CISA SCuBA Microsoft 365 Defender v1.8.0

Audit Details

Name: CISA SCuBA Microsoft 365 Defender v1.8.0

Updated: 11/10/2026

Authority: TNS

Plugin: microsoft_azure

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 19

File Details

Filename: CISA_SCuBA_M365_Defender_v1.8.0.audit

Size: 40.7 kB

MD5: 40ba93aafff911dbaead7648ebb7410c
SHA256: 82c08964a0ede1392e31d2f82b6869b6537b5badc6916fcfcffcd96e6f37f42c

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
MS.DEFENDER.1.1v1 - The standard and strict preset security policies SHALL be enabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.1.2v1 - All users SHALL be added to Exchange Online Protection (EOP) in either the standard or strict preset security policy.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.1.3v1 - All users SHALL be added to Defender for Office 365 protection in either the standard or strict preset security policy.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.1.4v1 - Sensitive accounts SHALL be added to Exchange Online Protection in the strict preset security policy.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.1.5v1 - Sensitive accounts SHALL be added to Defender for Office 365 protection in the strict preset security policy.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.2.1v1 - User impersonation protection SHOULD be enabled for sensitive accounts in both the standard and strict preset policies.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.2.2v1 - Domain impersonation protection SHOULD be enabled for domains owned by the agency in both the standard and strict preset policies.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.2.3v1 - Domain impersonation protection SHOULD be added for important partners in both the standard and strict preset policies.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.3.1v1 - Safe attachments SHOULD be enabled for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.4.1v2 - A custom policy SHALL be configured to protect PII and sensitive information, as defined by the agency, blocking at a minimum: credit card numbers, U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), and U.S. Social Security numbers (SSN).

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

MS.DEFENDER.4.2v1 - The custom policy SHOULD be applied to Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams chat, and Devices.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

MS.DEFENDER.4.3v1 - The action for the custom policy SHOULD be set to block sharing sensitive information with everyone.

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

MS.DEFENDER.4.4v1 - Notifications to inform users and help educate them on the proper use of sensitive information SHOULD be enabled in the custom policy.

AWARENESS AND TRAINING

MS.DEFENDER.4.5v1 - A list of apps that are restricted from accessing files protected by DLP policy SHOULD be defined.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

MS.DEFENDER.4.6v1 - The custom policy SHOULD include an action to block access to sensitive

ACCESS CONTROL

MS.DEFENDER.5.1v1 - At a minimum, the alerts required by the CISA M365 Secure Configuration Baseline for Exchange Online SHALL be enabled.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.5.2v1 - The alerts SHOULD be sent to a monitored address or incorporated into a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.DEFENDER.6.1v1 - Unified Audit logging SHALL be enabled.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

MS.DEFENDER.6.3v1 - Audit logs SHALL be maintained for at least the minimum duration dictated by OMB M-21-31.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY