Assess and deliver a comprehensive report on the security measures and controls implemented in the Microsoft 365 environment.
The objective of this service is to:
• Identification of Vulnerabilities and Weaknesses: Detect and document potential vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the Microsoft 365 security configuration. This includes identifying incorrect or insecure configurations that could expose the organization to security risks.
• Security Posture Assessment: Assess the current security posture of Microsoft 365, including security settings, permissions, roles and security policies. This provides insight into the level of protection and compliance of the platform.
• Security Enhancement: Propose corrective actions and recommendations to improve security in Microsoft 365. These improvements may include configuration adjustments, implementation of stronger security policies and adoption of security best practices.
• Regulatory Compliance: Verify that the organization is in compliance with applicable security and privacy regulations and standards. This is especially important in regulated industries, such as healthcare (HIPAA) and personal data protection (GDPR).
• Data Protection: Assess the protection of data hosted on Microsoft 365, including data loss prevention (DLP), encryption and data retention policies. Ensure that sensitive data is adequately protected.
• Threat Management: Review settings and policies related to threat detection and response, including the configuration of security tools such as Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Identify effective practices to protect against cyber threats.
• Resource Optimization: Identify opportunities to optimize resource allocation and security budget. Eliminate unnecessary or inefficient configurations that can increase costs and risks.
• Risk Mitigation: Reduce risks by proactively identifying and addressing threats and weaknesses in Microsoft 365 security. Minimize the potential impact of security incidents.
• Productivity Enhancement: Ensure that security settings do not impede user productivity, including ensuring secure and efficient access to Microsoft 365 applications and services.
• Enterprise Resilience: Increase the resilience of the organization by assessing and improving its ability to withstand and recover from security incidents and disasters.
• Recommendations and Best Practices: Provide specific recommendations and best practices to strengthen the security and management of Microsoft 365, and ensure that the organization is aware of the latest trends in cyber security.
• Staff Awareness: Raise staff awareness of security risks and provide training to foster a culture of security within the organization.
The scope of the assessment of the Microsoft 365 collaboration environment includes:
• Required configurations, for information gathering, of the Microsoft 365 Defender tools of the customer's Microsoft 365 subscription.
• Customer's Microsoft 365 collaboration environment.
• Assessment of the security posture of the collaboration environment described above, using the tools detailed in this proposal.
• The platforms to be assessed are:
o Microsoft 365 Admin Center: The central administration console where security settings, users, groups and policies are managed in Microsoft 365.
o Azure Active Directory (AAD): The configuration of identities, roles and permissions, authentication and authorisation policies in Azure AD is evaluated.
o Exchange Online: Review of Exchange Online security settings, including anti-spam, anti-malware and encryption policies.
o SharePoint Online: Assessment of security settings in SharePoint Online, including site and document permissions, retention policies and external access.
o OneDrive for Business: Audit of security settings in OneDrive, including file and folder permissions, retention policies and external sharing.
o Microsoft Teams: Review of security settings in Microsoft Teams, including channel management, meeting policies and access permissions.
o Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Assessment of the configuration and effectiveness of security measures against threats on devices, including incident detection and response.
o Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Review of security settings in Office 365, including protection against threats in emails, attachments and links.
o Microsoft Cloud App Security: Assessment of security policies and monitoring of activities in cloud applications used by the organization.
o Power BI: Audit of security settings in Power BI, including report permissions and datasets.
o Microsoft Intune: Assessment of mobile device management and security settings in Microsoft Intune.
o Audit Logs: Analysis of audit logs from Azure AD, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and other services to identify relevant security events.
o Network and Connectivity Configuration: Review of network and connectivity configuration to ensure that only necessary traffic is allowed and connections are secure.