Security News > 2020 > October > Microsoft adds consent phishing protection to Office 365
Microsoft announced that consent phishing protections including OAuth app publisher verification and app consent policies are now generally available in Office 365.
These protections are designed to defend Office 365 users from an application-based phishing attack variant known as consent phishing.
In this type of phishing attack, targets are tricked into providing access to their Office 365 accounts by granting permissions to malicious Office 365 OAuth apps.
Microsoft warned customers in July of threat actors using Office 365 OAuth applications in consent phishing attacks as part of Business Email Compromise fraud schemes.
For more tips on how to defend against consent security threats, organizations can also review the Detect and Remediate Illicit Consent Grants in Office 365 support document.
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