Public preview announcement – support all Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps users by Microsoft Defender XDR portal

Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 1, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

As part of our transition to the Microsoft Defender XDR portal, the entire Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps experience in the Microsoft 365 Defender XDR portal will be available for all supported by Defender for Cloud Apps admin roles.

When this will happen:

Public Preview: we will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete mid-March 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

For Public Preview customers, the entire Defender for Cloud Apps experience in the Defender portal will be available for all supported by Defender for Cloud Apps admin roles, including:

• App/Instance admin
• User group admin
• Cloud Discovery global admin
• Cloud Discovery report admin

What you need to do to prepare:

No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

References

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps in Microsoft Defender XDR | Microsoft Learn (current pre-rollout state that points to the former access limitations)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps in Microsoft Defender XDR | Microsoft Learn (points to entire article)

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