Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Common Microsoft 365 Security Mistakes Series

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:30:41 +0000

Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA) is such a hidden gem. When talking with Microsoft 365 E5 customers, it’s amazing how few of them really grab MDA and squeeze all they can out of it. It’s often classified as a cloud access security broker (CASB) but that’s an oversimplication: the product can do so much more such as SaaS security posture management (SSPM) and, most topical in light of recent events, OAuth app governance.

The Difference Between Cloud App Security Discovery (CAD), Office 365 Cloud App Security (OCAS), and Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:15:17 +0000

Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS), Redmond’s cloud app security broker (CASB) offering, is a powerful tool for investigating and pro-actively controlling your SaaS estate. It includes tools such as reverse proxying to control sessions and sits inside the Microsoft Threat Protection stack alongside Defender ATP, Office 365 ATP, and Azure ATP. MCAS started life as Adallom prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of that company in 2015. It’s included in Microsoft 365 E5 and numerous other licensing subsets, including EMS E5, E5 Security (an add-on for Microsoft 365 E3), Information Protection & Governance, or standalone. In all cases, you’d need to make sure it includes or you also get a license for Azure AD Premium for the reverse proxy benefits, delivered via Conditional Access App Control.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Common Microsoft 365 Security Mistakes Series

The Difference Between Cloud App Security Discovery (CAD), Office 365 Cloud App Security (OCAS), and Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)