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Microsoft Defender email security benchmarking: Key insights from one year of data

ID: e89f8d02-203f-5d67-8533-9f4509ee74b1

STIX ID: report--e89f8d02-203f-5d67-8533-9f4509ee74b1

Feed Name: Microsoft Security

Date Published: 2026-06-15

Date Updated: 2026-06-16

Author: Jeff Pinkston

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Microsoft's quarterly email security benchmarking report presents real-world telemetry comparing Defender to secure email gateway (SEG) and integrated cloud email security (ICES) vendors, concluding Defender leads in pre-delivery detection, provides the majority of post-delivery remediation (~96% average), and that ICES vendors mainly add value in promotional and bulk filtering; the report also highlights related product innovations (native Promotions folder, AI-driven triage and grading) and a commitment to continued transparent benchmarking.

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