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Ensure Safe Attachments policy is enabled

Why This Matters

Email attachments remain a primary vector for malware delivery and ransomware attacks. Without an active Safe Attachments policy, your organization is exposed to malicious files that may bypass traditional antivirus filters and reach user inboxes. Enabling this policy provides cloud-based, time-of-detection scanning that can catch even new or unknown malware variants before they compromise your network.

What Aether365 Checks

This check verifies that at least one Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Safe Attachments policy is configured and enabled for your tenant. It appears in the Aether365 dashboard under the Microsoft 365 security checks section.

How to Fix

Follow these steps to create a Safe Attachments policy in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal:

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