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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is Microsoft's cloud access security broker that discovers the cloud apps used in an organization, rates their risk and helps protect data and detect threats across them.

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Stop AI Agents from Breaking Microsoft 365 Governance

2025-12-18 · Video on YouTube

What if your AI systems aren’t rebelling — they’re simply executing the chaos you built? In this episode, we break down a hard truth about AI agents, Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, and enterprise automation: failures don’t come from intelligence gone…

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply Explained

2026-07-21 · Video on YouTube

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is Microsoft's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that helps organizations discover, monitor, and protect the cloud applications employees use every day. In this episode of Microsoft Knowledge Nuggets, Mirko Peters explains…

Detect Shadow IT in Microsoft 365

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Think your Microsoft 365 tenant is locked down? Think again. Shadow apps, rogue Teams bots, and over-privileged OAuth connectors are likely siphoning data and dodging your policies. This guide shows how to expose everything hiding in your logs, tame app…

2025-08-05 – Connect Internal Data to Microsoft 365 Copilot Safely2025-08-05 – Detect Shadow IT in Microsoft 3652025-11-03 – Fix Microsoft Purview Information Protection Rollouts2025-12-18 – Stop AI Agents from Breaking Microsoft 365 Governance2025-12-19 – Detect Impossible Travel and Token Replay in Microsoft…2026-07-21 – Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply Explained2025-082026-07
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What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

It is a security solution for monitoring and managing the cloud applications your organization uses. It protects sensitive data, supports compliance and reduces the risks of unapproved services. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply…

How does cloud discovery work in Defender for Cloud Apps?

Cloud discovery identifies the unauthorized applications in use and assesses their risks. The episode recommends checking your own cloud discovery report in the Defender portal. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply…

What protections does Defender for Cloud Apps provide?

Risk assessment of apps, automatic threat detection of suspicious behavior and data protection, including data loss prevention to keep sensitive files from leaking. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply…

How do I set up Defender for Cloud Apps?

The show notes say setup involves accessing the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and following a setup wizard. Subscription plans let organizations choose the level of protection they need. · From the episode: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Simply…

Which tools help detect shadow IT in a tenant?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Entra ID sign-in and audit logs, Enterprise Apps permissions, the Power Platform admin center and SharePoint and OneDrive sharing reports. · From the episode: Detect Shadow IT in Microsoft 365

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