Security News > 2021 > January > Microsoft rolls out Application Guard for Office to all customers
Microsoft has announced that Application Guard for Office is now generally available for all Microsoft 365 users with supported licenses.
Application Guard for Office was launched in limited preview in November 2019 and it is only available to organizations that have Microsoft 365 E5 or Microsoft 365 E5 Security licenses.
Application Guard for Office works with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 and it will be toggled off by default.
Application Guard for Office is also integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform for malicious activity monitoring and alerting within secure containers.
Microsoft provides instructions on how to deploy and configure Application Guard for Office within supported environments.
Detailed Application Guard for Office system requirements information can also be found on Microsoft's support website.
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