Top 5 Microsoft Secure Score Recommendations for Immediate Impact

We’ve covered what Microsoft Secure Score is and why it’s crucial. Now, let’s get hands-on with five high-impact recommendations that can quickly elevate your organization’s security posture and boost your Secure Score.

 

 

Recommendation 1: Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

 

• Why It Matters: Enabling MFA can block over 99.9% of compromised sign-in attempts, according to Microsoft.
• How to Do It: See Enable Multi-Factor Authentication in Microsoft 365.
• Boost with edgefi: We track MFA adoption rates and flags users who still lack MFA.

 

 

Recommendation 2: Set Up Anti-Phishing Policies

 

• Why It Matters: Phishing remains a top attack vector.
• How to Do It: Use Microsoft Defender for Office 365 anti-phishing policies to spot and block malicious emails.
• Boost with edgefi: Real-time mail flow analytics in edgefi detect suspicious patterns faster than manual monitoring.

 

 

Recommendation 3: Restrict Administrative Privileges

 

• Why It Matters: Over-privileged accounts pose significant risks if compromised.
• How to Do It: Implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure AD.
• Boost with edgefi: We highlight dormant or unnecessary privileges that can be safely removed.

 

 

Recommendation 4: Enable Logging and Alerts

 

• Why It Matters: Real-time visibility is key to detecting threats early.
• How to Do It: Configure Microsoft 365 auditing and alerts.
• Boost with edgefi: AI-driven anomaly detection from edgefi helps you respond to incidents faster.

 

 

Recommendation 5: Review and Update Conditional Access Policies

 

• Why It Matters: Conditional Access ensures users get “just-enough” access.
• How to Do It: Learn more about Conditional Access in Azure AD.
• Boost with edgefi: We test new policies to predict potential user impact before going live.

 

By implementing these five steps, you’ll see a quick lift in your Microsoft Secure Score. Don’t want to do it yourself? Don’t worry, we got you.