ORCA.231: Each domain has a anti-spam policy applied to it, or the default policy is being used.
| ID | ORCA.231 |
| Severity | Low |
| Suite | ORCA |
| Product | Defender |
| Related products | Exchange Online |
| Feature | Anti-spam |
| Security area | Email and collaboration protection |
| Resource type | Domain |
| User impact of fixing | Low |
| Effort to fix | Low |
| Framework controls | nist-800-53-r5:SI-8 Spam Protection |
| Reads from | Exchange Online |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Exchange Online Protection anti-spam policies are applied using rules. The default policy applies in the absence of a custom policy. When creating custom policies, there may be duplication of settings and depending on the rules and priority, some policies or settings may not even apply. It’s important in this circumstance to check that the desired settings are applied to the right users.
Remediation action
Section titled “Remediation action”Check your anti-spam policies for duplicate rules. Some policies and settings may not be applying.
Related Links
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