Microsoft Defender for Business: Complete Setup Guide

Microsoft Defender for Business is enterprise-grade endpoint protection included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. This complete setup guide will get you protected in under a day.

Microsoft Defender for Business is enterprise-grade endpoint detection and response (EDR) included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium at no extra cost. For a 50-person business, it replaces standalone AV/EDR solutions that can cost $25–$50 per endpoint per year.

What Defender for Business Includes

Next-generation antivirus with machine learning-based detection, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) for advanced threat hunting, Threat and Vulnerability Management with prioritized remediation recommendations, Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules that block common attack techniques, automated investigation and remediation for faster incident response, web content filtering to block malicious websites, and network protection against exploit-kit websites and command-and-control infrastructure.

Integration with Microsoft 365

Defender for Business integrates natively with Microsoft 365 Business Premium: Microsoft Intune manages device enrollment and compliance policies, Azure AD Conditional Access can block non-compliant devices from accessing M365, and Microsoft Secure Score tracks your overall security posture improvement over time.