Summary
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (MDATP) are cloud-based email filtering services that help protect organizations against advanced threats to email and collaboration tools, such as phishing, business email compromise, and malware attacks.
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These services require one of the Microsoft Volume Licensing offers, Windows 10 Enterprise E5, Windows 10 Education A5, or Microsoft 365 E5 (M365 E5).
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Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a user subscription license that is purchased by the user, not the mailbox, and is available in specific plans listed on the Office 365 website.
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Summary
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a cloud-based email filtering service that helps protect organizations against advanced threats to email and collaboration tools, like phishing, business email compromise, and malware attacks. It provides investigation, hunting, and remediation capabilities to help security teams efficiently identify, prioritize, investigate, and respond to threats. It is a component of Microsoft 365 Defender, and offers features such as preset security policies and Configuration Analyzer, advanced protection for internal mail, automation, investigation, remediation, and education.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service description - Service Descriptions | Microsoft Docs
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Summary
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (MDATP) requires one of the Microsoft Volume Licensing offers, Windows 10 Enterprise E5, Windows 10 Education A5, or Microsoft 365 E5 (M365 E5) which includes Windows 10 Enterprise E5, Microsoft 365 A5 (M365 A5). CSP partners can purchase MDATP for all their supported client devices, regardless of their Windows E3 license ownership. The licensing requirements can be found in the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint setup guide, which simplifies the deployment of endpoint security for IT Admins.
Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection license requirements - Microsoft Community Hub
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Summary
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a user subscription license that is purchased by the user, not the mailbox. It is available in specific plans listed on the Office 365 website, and can be added to specific plans. Additionally, users can exclude individual users, but the licensing count is limited.
[SOLVED] Can you please clarify Office 365 advanced threat protection licensing
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