What Microsoft’s Email Security Benchmark Reveals About Today’s Phishing Threats

What Microsoft’s Email Security Benchmark Reveals About Today’s Phishing Threats Last week Microsoft released its first full year of email security data from Defender for Office 365. The benchmark aggregates anonymized threat detection rates across millions of Microsoft 365 mailboxes. While the numbers come from a corporate security product, the patterns are relevant to anyone who uses email — which is everyone. ...

June 30, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk

Microsoft's Email Security Benchmark: What a Year of Data Reveals About Your Inbox Threats

Microsoft’s Email Security Benchmark: What a Year of Data Reveals About Your Inbox Threats Email remains the most common entry point for cyber attacks, and Microsoft’s Defender for Office 365 processes billions of messages each month. Earlier this year, the company published its first email security benchmark, based on a year of real-world telemetry from across its customer base. The report isn’t just a collection of statistics—it’s a diagnostic tool that can help any organization spot weak points in its email defenses. ...

June 23, 2026 · 5 min · BriefArc Desk