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5 Essential Security Measures for Microsoft 365 You Shouldn't Ignore

Security scanning tools have become incredibly powerful. Many leverage AI and automation to audit Microsoft 365 environments against hundreds of security controls in just minutes. They're excellent at answering one question: "Is this control configured exactly as expected?" But security is about much more than checking boxes.

Maybe you already know your Microsoft 365 tenant isn't where it should be. Maybe you performed a security assessment and discovered dozens of gaps. Maybe you ran a compliance scanner and found missing controls. Or maybe you simply know that your tenant hasn't kept up with the latest Microsoft 365 security best practices. If that's the case, the next step isn't another assessment. The next step is remediation.

For years, Microsoft 365 security guidance has focused heavily on protecting administrative accounts. That makes sense—administrators have elevated privileges and represent some of the highest-value targets in an organization. But with the release of CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v7, the guidance has expanded. CIS now recommends that all users—not just administrators—periodically reauthenticate.