Security innovations for the SMB segment
Several product innovations were announced during Inspire to help partners and customers in three key areas of the SMB Security segment:
- New product innovations to help customers stay secure
Three product updates to help SMBs stay secure with Microsoft Defender for Business and Microsoft 365 Business Premium:
- General availability of mobile threat defense in Microsoft Defender for Business standalone, to enable customers to protect mobile devices.
- General availability of monthly security summary reports in Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender for Business shows threats prevented, current status from Microsoft Secure Score and recommendations.
- Automatic Attack Disruption capabilities help to swiftly respond to attacks, limit their impact, and regain control over your systems, so you can effectively manage and resolve security incidents.
- Making it easier for Partners to deliver Business Premium services
Preview: streaming APIs in Defender for Business and Business Premium for partners who want to build their own SOC or managed detection and response (MDR) service.
- Partner resources to help build M365 services and drive customer conversations
To help partners get started with security managed services, we just launched a new Security Managed services kit and 3-part digital training series to provide step-by-step guidance for partners on how to build services based on the CIS critical cybersecurity controls.
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