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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: New Quarantine release details

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Message ID

MC744113
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Exchange Online
Microsoft Defender XDR

Summary

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is rolling out new details on who or what is responsible for releasing a message from quarantine. The Release by field will be propagated with the email address of the user or admin responsible for the release. This will be available in the email summary flyout panel accessible from the Quarantine page. The release will be captured by the system. Admins should update their training documentation. The rollout will begin in late March 2024 and complete by early July 2024.

Details

Updated June 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Defender for Office 365, we are rolling out new details on who or what is responsible for releasing a message from quarantine.

These details will now be included in the email summary flyout panel accessible from the Quarantine page.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out late March 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously late May).

DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2024 and expect to complete by early July 2024 (previously mid-June).

How this will affect your organization:

After a message is released from quarantine, the Release by field will be propagated with the email address of the user or admin responsible for the release.

admin controls

admin controls

The Release by field will also capture releases carried out by the system:

admin controls

Please note that previously this information was available only in audit logs.

What you need to do to prepare:

The purpose of this communication is for awareness. Admins should also update their training documentation as they see fit. 

Learn more: Manage quarantined messages and files as an admin | Microsoft Learn

Timeline

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Published
Mar 18, 2024
Message published to Message Center
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Updated
Jun 6, 2024
Message content updated
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End Date
Aug 12, 2024
Message timeline ends

Tags

#Updated message#Feature update#Admin impact

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