Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protects email and collaboration from threats with policies such as Safe Attachments and Safe Links. MS-102 covers threat policies, alert policies, and attack simulations.
All MS-102 Terms
Microsoft 365 tenant
A Microsoft 365 tenant is a dedicated instance of the Microsoft 365 services and organizational data for a single organization.
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is Microsoft's cloud identity and access management service (formerly Azure AD).
Entra Connect
Microsoft Entra Connect is the tool that synchronizes on-premises Active Directory identities to Microsoft Entra ID; Entra Cloud Sync is its lightweight agent-based alternative.
Entra Connect Health
Microsoft Entra Connect Health is a monitoring service that reports the health and synchronization status of directory-sync infrastructure.
Conditional access
Conditional access is a Microsoft Entra policy engine that grants or blocks access based on signals such as user, device, location, and risk.
Multifactor authentication
Multifactor authentication (MFA) requires two or more verification factors to sign in.
SSPR
SSPR (self-service password reset) is a Microsoft Entra feature that lets users reset their own passwords without help-desk involvement.
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR is the extended detection and response suite unifying threat protection across identities, endpoints, email, and apps.
Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protects email and collaboration from threats with policies such as Safe Attachments and Safe Links.
Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an endpoint detection and response platform for onboarded devices.
Defender for Cloud Apps
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is a cloud access security broker (CASB) that discovers and governs cloud app usage.
Secure Score
Microsoft Secure Score is a measurement of an organization's security posture with recommended improvement actions.
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview is Microsoft's data governance and compliance suite covering information protection, DLP, and data lifecycle management.
Data Loss Prevention
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a Purview capability that detects and restricts sharing of sensitive information across Microsoft 365 workloads and endpoints.
Sensitivity label
A sensitivity label is a Purview classification applied to content to enforce protection such as encryption and access limits.