The Microsoft Teams development group recently announced a new solution for better protection from malicious phishing attacks. The Safe Links solution in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will help protect users in evolving organisations, as they work in various environments.
According to Microsoft, as more users in different groups across the globe settle into a new era of collaboration and communication, it’s become essential to increase the level of protection available. As Microsoft Teams continues to accelerate as the number one choice for workplace collaboration, the company wants to ensure users can feel safe wherever they might be working from.
The new phishing protection solution means companies with Microsoft Defender can protect Teams users from malicious attacks orchestrated with weaponised URLs.
Exploring Microsoft Safe Links
The Safe Links offering in Defender will automatically scan URLs as soon as a user clicks on them, to ensure they’re secure. The system uses the latest technology from Microsoft Defender and is one of the most exciting tools for Office security.
According to Microsoft, the delivery of this feature into new environments builds on the changes in work practices the company has seen over the last 18 months. The adoption of collaboration tools has skyrocketed to support a new kind of workforce – operating from locations all over the world.
The Microsoft Defender for Office 365 remains an ever-evolving tool for protecting the entire ecosystem against threats to email and collaboration solutions. This means the solution defends email and Microsoft Teams, Office apps, SharePoint, and OneDrive. The comprehensive Defender technology protects against phishing, email compromise, and malware simultaneously.
Safe Links has been a crucial feature for Office 365 since its initial introduction in 2015, providing time-of-click verification for URLs. Now, the solution will be available for far more than just office emails, giving Teams users amazing peace of mind.
Accessing Safe Links in Microsoft Teams
The Safe Links solution has been available in Microsoft 365 apps like Word and PowerPoint and office apps for Android and iOS before today. However, the decision to expand the functionality into Teams is a crucial step forward in the future of hybrid work.
Safe Links for Microsoft Teams means customers can take advantage of full time-of-click protection for links in group chats, conversations, and channels in Teams. The secured experience for Teams is just one update in a list of compliance and security capabilities appearing in Teams, from conditional access to Multi geographical support.
