Let’s get your team trained and using Microsoft Copilot and moving your business forward. Click here to book +61 3 4803 4915Client PortalRemote Support
Belton IT Nexus
Belton IT Nexus · Est. 2004 · Newmarket, AucklandAbout us ›
Home/ Insights/ Product review

Defender for Office 365: the inbox bodyguard

Jason AgnewFounder & CEO
Jun 2026Product Review
2 minRead

Email is still where attacks start, and a decade of this product (back when it was called ATP) has made one thing clear: Safe Links and Safe Attachments catch the things users click before users can click them.

Out of the box it's mediocre. The preset security policies fixed most of that, but impersonation protection still needs per-tenant tuning, every VIP and supplier list is different.

Verdict: non-negotiable on every tenant we manage. Tuned, it's the highest-value control in the stack.

Reviewed from live fleet experience · published June 2026 · we earn a fair margin on some products we supply; reviews are not sponsored.

Jason Agnew
Jason AgnewFounder & CEO, Belton IT Nexus. Twenty-two years building specialist IT and security for Australian business.

Want it deployed
properly?

A 90-minute discovery & security session. We'll tell you what fits your environment, and what doesn't.

NEW ZEALAND OWNED & OPERATED EST. 2004
Sovereign by design

New Zealand owned and operated.

Sovereign data centres across New Zealand and Australia, with your data kept onshore wherever it's required. Our team understands New Zealand, and our leaders have built, scaled and secured businesses right across the New Zealand landscape.

Sovereign data centres · New Zealand & Australia
  • Auckland
  • Christchurch
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
International data-centre operations
  • Singapore
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • USA

Servers available in minutes, not days.

Explore data centres & hosting →
Accredited partners
Microsoft Solutions Partner Fortinet Partner Lenovo Partner HP Partner Apple Business Manager