check before: 2024-11-15
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Defender, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender XDR, SharePoint
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Online, World tenant
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Feature update, Admin impact
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Coming soon for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: The SaaS Security Initiative, a new capability designed to change the way our customers consume SaaS security posture recommendations that consolidates best-practice recommendations for configuring SaaS applications.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.
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2024-11-20
updated:
2024-11-26
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing the SaaS Security Initiative within Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, providing a centralized dashboard with 12 measurable metrics to manage and prioritize the security of SaaS applications, available by default from late November 2024.
Direct effects for Operations**
SaaS Security Posture Management
The automatic rollout of the SaaS Security Initiative may lead to confusion among users regarding new security metrics and recommendations, potentially resulting in non-compliance with security best practices.
- roles: IT Security Administrator, Compliance Officer
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-cloud-apps/saas-security-initiative
User Experience
Users may experience disruptions in their workflow as they adapt to the new centralized location for security recommendations, which could lead to temporary inefficiencies in managing SaaS applications.
- roles: End User, IT Support Staff
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-cloud-apps/saas-security-initiative
Security Compliance
Without prior preparation, organizations may overlook critical security recommendations, leading to vulnerabilities in SaaS applications and increased risk of data breaches.
- roles: IT Security Administrator, Risk Management Officer
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-cloud-apps/saas-security-initiative
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-11-26 | MC Last Updated | 11/20/2024 00:48:50 | 2024-11-25T21:22:10Z |
| 2024-11-26 | MC Title | Microsoft Dender for Cloud Apps: New SaaS Security Initiative in the “Exposure management” experience | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: New SaaS Security Initiative in the “Exposure management” experience |
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