check before: 2025-09-15
Product:
Defender, Defender for Office 365, Defender XDR
Platform:
Online, US Instances, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
Feature update, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will enhance alert experience by consolidating related signals into richer alerts, reducing alert fatigue while preserving detection and workflows. Rollout starts mid-September 2025, requires no configuration changes, and may affect automation and alert metrics tracking. No compliance issues identified.
Details:
Introduction
We're improving the alert experience in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO) to help security teams triage alerts more efficiently. These updates reduce alert fatigue by consolidating related signals into single, richer alerts-without compromising detection fidelity or coverage.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout begins mid-September 2025 and will complete by late November 2025. Updates will be delivered incrementally during this period.
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Created:
2025-09-04
updated:
2025-09-04
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 by consolidating related signals into single, more informative alerts, which will roll out between mid-September and late November 2025, requiring no changes to current settings but possibly necessitating adjustments in automation and alert metric tracking systems.
Direct effects for Operations**
Alert Fatigue Reduction
Consolidation of alerts may lead to confusion if users are not prepared for the change in alert structure, potentially causing delays in response times to critical alerts.
- roles: Security Analyst, IT Support Specialist
- references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/microsoft-defender-for-office-365-alert-experience-enhancements/ba-p/3651230
Automation and Reporting Impact
Existing automation scripts and reporting tools may not function optimally with the new alert structure, leading to potential oversight of critical incidents.
- roles: DevOps Engineer, Security Operations Manager
- references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/microsoft-defender-for-office-365-alert-experience-enhancements/ba-p/3651230
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