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# Cortex Advanced Email Security

Configure, monitor, and respond to email security threats.

Protect Microsoft 365 mailboxes from email-borne threats.

### Plan and deploy

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Understand the module and its core capabilities.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/cortex-advanced-email-security-module-overview.md">Cortex Advanced Email Security module overview</a></td></tr><tr><td>Review the system components and email data flow.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/cortex-advanced-email-security-module-architecture-and-data-flow.md">Cortex Advanced Email Security module architecture and data flow</a></td></tr><tr><td>Follow the high-level deployment workflow.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/getting-started-with-the-cortex-advanced-email-security-module.md">Getting started with the Cortex Advanced Email Security module</a></td></tr><tr><td>Connect Microsoft 365 and configure the module.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/deploy-and-configure-the-email-security-module.md">Deploy and configure the Email Security module</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Detect and respond

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Understand detections, insights, and generated issues.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/cortex-advanced-email-security-threat-detection-and-issues.md">Cortex Advanced Email Security threat detection and issues</a></td></tr><tr><td>Investigate email security issues and take response actions.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/investigate-and-respond-to-email-security-issues.md">Investigate and respond to email security issues</a></td></tr><tr><td>Create response rules and manage remediation actions.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/automate-remediation-for-the-cortex-advanced-email-security-module.md">Automate remediation for the Cortex Advanced Email Security module</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Monitor and manage

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Monitor your email security posture at a glance.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/email-command-center.md">Email Command Center</a></td></tr><tr><td>Triage and act on malicious email threats.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/malicious-email-inventory.md">Malicious Email Inventory</a></td></tr><tr><td>View and manage protected email assets.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/mailbox-inventory.md">Mailbox Inventory</a></td></tr><tr><td>Review security controls and data residency.</td><td><a href="/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/cortex-advanced-email-security/advanced-email-security-module-security-and-compliance.md">Advanced Email Security module security and compliance</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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