The Microsoft 365 security checklist: 179 checks, worst first

Every check ConfigCheckup runs on a Microsoft 365 tenant, most severe first: 5 critical, 40 high, 95 medium and 39 low. Each line says what to do, and links to the full fix guide.

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The checklist

Critical
5 checks
Medium
95 checks

Critical: 5 checks

Identity & Authentication

  1. How to find users without MFA in Microsoft 365

    Drive registration to 100% of enabled member accounts, then enforce it with Conditional Access.

    NL-IDN-001

  2. How to require MFA for every user with Conditional Access

    Create an enabled Conditional Access policy requiring MFA for all users and all cloud apps, excluding only break-glass accounts.

    NL-IDN-002

  3. How to block legacy authentication in Microsoft 365

    Create a Conditional Access policy blocking legacy authentication clients for all users.

    NL-IDN-003

Privileged Access

  1. How to find administrators without MFA in Microsoft 365

    Register strong authentication for every privileged account today, then enforce it with Conditional Access.

    NL-ACC-001

  2. How to require MFA for administrator roles in Entra ID

    Create a Conditional Access policy for the administrator directory roles requiring MFA on all resources.

    NL-IDN-115

High: 40 checks

Identity & Authentication

  1. Security defaults vs Conditional Access: which to use?

    Either turn security defaults on, or build a Conditional Access baseline if the tenant is licensed for it.

    NL-IDN-004

  2. How to require phishing-resistant MFA for administrators

    Require the "Phishing-resistant MFA" authentication strength for all privileged roles.

    NL-IDN-006

  3. How to set up user risk and sign-in risk policies

    Deploy sign-in risk and user risk Conditional Access policies.

    NL-IDN-007

  4. How to stop users consenting to third-party apps in Entra ID

    Restrict user consent to verified publishers and low-impact permissions, and enable the admin consent workflow.

    NL-IDN-009

  5. How to block device code sign-in with Conditional Access

    Block the device code flow with Conditional Access, excluding only the accounts that genuinely need it.

    NL-IDN-017

  6. How to set up the user risk policy in Conditional Access

    Create the user risk policy CIS describes: all users, all resources, user risk High, grant MFA and password change, sign-in frequency every time.

    NL-IDN-117

  7. How to set up the sign-in risk policy in Conditional Access

    Create the sign-in risk policy CIS describes: all users, all resources, sign-in risk High and Medium, grant MFA, sign-in frequency every time.

    NL-IDN-118

  8. How to block sign-in to shared mailboxes

    Block sign-in for every shared mailbox account.

    NL-EXO-101

  9. How to check modern authentication is on in Exchange Online

    Turn on modern authentication for Exchange Online.

    NL-EXO-121

Privileged Access

  1. How many Global Admins should a Microsoft 365 tenant have?

    Reduce standing Global Administrators to two to four, and move the rest to least-privilege roles.

    NL-ACC-002

  2. Why admin accounts should be cloud-only in Microsoft 365

    Move privileged roles onto cloud-only accounts that have no on-premises counterpart.

    NL-ACC-003

  3. How to use PIM for just-in-time admin roles

    Convert standing privileged assignments to PIM-eligible with approval, justification and a maximum activation duration.

    NL-ACC-004

  4. How to set up break-glass accounts in Entra ID

    Create two cloud-only emergency access accounts, exclude them from Conditional Access, and monitor their use.

    NL-ACC-005

  5. How to find apps with high-privilege Graph permissions

    Review every high-privilege application grant, remove what is unused and scope the rest.

    NL-ACC-007

  6. How to review tenant-wide app consent grants in Entra ID

    Review every tenant-wide grant with a high-risk scope and revoke the ones without a clear owner.

    NL-ACC-009

  7. How to find risky apps with access to Microsoft 365 data

    Review each high-risk app with its owner, and block the ones nobody recognises.

    NL-ACC-011

  8. Require approval to activate Global Administrator in PIM

    Require approval, with two or more approvers, to activate Global Administrator and Privileged Role Administrator.

    NL-IDN-127

Data Protection

  1. How to find inbox rules forwarding mail outside the company

    Review each forwarding rule with the mailbox owner, remove any that are not approved, and block automatic external forwarding.

    NL-EML-005

Device & Endpoint

  1. How to set up Intune compliance policies for every platform

    Create compliance policies for every platform in use, then require compliance in Conditional Access.

    NL-DEV-001

  2. How to require a compliant device with Conditional Access

    Require a compliant or hybrid-joined device for access to Microsoft 365 from desktop platforms.

    NL-DEV-003

  3. How to find devices on unsupported operating systems

    Update each listed device to a supported release, or replace it where the hardware cannot be upgraded.

    NL-DEV-008

  4. How to require BitLocker, firewall and antivirus in Intune

    Require BitLocker, firewall, antivirus and real-time protection in the Windows compliance policy, and assign it to all users or devices.

    NL-DEV-009

Collaboration & Sharing

  1. SharePoint and OneDrive external sharing: the safe setting

    Move tenant-wide sharing to "New and existing guests", which turns off Anyone links on every site.

    NL-COL-001

  2. Teams external access: who your staff can chat with

    Allow external access only to the domains of organisations you work with.

    NL-TMS-103

  3. How to block Teams chat with personal Microsoft accounts

    Turn off communication with Teams users not managed by an organisation.

    NL-TMS-104

  4. How to stop personal Teams accounts messaging your staff

    Stop unmanaged Teams accounts starting conversations with your people.

    NL-TMS-105

Threat Protection

  1. How to investigate and remediate risky users in Entra ID

    Triage every risky user: confirm compromise, reset credentials, revoke sessions, then dismiss or remediate the risk.

    NL-THR-002

  2. Defender for Office 365: check the protections are on

    Apply the Standard or Strict preset security policy to all users, then review anything the preset does not cover.

    NL-THR-005

  3. The SPF record for Microsoft 365, and how to check it

    Publish one SPF TXT record per domain, including Microsoft 365, ending in -all (or ~all with an enforcing DMARC policy).

    NL-EML-001

  4. How to set up and enforce DMARC for Microsoft 365

    Publish DMARC with reporting, monitor, then move to p=quarantine and p=reject.

    NL-EML-002

  5. How to check the unified audit log is on in Microsoft 365

    Turn on audit log recording in Microsoft Purview.

    NL-THR-006

  6. How to make sure mailbox auditing is on in Exchange Online

    Make sure mailbox auditing is on by default for the organisation, and not bypassed for any mailbox.

    NL-THR-008

  7. How to block automatic email forwarding in Microsoft 365

    Turn automatic forwarding off in the outbound spam policy, with exceptions only for mailboxes that need it.

    NL-EML-011

  8. How to set up Safe Links for email, Teams and Office apps

    Create a Safe Links policy for all recipients with the CIS settings, at the highest priority.

    NL-EXO-105

  9. How to set up a Safe Attachments policy

    Create a Safe Attachments policy for all recipients set to Block, with the AdminOnlyAccessPolicy quarantine policy.

    NL-EXO-107

  10. Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams

    Turn on Defender for Office 365 for SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams, and Safe Documents without click-through.

    NL-EXO-108

  11. How to set up anti-phishing impersonation protection

    Raise the default anti-phishing policy (or a policy for everyone) to the CIS settings.

    NL-EXO-110

  12. How to find accounts bypassing mailbox auditing

    Turn off audit bypass for every account listed.

    NL-EXO-118

  13. How to find mail flow rules that skip spam filtering

    Disable or delete mail flow rules that set SCL -1 for sender domains; use connectors or the Tenant Allow/Block List instead.

    NL-EXO-119

Governance & Operations

  1. Microsoft 365 offboarding checklist for leavers

    Finish offboarding each listed leaver: remove admin roles, stop external forwarding, convert the mailbox to shared if it must be kept, then remove the paid licences.

    NL-GOV-005

Medium: 95 checks

Identity & Authentication

  1. How to set up self-service password reset for all users

    Enable SSPR for all users and require registration at next sign-in.

    NL-IDN-005

  2. Conditional Access policies left in report-only mode

    Review each non-enforcing policy: promote it to On, or delete it.

    NL-IDN-008

  3. How to stop users registering applications in Entra ID

    Set "Users can register applications" to No, and delegate the Application Developer role where it is genuinely needed.

    NL-IDN-010

  4. How to restrict what guests can see in Entra ID

    Set guest user access to "restricted to properties and memberships of their own directory objects".

    NL-IDN-012

  5. How to turn off self-service sign-up in Microsoft 365

    Turn off email-verified joining and self-service subscription sign-up, and buy or assign licences centrally.

    NL-IDN-013

  6. How to turn off text message and voice call MFA

    Turn off text message, voice call and email codes once everyone has Microsoft Authenticator or a stronger method.

    NL-IDN-015

  7. MFA fatigue: show app name and location in Authenticator

    Turn on "Show application name" and "Show geographic location" for Microsoft Authenticator.

    NL-IDN-016

  8. How to protect MFA registration with Conditional Access

    Require MFA, or a trusted location, to register security info.

    NL-IDN-018

  9. How to turn on the admin consent workflow in Entra ID

    Turn on admin consent requests, with administrators as reviewers.

    NL-IDN-020

  10. How to stop group owners consenting to apps in Entra ID

    Do not allow group owner consent; send owners through the admin consent workflow instead.

    NL-IDN-021

  11. How to set an idle session timeout for Microsoft 365

    Turn on the idle session timeout at three hours or less, and a Conditional Access policy using app-enforced restrictions.

    NL-IDN-102

  12. How to block medium and high-risk sign-ins

    Create a Conditional Access policy blocking medium and high sign-in risk for all users.

    NL-IDN-119

  13. Require a managed device to register MFA in Entra ID

    Require a compliant or hybrid-joined device to register security information.

    NL-IDN-121

  14. Entra password protection for on-premises Active Directory

    Install the Entra password protection agents and set the on-premises mode to Enforced.

    NL-IDN-124

  15. How to turn on system-preferred MFA in Entra ID

    Turn on system-preferred multifactor authentication for all users.

    NL-IDN-125

  16. How to set up access reviews for guest users

    Create a recurring monthly access review of guest users, removing access when reviewers do not respond.

    NL-IDN-129

Privileged Access

  1. Disabled and dormant accounts that still hold admin roles

    Remove privileged roles from disabled and dormant accounts, and add a quarterly access review.

    NL-ACC-006

  2. How to find expiring app secrets and certificates in Entra

    Rotate credentials before expiry and delete the ones already expired.

    NL-ACC-008

  3. How to find apps users have allowed to read mail and files

    Review the apps users have consented to, block what is not needed, and send future requests to an administrator.

    NL-ACC-012

  4. Conditional Access for workload identities: how to set it up

    Create a Conditional Access policy for your high-privilege single-tenant service principals: allow sign-in only from known locations, and block risky service principals.

    NL-ACC-010

  5. Why admin accounts should not have Microsoft 365 licences

    Give administrators a separate, unlicensed (or Entra ID P1/P2 only) account for admin work, and remove app licences from their admin accounts.

    NL-IDN-101

  6. How to set sign-in frequency for administrators

    Create a Conditional Access policy for administrator roles with a sign-in frequency of four hours or less and persistent browser session set to never.

    NL-IDN-116

  7. How to get alerts when admin roles are assigned in PIM

    In PIM, add a monitored mailbox to the assignment and activation notifications of each highly privileged role.

    NL-IDN-128

  8. How to set up access reviews for privileged roles

    Create monthly PIM access reviews for each highly privileged role.

    NL-IDN-130

  9. How to block or limit client secrets on Entra ID apps

    Turn on the app management policy, block password addition, or at least restrict password lifetime to 180 days.

    NL-IDN-131

Data Protection

  1. How to switch a DLP policy from test mode to enforced

    Enforce a DLP policy for the sensitive data the business holds, after reviewing its matches in test mode.

    NL-PVW-101

  2. How to turn on DLP for Microsoft Teams chats and channels

    Add Teams chat and channel messages to an enforced DLP policy.

    NL-PVW-102

  3. DLP across email, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and devices

    Apply an enforced DLP policy to Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and devices, for all accounts and sites.

    NL-PVW-103

  4. How to make DLP rules block sharing, not just report it

    Set each enforced DLP rule to block sharing with everyone, with an override for business need where appropriate.

    NL-PVW-104

  5. How to publish sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview

    Publish a small set of sensitivity labels (for example Public, Internal, Confidential) to everyone.

    NL-PVW-106

  6. How to turn on alert policies for compromised mailboxes

    Switch the built-in alert policies back on and make sure their emails reach someone who acts on them.

    NL-PVW-107

  7. How to keep email and files with Purview retention policies

    Create a retention policy that keeps Exchange email, SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts for everyone, for as long as the business must keep its records.

    NL-PVW-108

  8. How to fix retention policies that were not applied

    Retry the distribution of each retention policy in error, and fix what stops it if the retry fails again.

    NL-PVW-109

  9. How to create sensitivity labels for documents and email

    Create a small set of sensitivity labels (for example Public, Internal, Confidential) and publish them to all users.

    NL-COL-009

  10. How to set up data loss prevention (DLP) in Microsoft 365

    Start with Microsoft’s DLP templates for the data you hold (for example UK financial or personal data), in test mode, then turn them on.

    NL-COL-010

Device & Endpoint

  1. How to raise your Intune device compliance rate

    Work the non-compliant list down and fix the policies that no device can satisfy.

    NL-DEV-002

  2. How to find unmanaged devices in Entra ID

    Enrol the devices into Intune, or block unmanaged devices with Conditional Access.

    NL-DEV-005

  3. Device end of life: find devices due for replacement

    Replace end-of-life hardware, update operating systems that are merely out of date, and budget now for devices reaching end of life in the next twelve months.

    NL-DEV-006

  4. How to find devices without disk encryption in Intune

    Require encryption in the device compliance policy and enforce BitLocker or FileVault with an endpoint security policy.

    NL-DEV-007

  5. Mark devices with no compliance policy as not compliant

    Mark devices with no compliance policy assigned as not compliant.

    NL-INT-101

  6. How to block personal devices enrolling in Intune

    Block personally owned devices in the default enrolment restriction; give personal phones access through app protection policies instead.

    NL-INT-102

  7. How to turn on Windows LAPS with Intune and Entra ID

    Turn on Windows LAPS in Entra ID and deploy an Intune LAPS policy that backs passwords up to Entra ID.

    NL-DEV-010

  8. How to restrict who can join devices to Entra ID

    Allow only a selected group, such as IT, to join devices to Entra ID; use Autopilot for everyone else.

    NL-IDN-108

  9. Stop Global Admins becoming local admins on joined devices

    Turn off "Global administrator role is added as local administrator on the device during Microsoft Entra join"; use Windows LAPS or a dedicated device administrator role instead.

    NL-IDN-110

  10. How to stop users becoming local admin on devices they join

    Set "Registering user is added as local administrator on the device during Microsoft Entra join" to Selected or None.

    NL-IDN-111

  11. How to turn on LAPS in Entra ID device settings

    Turn on "Enable Microsoft Entra Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)", then deploy a LAPS policy from Intune.

    NL-IDN-112

  12. How to require a managed device for every sign-in

    Require a compliant or hybrid-joined device for all users on all resources.

    NL-IDN-120

  13. Intune enrolment: require MFA and sign-in every time

    Create a Conditional Access policy for Microsoft Intune Enrollment requiring MFA with sign-in frequency every time.

    NL-IDN-122

Collaboration & Sharing

  1. How to stop guests resharing SharePoint files

    Disable resharing by external users.

    NL-COL-002

  2. How to find Teams and groups with no owner

    Assign at least two owners to every group, and enable the ownerless group policy.

    NL-COL-003

  3. How to review guest accounts in Microsoft 365

    Remove dormant guests and put a recurring access review in place.

    NL-COL-004

  4. How to restrict who can invite guests in Entra ID

    Restrict invitations to members assigned the Guest Inviter role, or to administrators.

    NL-COL-005

  5. How to restrict OneDrive sync to managed devices

    Restrict the sync client to Entra-joined or hybrid-joined devices.

    NL-COL-007

  6. How to find public Teams and groups open to everyone

    Make groups Private unless they are meant for everyone, starting with the largest and most sensitive.

    NL-COL-012

  7. How to apply sensitivity labels to Teams, groups and sites

    Enable sensitivity labels for groups and sites, and label every team, starting with those holding confidential material.

    NL-COL-013

  8. How to limit SharePoint sharing to approved domains

    Limit external sharing to the domains of approved partners.

    NL-SPO-101

  9. How to turn off third-party cloud storage in Teams

    Turn off every third-party storage provider the business has not approved.

    NL-TMS-101

  10. How to block Teams contact with trial-only tenants

    Block external access with trial-only tenants.

    NL-TMS-106

  11. How to control which Teams apps people can install

    Allow only approved third-party and custom apps; keep Microsoft apps allowed.

    NL-TMS-107

  12. How to stop anonymous users joining Teams meetings

    Stop anonymous people joining meetings; invite guests or partners by their accounts instead.

    NL-TMS-108

  13. Stop anonymous and dial-in callers starting Teams meetings

    Stop anonymous people and dial-in callers starting meetings.

    NL-TMS-109

  14. Teams meeting lobby: who should bypass it

    Let only people in the organisation bypass the lobby.

    NL-TMS-110

  15. How to stop external users controlling Teams screen shares

    Stop external participants giving or requesting control.

    NL-TMS-114

  16. How to let users report suspicious Teams messages

    Let people report Teams messages, and send the reports to your reporting mailbox.

    NL-TMS-118

  17. Cross-tenant access settings: the safe defaults

    Keep B2B direct connect blocked by default and allow it only for named partner organisations; trust inbound MFA from partners you work with.

    NL-COL-008

  18. SharePoint guests: require the invited account to accept

    Require guests to accept with the account the invitation was sent to.

    NL-COL-014

  19. Block legacy authentication to SharePoint and OneDrive

    Block apps that do not use modern authentication.

    NL-COL-015

Threat Protection

  1. How to improve Microsoft Secure Score

    Work the highest-value Secure Score improvement actions, starting with identity.

    NL-THR-001

  2. How to deal with ageing Microsoft 365 security alerts

    Establish a triage rota with a target time to first response, and tune the noisy detections.

    NL-THR-003

  3. How to set security notification contacts in Microsoft 365

    Set the technical and security notification addresses to monitored distribution lists, not individuals.

    NL-THR-004

  4. How to check DKIM keys are published for each mail domain

    Enable DKIM signing for each custom domain in Microsoft Defender.

    NL-EML-003

  5. Exchange Online hardening: the Secure Score settings

    Work through the Exchange Online improvement actions in Secure Score.

    NL-EML-006

  6. How long does Microsoft 365 keep audit logs?

    Keep at least 12 months of audit history: license Audit (Premium) for the users who need it, or export the audit log to a SIEM or log store.

    NL-THR-007

  7. How to turn off SMTP AUTH in Exchange Online

    Turn SMTP AUTH off for the organisation and give the scanner or app that needs it its own exception.

    NL-EML-007

  8. How to tag external emails in Outlook

    Turn on the External tag in Outlook.

    NL-EML-008

  9. How to limit Exchange calendar sharing with other domains

    Share only free/busy times with other organisations, and no contacts.

    NL-EML-009

  10. How to empty the connection filter IP allow list

    Empty the IP allow list and turn off the safe list; set up the senders that need it with SPF or a connector.

    NL-EML-010

  11. How to block dangerous attachment types in Exchange Online

    Turn on the common attachments filter in the default anti-malware policy.

    NL-EML-012

  12. How to turn on phishing protection in Microsoft Forms

    Turn on internal phishing protection for Microsoft Forms.

    NL-IDN-105

  13. How to get alerted when an internal user sends malware

    Turn on "Notify an admin about undelivered messages from internal senders" in the default anti-malware policy, with a monitored address.

    NL-EXO-106

  14. How to get notified about outbound spam in Exchange Online

    Turn on the copy of suspicious outbound messages and the notification of blocked senders, both to a monitored mailbox.

    NL-EXO-109

  15. How to turn on DKIM signing in Microsoft 365

    Turn on DKIM signing for each custom domain in Microsoft Defender.

    NL-EXO-111

  16. Comprehensive attachment filtering in Exchange Online

    Add the CIS list of file types to the default anti-malware policy’s common attachments filter.

    NL-EXO-112

  17. How to remove allowed domains from anti-spam policies

    Remove every allowed domain from the inbound anti-spam policies; use the Tenant Allow/Block List for genuine false positives.

    NL-EXO-113

  18. How to set outbound spam limits in Exchange Online

    Set the outbound limits to 500 external, 1,000 internal and 1,000 daily, and restrict the sender when they are reached.

    NL-EXO-114

  19. How to protect priority accounts with the strict preset

    Tag the senior and finance accounts as priority accounts, and apply the strict preset security policy to them.

    NL-EXO-115

  20. How to turn on zero-hour auto purge for Microsoft Teams

    Turn on zero-hour auto purge in Microsoft Teams protection.

    NL-EXO-116

  21. How to configure mailbox audit actions in Exchange Online

    Add the missing audit actions to every user mailbox.

    NL-EXO-117

  22. How to reject Direct Send in Exchange Online

    Move devices and apps that send by Direct Send to an authenticated connector, then reject Direct Send.

    NL-EXO-124

  23. How to apply preset security policies to everyone

    Turn on the standard and strict preset security policies and apply standard (at least) to all recipients.

    NL-EXO-125

  24. Impersonation protection in the preset security policies

    In both preset policies, add the sensitive accounts as users to protect, the organisation’s domains, and the key partners’ domains.

    NL-EXO-126

Licensing & Cost

  1. How to find unassigned Microsoft 365 licences

    Reduce seat counts at the next billing anniversary, or reassign the spare seats.

    NL-LIC-001

  2. How to find licences on disabled accounts in Microsoft 365

    Reclaim licences from disabled accounts, converting mailboxes to shared where the data must stay reachable.

    NL-LIC-002

Governance & Operations

  1. How to find inactive users in Microsoft 365

    Disable dormant accounts, reclaim their licences, and connect the joiner-mover-leaver process to the directory.

    NL-GOV-001

  2. How to check directory synchronisation is still running

    Investigate and restore directory synchronisation, and alert on future failures.

    NL-GOV-003

Low: 39 checks

Identity & Authentication

  1. Should Microsoft 365 passwords expire? The current advice

    Set the password validity period to "never expires" and lean on MFA and risk detection instead.

    NL-IDN-011

  2. How to require phishing-resistant MFA for every user

    Roll out passkeys or Windows Hello for Business, then require the "Phishing-resistant MFA" authentication strength for everyone.

    NL-IDN-019

  3. How to create a dynamic group of all guest users

    Create a dynamic security group with the rule (user.userType -eq "Guest").

    NL-IDN-106

  4. How to stop users creating security groups in Entra ID

    Set "Users can create security groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell" to No.

    NL-IDN-107

  5. How to set up a custom banned password list in Entra ID

    Turn on "Enforce custom list" and add the organisation’s own words.

    NL-IDN-123

  6. How to complete the authentication methods migration

    Finish the migration and set Manage migration to "Migration Complete".

    NL-IDN-126

Privileged Access

  1. How to find unused apps that still hold permissions

    Block unused apps, then delete them once nobody has asked for them back.

    NL-ACC-013

  2. How to limit application certificate lifetime in Entra ID

    Restrict the maximum certificate lifetime to 365 days.

    NL-IDN-132

Data Protection

  1. How to turn on DLP policy tips and user notifications

    Turn on user notifications and policy tips in each enforced DLP rule.

    NL-PVW-105

  2. How to publish retention labels in Microsoft Purview

    Create retention labels for the records the business must keep, and publish them to the places those records live.

    NL-PVW-110

  3. How to set up retention labels in Microsoft Purview

    Define retention labels for the record types the business must keep, and publish or auto-apply them.

    NL-COL-011

Device & Endpoint

  1. How to clean up stale devices in Entra ID

    Clean up device records that have not checked in, and automate it going forward.

    NL-DEV-004

  2. How to limit the number of devices per user in Entra ID

    Set "Maximum number of devices per user" to 20 or fewer.

    NL-IDN-109

  3. How to stop users reading their own BitLocker recovery keys

    Set "Restrict users from recovering the BitLocker key(s) for their owned devices" to Yes.

    NL-IDN-113

Collaboration & Sharing

  1. How to set a Microsoft 365 group expiration policy

    Enable the Microsoft 365 group expiration policy with owner renewal.

    NL-COL-006

  2. How to turn off email into Teams channels

    Turn off email into channels.

    NL-TMS-102

  3. How to make dial-in callers wait in the Teams lobby

    Make dial-in callers wait in the lobby.

    NL-TMS-111

  4. How to turn off Teams meeting chat for anonymous users

    Turn meeting chat on for everyone except anonymous people.

    NL-TMS-112

  5. Who can present in Teams meetings: the safe default

    Make "Only organisers and co-organisers" the default for who can present.

    NL-TMS-113

  6. Teams meeting chat with untrusted organisations

    Turn off chat in meetings hosted by untrusted organisations.

    NL-TMS-115

  7. How to turn off Teams meeting recording by default

    Turn cloud recording off in the Global meeting policy and give it, through a custom policy, to those who need it.

    NL-TMS-116

  8. Teams live events set to always record: how to change it

    Let the organiser decide whether a live event is recorded.

    NL-TMS-117

  9. Block Dropbox and Google Drive in Microsoft 365 on the web

    Turn off "Let users open files stored in third-party storage services in Microsoft 365 on the web".

    NL-IDN-103

  10. How to limit guest invitations to approved domains

    Allow invitations only to the domains of approved partners.

    NL-IDN-114

  11. How to turn off external calendar sharing in Microsoft 365

    Turn off "Let your users share their calendars with people outside of your organization".

    NL-EXO-102

  12. How to restrict who can create shared Bookings pages

    Allow only selected users to create shared Bookings pages.

    NL-EXO-104

  13. How to block third-party storage in Outlook on the web

    Turn off additional storage providers in every Outlook on the web policy.

    NL-EXO-123

Threat Protection

  1. How to set up MTA-STS for Microsoft 365

    Publish an MTA-STS policy for each receiving domain, starting in testing mode.

    NL-EML-004

  2. How to turn off POP and IMAP for new mailboxes

    Turn POP and IMAP off in every mailbox plan, and on existing mailboxes that do not use them.

    NL-EML-013

  3. How to stop users installing Outlook add-ins

    Remove the add-in roles from every role assignment policy, and deploy needed add-ins centrally.

    NL-EXO-120

  4. How to turn on MailTips in Exchange Online

    Turn on all MailTips, the external recipients tip and group metrics.

    NL-EXO-122

  5. How to move DMARC to p=reject, with report addresses

    Move each domain to p=reject once reports show only genuine senders pass, and add rua and ruf addresses.

    NL-EXO-127

Licensing & Cost

  1. How to find licences on dormant Microsoft 365 accounts

    Review dormant licensed accounts with the business, then reclaim or downgrade the licence.

    NL-LIC-003

  2. How to find overlapping Microsoft 365 subscriptions

    Cancel standalone add-ons that are already covered by a suite the organisation holds.

    NL-LIC-004

  3. How to set a usage location on Microsoft 365 accounts

    Set a usage location on every account, ideally from the HR source of truth.

    NL-LIC-005

Governance & Operations

  1. How to set up named locations for Conditional Access

    Define the organisation's egress IP ranges as trusted named locations.

    NL-GOV-002

  2. How to add and verify a custom domain in Microsoft 365

    Add and verify the organisation's domain, then make it the default.

    NL-GOV-004

  3. How to block the Office Store and self-service trials

    Turn off access to the Office Store and self-service trials for users.

    NL-IDN-104

  4. How to turn on Customer Lockbox in Microsoft 365

    Turn on "Require approval for all data access requests".

    NL-EXO-103

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