Microsoft 365 Security
Microsoft 365 security checklist for business owners
Microsoft 365 security starts with identity and administration discipline. This checklist helps leadership ask whether access, privileged roles, user lifecycle, external sharing, email and recovery responsibilities are being managed deliberately.
Microsoft 365 security starts with identity and administration discipline. This checklist helps leadership ask whether access, privileged roles, user lifecycle, external sharing, email and recovery responsibilities are being managed deliberately.
Identity and access
- Require appropriate MFA
- Review privileged administrator roles
- Remove stale accounts and unnecessary guest access
- Use a documented onboarding/offboarding process
Collaboration and email
- Review external sharing
- Understand mailbox and forwarding rules
- Review email-security controls and awareness needs
Recovery and ownership
- Clarify Microsoft 365 backup responsibilities
- Know who monitors and tests recovery
- Document administrative ownership
Next step
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