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We’ve published a new article about detecting the use of “Deepseek” within your organization using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

Organizations that have Microsoft 365 E5/G5 are entitled to “Defender for Cloud Apps”, a Cloud Access Security Broker that enables IT to detect (& block) the use of various cloud services while on their corporate network. Deepseek’s online service is an example of such a cloud service that IT may want to identify.

Deepseek is a Artificial Intelligence model that’s recently garnered a lot of press. Announced on January 20th, 2025, DeepSeek has seen unprecedented adoption with millions of app downloads in just a few days! Chances are that many users within your organization may already be leveraging it. However, safe adoption within your business requires a careful assessment of the risks that an AI app may bring to your organization—and that’s where Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps comes in.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps helps you discover and protect more than 800 generative AI applications, now including DeepSeek. It provides the necessary overview of an app’s usage in your organization, combined with the potential risk that the app poses for your organization. In fact, it profiles more than 90 separate risk attributes for each application in the Cloud App Catalog so you can make informed choices in a unified experience.

For details on detection & control of Deepseek using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, visit:

• Get visibility into your DeepSeek use with Defender for Cloud Apps
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/get-visibility-into-your-deepseek-use-with-defender-for-cloud-apps/4372520