The Office 365 Security Blueprint white paper highlights how midsized organizations can secure cloud operations while leveraging Microsoft’s ecosystem. It explains the shared responsibility model—Microsoft secures infrastructure while customers must protect their own data and usage. Key risks include account misuse, malware, data leakage, and insider threats. Recommended defenses include multi-factor authentication, data loss prevention, anomaly detection, and monitoring for business email compromise. Compliance remains the customer’s responsibility, though Microsoft provides encryption, log data, and regulatory tools. The paper stresses blending native Office 365 tools with third-party solutions for cost-effective, layered protection.

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