Merge branch 'main' into fixing-link

Author: Ruchika-mittal01

defender-office-365/anti-malware-policies-configure.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ms.collection:
 description: Admins can learn how to view, create, modify, and remove anti-malware policies in Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
 ms.custom: 
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ You can configure anti-malware policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in P
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/anti-phishing-policies-eop-configure.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.custom:
 description: Admins can learn how to create, modify, and delete the anti-phishing policies that are available in Exchange Online Protection (EOP) organizations with or without Exchange Online mailboxes.
 ms.service: defender-office-365
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
 ---
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ For anti-phishing policy procedures in organizations with Microsoft Defender for
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/anti-phishing-policies-mdo-configure.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.custom:
 description: Admins can learn how to create, modify, and delete the advanced anti-phishing policies that are available in organizations with Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
 ms.service: defender-office-365
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 4/8/2024
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-xdr/microsoft-365-defender" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender XDR</a>
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ For anti-phishing policy procedures in organizations without Defender for Office
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/anti-spam-policies-configure.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom:
 description: Admins can learn how to view, create, modify, and delete anti-spam policies in Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ You can configure anti-spam policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in Powe
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and then select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/outbound-spam-policies-configure.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.custom:
   - seo-marvel-apr2020
 description: Admins can learn how to view, create, modify, and delete outbound spam policies in Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 08/01/2024
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ You can configure outbound spam policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All senders in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/preset-security-policies.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.custom:
 description: Admins can learn how to apply Standard and Strict policy settings across the protection features of Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Microsoft Defender for Office 365
 ms.service: defender-office-365
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 11/2/2023
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ The rest of this article how to configure preset security policies.
        - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
      - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users or groups, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/safe-attachments-policies-configure.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.collection:
 description: Learn about how to define Safe Attachments policies to protect your organization from malicious files in email.
 ms.custom: seo-marvel-apr2020
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-xdr/microsoft-365-defender" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender XDR</a>
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ You configure Safe Attachments policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in E
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/safe-links-policies-configure.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom:
 description: Admins can learn how to view, create, modify, and delete Safe Links policies in Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-xdr/microsoft-365-defender" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender XDR</a>
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ You configure Safe Links policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in Exchang
      - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
    - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
    Click in the appropriate box, start typing a value, and select the value that you want from the results. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png"::: next to the value.
 
    For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.

defender-office-365/try-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.collection:
 ms.custom: 
 ms.service: defender-office-365
 ROBOTS:
-ms.date: 12/10/2024
+ms.date: 01/29/2025
 ---
 
 # Try Microsoft Defender for Office 365
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ Remember, when you evaluate or try Defender for Office 365 in audit mode, specia
        - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
      - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
      Click in the box, start typing a value, and select the value from the results below the box. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value in the box.
 
      For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.
@@ -247,6 +250,9 @@ Remember, when you try Defender for Office 365 in **blocking mode**, the Standar
        - The specified Microsoft 365 Groups.
      - **Domains**: All recipients in the organization with a primary email address in the specified [accepted domain](/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/manage-accepted-domains/manage-accepted-domains).
 
+     > [!TIP]
+     > Subdomains are automatically included unless you specifically exclude them. For example, a policy that includes contoso.com also includes marketing.contoso.com unless you exclude marketing.contoso.com.
+
      Click in the box, start typing a value, and select the value from the results below the box. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. To remove an existing value, select :::image type="icon" source="media/m365-cc-sc-remove-selection-icon.png" border="false"::: next to the value in the box.
 
      For users or groups, you can use most identifiers (name, display name, alias, email address, account name, etc.), but the corresponding display name is shown in the results. For users, enter an asterisk (\*) by itself to see all available values.