Security News > 2021 > February > Microsoft to alert Office 365 users of nation-state hacking activity
Microsoft will soon notify Office 365 of suspected nation-state hacking activity detected within their tenants according to a new listing on the company's Microsoft 365 roadmap.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides Office 365 enterprise accounts with email protection against several types of threats including credential phishing and business email compromise, as well as automated attack remediation.
"We're adding an alert to the security portal to alert customers when suspected nation-state activity is detected in the tenant," Microsoft says.
"Nation state threats are defined as cyber threat activity that originates in a particular country with the apparent intent of furthering national interests. These attacks represent some of the most advanced and persistent threat activity Microsoft tracks."
Support for the "Potential Nation State Activity Alerts" feature is currently in development and Microsoft is planning to make it generally available worldwide this month in all environments, for all Microsoft Defender for Office 365 users.
A new Office 365 feature to allow customers to test Microsoft Defender email protection without having to configure their environment and devices has also been added to Office 365 recently.