226 questions with Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps tags

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Enhance Azure Sign-In Security...

I audit the Azure sign-in on a daily base and I see a lot of attacks that are password spray and brute force. All of our users are always located in certain location, use MFA and they always use specific way to log in. I see the sign-in error codes and…

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asked 2026-07-07T16:45:36.51+00:00
KM 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-07T17:29:50.8566667+00:00
Vasil Michev 127.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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on defender it shows "can be onboarded" but on device it is onboarded

give reasons and solutions for the title , i think all the preresiquites are done and the script is fully working , what can be the issue ?

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asked 2026-07-06T04:53:11.0766667+00:00
Aman Singh7 0 Reputation points
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Inconsistency in API behaviour for Activities API for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps product

I am currently trying to fetch the Activities data for the MS Defender for Cloud Apps. We have used the below body parameters to fetch the data { "filters": { "date": { "gte": 1781698041000 } …

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asked 2026-06-18T11:57:23.51+00:00
Abhi Sinojia 10 Reputation points
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Using Defender for Cloud Apps to control access to Generative AI

We have Microsoft Defender and enabled the Cloud Apps component to discover. One of our goals is to see what Generative AI tools our users are using and start to use Sanction / Unsanctioned. For some AI tools, we have Sanctioned for all our employees.…

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asked 2026-04-30T10:33:27.21+00:00
Kalel 140 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T16:30:51.29+00:00
Pauline Mbabu 1,840 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Cloud secure score (Preview) unable to see what impacted the tanking down & up of the score

In the Microsoft Defender portal, I can view the Cloud Secure Score (Preview) along with its associated recommendations. However, I am looking for more detailed historical insights—specifically, the ability to track why the score has increased or…

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asked 2026-04-02T21:33:09.76+00:00
Anonymous
commented 2026-06-04T14:49:00.81+00:00
Pauline Mbabu 1,840 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Restricting File Processing in Microsoft 365 Copilot to Only Sensitivity-Labeled Files

Hello, I am experiencing an issue with a Defender for Cloud Apps Session Policy. The policy does not work when users upload files to Microsoft Copilot using SharePoint or OneDrive integration instead of the standard local file upload window. My goal is…

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asked 2026-05-29T17:41:14.75+00:00
Mountain Pond 1,716 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T19:56:04.41+00:00
Mountain Pond 1,716 Reputation points
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Secure AI File Access and Data Protection Design

Hello. What do you think about this approach to solving the problem? Perhaps it's worth reconsidering? Below, I've summarized my research on this issue and formulated the general idea. Thanks in advance. Objective Employees must be provided access to an…

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asked 2026-05-28T22:50:24.6733333+00:00
Mountain Pond 1,716 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-28T22:51:19.74+00:00

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Microsoft Defender Impossible Travel Activity - Microsoft Mexico IPs

Hi Team, We’ve recently seen an uptick in what appear to be false positive Microsoft Defender Impossible Travel Activity alerts between the United States and the following Mexico-based IPs: 158.23.85.187 158.23.93.170 158.23.86.108 (And likely additional…

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asked 2026-01-27T21:04:42.8866667+00:00
Julia Mora 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T17:14:24.8+00:00
Amani Kegode 0 Reputation points
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My One Drive is showing shared files with unknow people & sexually explicit pdfs

I am seeing a share folder with a list of unknown people and attachments to be downloaded with sexually explicit content from people I don't know and don't want. Options to report concern or block share do not work. I need to get ri8d of this muck. That…

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asked 2025-12-29T18:00:36.01+00:00
Claudia Lozano 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-21T05:46:48.36+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 3,100 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Missing Option to Add App in Defender Conditional Access App Policy

With the upcoming Conditional Access changes happening this month, I am trying to update Conditional Access Apps to exclude two custom Apps. The problem is they are not listed. I have tried to create a new C.A policy and set the Session control for the…

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asked 2026-03-13T19:25:17.1866667+00:00
rr-4098 2,351 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-17T15:02:04.4166667+00:00
Pauline Mbabu 1,840 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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What are the IP ranges Microsoft Defender uses while tracking event logs in Salesforce?

Hi Support, We are currently enhancing our security controls for an integration between Microsoft Defender and Salesforce. As part of this effort, we intend to enforce IP range restrictions on the Salesforce Integration User that is used by the Microsoft…

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asked 2025-12-17T05:31:27.4833333+00:00
Manish Kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-16T15:13:47.35+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 3,100 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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MDCA Session policy Deep link issue

We have enabled the MDCA session policy to inspect download, cut, copy and paste from Managed as well as Non-managed devices. For managed devices what we have seen is when a user gets a notification on his/her Outlook web regarding a comment put by…

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asked 2025-12-08T06:08:29.3166667+00:00
Kashif Hasnain 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-14T15:01:33.9066667+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 3,100 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Protected Application or Apps

What are or is "Protected Application or Apps" in context to Department of Education (DE) Victoria Australia?

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asked 2026-04-13T04:58:11.8533333+00:00
Manek Vazifdar 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-04-13T05:05:12.63+00:00
Manek Vazifdar 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

GraphAPI for Purview Data Loss Prevention Policies

Hi everyone, I am looking for the correct Microsoft Graph API endpoint to retrieve policies from Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP). I previously used the following beta endpoint: GET…

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asked 2026-03-27T03:14:03.1033333+00:00
Nam Nguyen 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-30T01:59:10.96+00:00
Nam Nguyen 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Message on Facebook from Microsoft Defender

Hello, I just tried to go on my Facebook and received a message from Microsoft Defender supposedly stating that I was at risk of having my Facebook account disabled. I dont know if this is a scam or not.

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asked 2025-11-07T18:11:48.13+00:00
Monica Ryan 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-13T15:57:35.8566667+00:00
Donna Freeman 0 Reputation points
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need to know

hi there is a file name personal vault.link in my OneDrive and i cannot delete it. when i try to delete it automatically come back

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asked 2026-02-16T15:32:05.8366667+00:00
Raj Kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-09T12:37:22.4+00:00
Pauline Mbabu 1,840 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Unauthorized charges

My bank account has been charged $199 by Microsoft. I did not authorize this charge. If I have inadvertently signed up for something I was researching, I want to cancel it and be refunded the charge. These tags listed below do not represent my issues

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asked 2026-03-05T15:03:51.58+00:00
Denham White 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-05T15:04:11.7466667+00:00

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Microsoft defender has stopped working , why?

Error message pops up when I try to open Microsoft defender. I tap on continue but it still will not open.

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asked 2026-02-13T13:19:03.6333333+00:00
Greg Young 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-17T10:50:45.36+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 3,100 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Unsanctioned Cloud Apps not working on Google Chrome

Hi, We recently implemented the Unsanctioned feature on the Microsoft Defender for Cloud App. it is working in Micrsoft Edge but not working in Google Chrome. Can you advise what else I should do to make it work in Google Chrome? thanks.

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asked 2025-10-06T12:15:11.67+00:00
Mr Onka 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-02-03T20:28:07.28+00:00
Hunter Davenport 0 Reputation points
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Mismatch between Cloud Discovery UI user count and /cas/api/v1/discovery/discovered_apps/ API response

We are integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Cloud Discovery data into our backend and noticed a consistent discrepancy between the portal UI and the REST API results. Specifically: The Cloud Discovery UI…

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asked 2026-01-21T11:32:16.5333333+00:00
Denis Pojar 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-01-21T11:54:07.6233333+00:00
Denis Pojar 0 Reputation points