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As you probably already know, Microsoft 365 Business Premium is an excellent productivity and security solution for small and medium-sized businesses (1-300 user accounts). With this solution, you get:
- Microsoft 365 Apps installed on your devices
- Protection for your user accounts with Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1
- Endpoint management, security, and mobile application management with Microsoft Intune Plan 1
- Protection for your devices with Microsoft Defender for Business
- Protection for email and files with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
- Microsoft Purview Information Protection and data loss prevention (DLP) for email and files with Microsoft Purview.
Extend your current security capabilities with Microsoft 365 E5 Security
You can now extend the security capabilities you have in Microsoft 365 Business Premium by adding Microsoft 365 E5 Security to your subscription. Adding Microsoft 365 E5 Security to Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides your business with even more protection in a cost-effective solution.
Microsoft 365 E5 Security at a glance
Microsoft 365 E5 Security up levels your Microsoft 365 Business Premium security capabilities with:
- Enhanced identity and access controls with Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2, which adds advanced security and governance features with Microsoft Entra ID Protection and Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
- Identity protection with Microsoft Defender for Identity, which is an identity threat detection and response (ITDR) solution that helps secure identity monitoring across your organization.
- Device security with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, which adds threat hunting, live response, six months of data retention on the device, and endpoint security for IoT devices.
- Collaboration security with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2, which adds automated investigation and response, attack simulation training, threat trackers, advanced hunting, incident and alert investigation, and threat explorer.
- Software as a Service (SaaS) security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, which enables IT teams to identify and manage shadow IT and ensure that only approved applications are used.
Compare the upgraded features in Microsoft 365 E5 Security
The upgraded features in Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 vs. Defender for Business are described in Differences between Defender for Business and Defender for Endpoint Plan 2.
The upgraded features in Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 vs. Plan 1 are described at Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 vs. Plan 2 cheat sheet.
The upgraded features in Microsoft Entra ID P2 vs. P1 are described at Microsoft Entra plans and pricing.
Try or buy Microsoft 365 E5 Security today
To get Microsoft 365 E5 Security, you have the following options: