysis. Through conceptual explanations and practical demonstrations, you’ll develop the knowledge needed to configure and manage email security controls in Microsoft 365. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to apply Microsoft 365 email security capabilities to protect users, manage email threats, and support a stronger organizational security posture. What You Will Learn * Configure Microsoft 365 Safe Attachments and Safe Links. * Manage Exchange Online Protection and email threat protection. * Apply anti-malware, anti-spam, and anti-spoofing policies. * Manage email security using Microsoft Defender capabilities. Skills You Will Gain * Microsoft Defender for Office 365 * Exchange Online Protection * Microsoft 365 Email Security * Safe Attachments * Safe Links * Anti-Malware Protection * Anti-Spam Protection * Anti-Spoofing * Zero-hour Auto Purge * Outbound Spam Filtering * Mail Flow Rules * Tenant Allow/Block Lists * Email Threat Protection * Spoofed Intelligence * Microsoft 365 Security * Email Security Administration Who Is This Course For? This course is designed for: * Microsoft 365 Administrators * Exchange Online Administrators * Microsoft Defender Administrators * Security Administrators * Cloud Administrators * Messaging Administrators * IT Support Professionals * Cybersecurity Professionals * Cloud and Infrastructure Engineers * Professionals responsible for Microsoft 365 email security This course combines conceptual explanations with practical demonstrations to help learners understand and manage Microsoft 365 email security capabilities. You’ll begin with Safe Attachments and Safe Links before moving into Exchange Online Protection and its core email threat protection capabilities. The course then explores Microsoft Defender capabilities for managing suspicious senders, mail flow, allow/block lists, and email analysis. Practical demonstrations help learners connect security concepts with real-world Microsoft 365 administration scenarios. Course Modules: Module 1: Microsoft 365 Safe Attachments and Safe Links Module 2: Microsoft 365 Email Threat Protection