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Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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Configuring MDA

Now that you understand the principles of MDA, take a look at how you can configure it to gain visibility of your SaaS applications. First, you need to be aware of the following prerequisites for using MDA:

  • A valid license to use the MDA service. MDA is available with a variety of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. For more information, please refer to the Further reading section at the end of this chapter.
  • A Global Administrator or Security Administrator role.

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Once access has been assigned with the required licenses and roles, you may need to wait approximately 15 minutes before you can log in to the MDA portal.

Once you have fulfilled these prerequisites, you can proceed to configure your Cloud Discovery settings. To configure MDA, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to the Microsoft 365 Defender portal at https://security.microsoft.com and, from the left menu navigation, choose Settings:

Figure 10.1: The Settings menu in Microsoft 365 Defender

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Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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