{"id":38004,"date":"2024-01-04T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T09:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=38004"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T09:33:33","slug":"microsofts-new-frontline-worker-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsofts-new-frontline-worker-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s new Frontline Worker licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective January 1, 2024, new Microsoft Frontline Worker licenses are available. The new licenses are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Microsoft Defender for Identity F1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Defender for Office 365 F1 &amp; F2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Defender for Endpoint F1 &amp; F2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps F1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These changes have been announced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/changes\/all\">Product Terms<\/a> as of January 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-01-04-Update-Microsofts-new-Frontline-Worker-licenses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-01-04-Update-Microsofts-new-Frontline-Worker-licenses.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-01-04-Update-Microsofts-new-Frontline-Worker-licenses-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-01-04-Update-Microsofts-new-Frontline-Worker-licenses-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-01-04-Update-Microsofts-new-Frontline-Worker-licenses-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">License Eligibility for Frontline Worker Licenses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These new Frontline Worker licenses may only be assigned to users who satisfy one or more of the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Uses a primary work device with a single screen smaller than 10.9&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Shares their primary work device with other qualifying [Defender for Identity or Defender for Identity Frontline Worker] | [Defender for Office 365 or Defender for Office 365 Frontline Worker] | [Defender for Endpoint or Defender for Endpoint Frontline Worker] | [Defender for Cloud Apps or Defender for Cloud Apps Frontline Worker] licensed users, during or across shifts.\n<ul>\n<li>Other licensed Microsoft Frontline Worker users must also use the device as their primary work device.<\/li>\n<li>Any software or services accessed from the shared device requires the device or users to be assigned a license that includes use of those software or services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comparing the new Frontline Worker products<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a table comparing the four new Defender products for Frontline Workers:<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\"><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Definition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"310\"><strong>Product functions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Example use case<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\">Microsoft Defender for Identity<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">A cloud-based security solution that helps you protect your identity infrastructure from advanced threats<\/td>\n<td width=\"310\">\n<ul>\n<li>Detects suspicious activities in the cyberattack kill chain<\/li>\n<li>Provides identity security posture assessments and recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Enables manual response actions on compromised identities<\/li>\n<li>Provides identity security posture assessments and recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Integrates with Microsoft Defender XDR for cross-domain visibility<\/li>\n<li>Enables manual response actions on compromised identities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Monitor and secure on-premises Active Directory and cloud identities from identity-based attacks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\">Microsoft Defender for Office 365<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">A cloud-based email filtering service that helps protect your organization against advanced threats to email and collaboration tools<\/td>\n<td width=\"310\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provides protection from zero-day malware, phishing, and business email compromise<\/li>\n<li>Offers Safe Attachments and Safe Links features to block malicious content<\/li>\n<li>Applies advanced anti-phishing policies and impersonation protection<\/li>\n<li>Offers Safe Attachments and Safe Links features to block malicious content<\/li>\n<li>Enables post-breach investigation, hunting, and response, as well as automation and simulation (for Plan 2 only)<\/li>\n<li>Applies advanced anti-phishing policies and impersonation protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Safeguard email and online platforms from cyberattacks and data breaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\">Microsoft Defender for Endpoint<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">A security platform for enterprise endpoints that helps you prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats<\/td>\n<td width=\"310\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provides next-generation protection with behavioral, heuristic, and real-time antivirus protection<\/li>\n<li>Reduces attack surface with features that harden devices, prevent zero-day attacks, and enforce granular control over endpoint access and behavior<\/li>\n<li>Supports manual response actions, such as quarantining a file, that your security team can perform on devices or files<\/li>\n<li>Reduces attack surface with features that harden devices, prevent zero-day attacks, and enforce granular control over endpoint access and behavior<\/li>\n<li>Offers advanced cyberthreat hunting, automation, cyberattack simulation training, and cross-domain XDR capabilities (for Plan 2 only)<\/li>\n<li>Supports manual response actions, such as quarantining a file, that your security team can perform on devices or files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Enhance endpoint security and gain visibility into malicious activities across the network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47\">Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">A cloud access security broker (CASB) solution that helps you discover and control the use of cloud apps in your organization<\/td>\n<td width=\"310\">\n<ul>\n<li>Detects all your cloud services, assigns each a risk ranking, and identifies all the users and third-party apps able to sign in<\/li>\n<li>Evaluates discovered apps for more than 90 risk indicators, allowing you to assess your org\u2019s security and compliance posture<\/li>\n<li>Applies data loss prevention (DLP) policies to protect sensitive information in cloud apps<\/li>\n<li>Evaluates discovered apps for more than 90 risk indicators, allowing you to assess your org\u2019s security and compliance posture<\/li>\n<li>Extends protection beyond the traditional CASB scope to strengthen app posture and protect against malicious cloud apps<\/li>\n<li>Applies data loss prevention (DLP) policies to protect sensitive information in cloud apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Monitor and regulate the use of cloud apps by employees and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the <strong>latest Product Terms<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/changes\/all\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/changes\/all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the product page of <strong>Microsoft Defender for Identity<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-for-identity\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-for-identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the product page of <strong>Microsoft Defender for Office 365<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-office-365\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-office-365<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the product page of<strong> Microsoft Endpoint Security<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en\/security\/business\/endpoint-security\/microsoft-defender-endpoint\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en\/security\/business\/endpoint-security\/microsoft-defender-endpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the product page of<strong> Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-cloud-apps\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/siem-and-xdr\/microsoft-defender-cloud-apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information on <strong>Microsoft licensing<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific Microsoft software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective January 1, 2024, new Microsoft Frontline Worker licenses are available. The new licenses are: Microsoft Defender for Identity F1 Microsoft Defender for Office 365 F1 &amp; F2 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint F1 &amp; F2 Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps F1 These changes have been announced in the Product Terms as of January 1, 2024. 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