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MC468486: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Migration of quarantine notification frequencies

This communication is an extension of the previous communication in MC383901.

We are updating the frequency interval available for user quarantine notification.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304.

We are adding a new hourly option to end user notifications, allowing users to be able to rely on prompt notification about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature users can be rest assured that they will be updated frequently once new items lands on their quarantine folder.

MC468486: Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Migration of quarantine notification frequencies

When this will happen

Standard: will begin rolling out in late November and be completed by late February 2023

Government: will begin rolling out in early June 2023 and be completed by late July 2023

How this will affect your organization

Currently, these are the frequency interval available for user quarantine notification for Admins to choose from:

  • Within 1 day
  • Within 2 days
  • Within 3days – current default
  • Within 4days
  • Within 5days
  • Within 6days
  • Within 7days
  • Within 9days
  • Within 10days
  • Within 11days
  • Within 12 days
  • Within 13 days
  • Within 14 days
  • Within 15 days

With this change, these will be the new intervals:

  • Within 4hours
  • Within 8hours
  • “daily” – new default
  • “Weekly”

For customers that currently have notification frequencies > 1 day and < 7days, we will migrate to 1 day (i.e daily) For customers that currently have notification frequencies > 7 days, we will migrate to 7 days (i.e weekly)

What you need to do to prepare

Admins should update their quarantine global policy configuration frequency as they see fit and training documentation

Learn more

Message ID: MC468486
Published: 2022-11-18
Updated: 2022-11-18
Product(s): Defender, Defender for Office 365, Exchange
Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD, GCC, GCC High
Platform(s): Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status: In development
Release phase(s): General Availability

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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