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MC278894: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Updates to spam reporting

We’re working on creating consistent reporting experiences for customers, and as a result we’re retiring the standalone spam detections report. A new Spam detections report view will now be available in the Threat Protection Status report. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85561.

We’re working on creating consistent reporting experiences for customers, and as a result we’re deprecating the standalone spam detections report. A new Spam detections report view will now be available in the Threat Protection Status report.

MC278894: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Updates to spam reporting

Key points

  • Timing: We expect to begin rolling this out in to standard release and government customers in mid-September and we expect to complete the rollout by late September.
  • Roll-out: Tenant level
  • Action: Review and assess usage of Get-MailDetailSpamReport and begin usage of Get-MailTrafficATPReport and Get-MailDetailATPReport cmdlets once available.

How this will affect your organization

Admins should note that the Get-MailDetailSpamReport standalone cmdlet will be retired and replaced with Get-MailTrafficATPReport and Get-MailDetailATPReport cmdlets.

Old Standalone Spam Report

Old Standalone Spam Report

New Spam Report Views

New Spam Report Views

New Spam Report Views

What you need to do to prepare

Admins should update their report settings to start using the new cmdlets to properly view spam reporting that will be available in the threat protection status report.

Message ID: MC278894
Effective: September 13, 2021

Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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