Follow the steps below to whitelist CyberPilot in Microsoft Defender before your phishing simulation.
What is whitelisting and why we ask you to do it
Whitelisting is an important step in the process of sending out phishing simulations. It prevents the email from being stopped by your spam/anti-phishing filters and makes sure that the email reaches your users.
Use our guide to whitelist in Microsoft Defender
We have provided a step-by-step guide on how to whitelist before a phishing simulation in Microsoft Defender.
See Also
Adding Exceptions to the Windows FirewallConfigure and validate exclusions based on extension, name, or location - Microsoft Defender for EndpointAdd-MpPreference - PowerShell Command | PDQWhat are exclusions in Windows Security?When the whitelisting is done, remember to let your dedicated Customer Success Manager at CyberPilot know. Afterwards, we will send you a test email to ensure it gets through. If there are any problems or additional questions, write to us at support@cyberpilot.io.
Whitelisting steps (Microsoft Defender)
Follow the steps below or use the guide to whitelist CyberPilot in Microsoft Defender.
- Together with CyberPilot,decide on the sender's email addressfor the campaign
- Log in to your Microsoft 365 account and selectAdminfrom the navigation pane.
- From theAll admin centerspage, clickSecurity.
- In the Microsoft 365 Defender navigation pane, click thePolicies & rulestab under Email collaboration.
- SelectThreat policies.
- Selectanti-spam policies
- Scroll down and click on:Edit allowed and blocked senders and domains
- Manage allowed sender-add the emailaddress the phishing campaign will come from (see step 1)
- Clickdone
- Clicksave
- After the campaign is over - remember to removethe sender email address from Defender.
Got a question?
Contact us atsupport@cyberpilot.io
