Comprehensive cybersecurity for
your business
Run your small business securely with AI‑powered, enterprise‑grade cybersecurity and productivity tools—backed by
expert support for businesses up to 300 employees.
expert support for businesses up to 300 employees.
SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS
AI-powered security for your growing business all in one platform
Help protect people, data, devices, and apps with cybersecurity that works together in one solution, so you get affordable, comprehensive protection without stitching together multiple tools.
BUSINESS IMPACT
See how Microsoft helps small businesses reduce risk and simplify security
PLANS AND PRICING
Discover the right security plan for your small or medium-sized business
Get comprehensive security in one solution with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Add Defender and Purview Suites for advanced protection.
RESOURCES
Explore security resources
Virtual event
Stay secure in the AI era
Join an immersive session to learn how integrated security solutions help reduce risk and protect data.
E-book
Simplified security
Learn how to help protect your growing business in the AI era with endpoint security for devices, identity protection for sign-ins, and data protection for sensitive information.
E-book
Zero Trust guide
Discover how to help protect your growing business with Zero Trust: consistent access checks and clearer control.
FAQs
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium is a solution for small and medium-sized businesses that builds AI-ready productivity and foundational security into the tools teams use every day. It combines best-in-class Microsoft 365 apps with identity, device, email, and data protection in one license. It includes Microsoft Defender for Business, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1, Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1, Microsoft Intune Plan 1, and Microsoft Purview, along with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Clipchamp, and Copilot Chat.
- Five security services are built into the subscription, not sold as add-ons:
- Microsoft Defender for Business — AI-powered device protection against ransomware and other cyberthreats
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 — phishing protection across email and collaboration tools
- Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1 — identity and access management, including multifactor authentication and conditional access
- Microsoft Intune Plan 1 — device and app management for company-owned and personal (BYOD) devices
- Microsoft Purview Baseline — data classification, message encryption, and data loss prevention.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides:
- AI-ready productivity — best-in-class Microsoft 365 apps help employees create, analyze, meet, chat, and share from anywhere.
- Layered protection — built-in security helps protect identities, devices, email, and business data.
- Secure work from anywhere — access and device management help employees use work resources safely on company-owned and personal devices.
- One connected solution — productivity apps, security, and device management work together in the tools your team already uses.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium is the foundation for secure productivity: it helps protect identities (sign-ins), Microsoft 365 apps, endpoints, and data. The Defender and Purview Suites for Business Premium build on that foundation when your security needs grow.
- Defender Suite for Business Premium helps protect against more complex attacks that can move across accounts, SaaS apps, and SharePoint.
- Purview Suite for Business Premium helps when you are rolling out AI more broadly, need more visibility into which AI apps employees use, or need stronger evidence for customers, insurers, and regulators. The suite includes advanced Data Loss Protection (DLP), insider risk, premium audit/eDiscovery, and AI controls.
- [1]SMB Cybersecurity Report. An online survey of 2,000 IT Security product decision-makers/influencers at U.K. and U.S. businesses from September 10-26, 2024. Data in this report focuses on SMBs with 25-299 employees.
- [3]Once your paid subscription begins, cancellation policies vary based on your status as a new customer, product, and domain selections on Microsoft. Learn more. Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription any time by going to the Microsoft 365 admin center. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365.
- [4]After your one-month free trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription and you’ll be charged the applicable subscription fee based on the subscription term and billing plan you select. Cancel anytime during your free trial to stop future charges. A credit card is required to sign up. Storage for trials will be limited. Microsoft reserves the right to suspend access to its products and services if payment is not received after your one-month free trial ends. Learn more.
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