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defender-office-365/how-policies-and-protections-are-combined.md

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1. The anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing, Safe Links<sup>\*</sup>, and Safe Attachments<sup>\*</sup> policies in the [Strict preset security policy](preset-security-policies.md#profiles-in-preset-security-policies) (when enabled).
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2. The anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing, Safe Links<sup>\*</sup>, and Safe Attachments<sup>\*</sup> policies in the [Standard preset security policy](preset-security-policies.md#profiles-in-preset-security-policies) (when enabled).
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3. Custom anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing, Safe Links<sup>\*</sup>, and Safe Attachments<sup>\*</sup> policies (when created).
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3. Anti-phishing, Safe Links, and Safe Attachments in [Defender for Office 365 evaluation policies](try-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.md#audit-mode-vs-blocking-mode-for-defender-for-office-365) (when enabled).
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4. Custom anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing, Safe Links<sup>\*</sup>, and Safe Attachments<sup>\*</sup> policies (when created).
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Custom policies are assigned a default priority value when you create the policy (newer equals higher), but you can change the priority value at any time. This priority value affects the order that *custom policies* of that type (anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing, etc.) are applied, but doesn't affect where custom policies are applied in the overall order.
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4. Anti-phishing, Safe Links, and Safe Attachments in [Defender for Office 365 evaluation policies](try-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.md#audit-mode-vs-blocking-mode-for-defender-for-office-365) (when enabled).
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5. Of equal value:
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- The Safe Links and Safe Attachments policies in the [Built-in protection preset security policy](preset-security-policies.md#profiles-in-preset-security-policies)<sup>\*</sup>.
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- The default policies for anti-malware, anti-spam, and anti-phishing.

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

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1. The Strict preset security policy.
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2. The Standard preset security policy.
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3. Custom policies based on the priority of the policy (a lower number indicates a higher priority).
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4. [Defender for Office 365 evaluation policies](try-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.md#audit-mode-vs-blocking-mode-for-defender-for-office-365)
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3. [Defender for Office 365 evaluation policies](try-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.md#audit-mode-vs-blocking-mode-for-defender-for-office-365)
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4. Custom policies based on the priority of the policy (a lower number indicates a higher priority).
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5. The Built-in protection preset security policy for Safe Links and Safe Attachments; the default policies for anti-malware, anti-spam, and anti-phishing.
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In other words, the settings of the Strict preset security policy override the settings of the Standard preset security policy, which override the settings from any custom policies, which override the settings from any anti-phishing, Safe Links, or Safe Attachments evaluation policies, which override the settings of the Built-in protection preset security policy for Safe Links and Safe Attachments, and the default policies for anti-spam, anti-malware, and anti-phishing.
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In other words, the settings of the Strict preset security policy override the settings of the Standard preset security policy, which overrides the settings from any anti-phishing, Safe Links, or Safe Attachments evaluation policies, which override the settings from any custom policies, which override the settings of the Built-in protection preset security policy for Safe Links and Safe Attachments, and the default policies for anti-spam, anti-malware, and anti-phishing.
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This order is shown on the pages of the individual security policies in the Defender portal (the policies are applied in the order they're shown on the page).
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