Microsoft Teams

MetaDefender for Microsoft 365 integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Teams by intercepting traffic through Microsoft 365 Graph API for advanced security analysis.

How the Teams Integration Works

MetaDefender for Microsoft 365 registers tenant-wide subscriptions through Microsoft 365 Graph API and processes files sent & received through Microsoft Teams channels, group chats, and direct messages.

Wizard Steps

This guide walks you through the steps to integrate Microsoft Teams with MetaDefender for Microsoft 365.

Specify Deployment Type

• You will have two options:

  • Express: Will automatically configure a protection integration with default protection settings.

  • Advanced: Allows you to customize deployment modes (inline/protected) for a subset of users/groups and set default actions for malicious/suspicious content.

• Select the appropriate option based on your needs.

Connect to Microsoft 365

• Click the Authorize Application button.

• This will open the Microsoft 365 sign in page.

• Log in using your Global Admin Credentials.

• Grant the required permissions for the platform.

Define User Protection Scope (Advanced Deployment Only)

• Choose which users will be protected:

  • All users in the organization (Apply protection to all accounts)

  • Only the selected users (Protect only specific users)

  • Only the selected groups (Protect only specific groups)

• Click Continue to confirm your selection.

How Would You Like Us To Install? (Advanced Deployment Only)

• Choose how MetaDefender for Microsoft 365 should handle file security:

  • Protection Mode: Will actively scan files in near-real time.

  • Monitor Mode: Receives and analyzes copies of files for threats, providing detailed reports.

• Click Continue to confirm your selection.

Summary

• Verify the selections made is previous steps and confirm by clicking Continue.

Applying Changes

• The system will configure the integration.

• Once the system configuration is completed, click Enable to start monitoring for content.

Message processing limitations

Messages involving external users or channels are not currently processed in the following scenarios:

• Messages sent by an internal user to an external channel.

• Messages sent by an external user to an internal user in a chat.

• Messages sent by an external user to an internal user in an external channel.

These messages are outside the current Microsoft Teams protection scope and are not analyzed by MetaDefender for Microsoft 365.