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Redirecting accounts from Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to Microsoft 365 Defender

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Applies to:

  • Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Defender for Cloud Apps

This guide explains how to route accounts to Microsoft 365 Defender by enabling automatic redirection from the former Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps portal (portal.cloudappsecurity.com), to Microsoft 365 Defender.

Customers using preview features are now automatically redirected to Microsoft 365 Defender from the classic Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps portal. Admins can still update the redirect setting to continue using the classic Defender for Cloud Apps portal.

What to expect

Once the redirection setting is enabled, any requests to the standalone Defender for Cloud Apps portal (portal.cloudappsecurity.com) will be redirected to Microsoft 365 Defender (https://security.microsoft.com) along with any direct links to its functionality. Accounts accessing the former Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps portal will be automatically routed to the Microsoft 365 Defender portal.

When does this take effect?

Once enabled, this update might take effect almost immediately for some accounts. But the redirection might take longer to propagate to every account in your organization. Accounts in active sessions while this setting is applied won't be ejected from their session and will only be routed to Microsoft 365 Defender after ending their current session or opening a new tab.

Set up portal redirection

To start routing accounts to Microsoft 365 Defender:

  1. Make sure you have global administrator, security admin or Cloud App Security admin permissions in Azure Active Directory, or you're a local global admin in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

  2. You can select Configure automatic redirection from the banner in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps portal.

  3. Alternatively, sign in to Microsoft 365 Defender.

  4. Then navigate to Settings > Cloud Apps > System > Redirection to Microsoft 365 Defender or go directly to the Redirection setting.

    Screenshot that shows Portal redirection.

  5. Toggle the Automatic redirection setting to On.

Important

Enabling this setting will not terminate active user sessions. Accounts who are in an active session while this setting is applied will only be directed to Microsoft 365 Defender after ending their current session or opening a new tab.

Note

To enable or disable this setting, you must have global administrator, security admin, or Cloud App Security admin permissions in Azure Active Directory, or local global admin permissions in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

Can I go back to using the former portal?

If something isn't working for you or if there's anything you're unable to complete through Microsoft 365 Defender, we want to hear about it. If you've encountered any issues with redirection, we encourage you to let us know by using the Give feedback submission form.

To revert to the former Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps portal:

  1. Sign in to Microsoft 365 Defender as a global administrator, security administrator or Cloud App Security administrator in Azure Active directory, or a local global admin in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

  2. Navigate to Settings > Cloud Apps > System > Redirection to Microsoft 365 Defender or go directly to the Redirection setting.

  3. Toggle the Automatic redirection setting to Off.

This setting can be enabled again at any time.

Once disabled, accounts will no longer be routed to security.microsoft.com.

Tip

Do you want to learn more? Engage with the Microsoft Security community in our Tech Community: Microsoft 365 Defender Tech Community.