Introduction
Moving to the cloud increases flexibility for employees and IT alike. However, it also introduces new challenges and complexities for keeping your organization secure. To get the full benefit of cloud apps and services, an IT team must find the right balance of supporting access while maintaining control to protect critical data.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that supports various deployment modes including log collection, API connectors, and reverse proxy. It provides rich visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify and combat cyberthreats across all your Microsoft and third-party cloud services.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps natively integrates with leading Microsoft solutions. Microsoft designed this feature with security professionals in mind. It provides simple deployment, centralized management, and innovative automation capabilities.
In this module, you learn how to implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. You examine how to:
- Deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
- Control your cloud apps with file policies.
- Manage and respond to alerts generated by those policies.
- Configure and troubleshoot Cloud Discovery.