What is Microsoft Account Guard?

Microsoft AccountGuard is a cybersecurity service that adds an extra layer of protection to the high-risk, highly-targeted organizations that underpin a healthy democracy, including those in the political, elections, journalism, thinktank, human rights and nonprofit sectors. Launched in 2018, Microsoft created the AccountGuard program to detect and defend against attacks by advanced adversaries that seek to target the high-risk organizations that are the foundation of democracy. This service is free to eligible Microsoft 365 customers and is a critical step in securing your campaign.

Enrollment Includes:

• Security Guidance, Notifications & Recommendations: Security best-practice guidance and rapid response from Microsoft’s extensive pool of cybersecurity support specialists. Notification to the organization and, where relevant, registered Hotmail.com or Outlook.com account if verifiably threatened or compromised by a known nation-state actor. Recommendations to the participating organization for remediation if a compromise is confirmed.
• Enhanced Identity Protection: Enhanced identity protection features including Azure Active Directory P2 trial licenses and discounted Yubico security keys.
• Direct Line of Support: A direct line to Microsoft’s Democracy Forward team for security questions
• Workshops & Webinars: Access to cybersecurity webinars and workshops, including best practices, identity protections, and M365-specific guidance

Microsoft strongly encourages all political campaigns/organizations to sign up for this free program to add this valuable, additional level of security to your campaign’s Microsoft 365 account and the personal accounts of important and public campaign figures.

More information can be found here: https://accountguard.microsoft.com/