Introducing new advanced security and compliance offerings for Microsoft 365

When Microsoft 365 was first introduced and bringing together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), Microsoft's vision was two-fold: 1) deliver a great experience for customers to empower employee creativity and teamwork, and 2) provide the most secure and easy to manage platform for a modern workplace.
Microsoft has been thrilled with the response, as customers have contributed to triple-digit seat growth since its launch.

A big driver of customer adoption of Microsoft 365 is the need for security and compliance solutions in an age of increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, as well as complex information protection needs, due to regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To underline these needs, Microsoft is introducing two new Microsoft 365 security and compliance offerings that will be available for purchase on February 1, 2019.

Identity & Threat Protection —This new package brings together security value across Office 365, Windows 10, and EMS in a single offering. It includes best of breed for advanced threat protection services including Microsoft Threat Protection (Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Windows Defender ATP, and Office 365 ATP including Threat Intelligence), as well as Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Active Directory.

Information Protection & Compliance —This new package combines Office 365 Advanced Compliance and Azure Information Protection. It’s designed to help chief compliance officers perform ongoing risk assessments with a compliance score across Microsoft Cloud services, automatically classify and protect sensitive data, and efficiently respond to regulatory requests leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).