CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v5.0.0 L2 E5

Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v5.0.0 L2 E5

Updated: 10/22/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: microsoft_azure

Revision: 1.1

Estimated Item Count: 39

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_365_Foundations_v5.0.0_L2_E5.audit

Size: 140 kB

MD5: 154fb22cd7e4e5645a24237a9d2292c4
SHA256: 2d3de0829d9809b4cd9afda717df2cfd6df969347b469e5388855e075d19f697

Audit Changelog

 
Revision 1.1

Oct 22, 2025

Informational Update
  • 1.2.1 (L2) Ensure that only organizationally managed/approved public groups exist
  • 1.3.2 (L2) Ensure 'Idle session timeout' is set to '3 hours (or less)' for unmanaged devices
  • 1.3.3 (L2) Ensure 'External sharing' of calendars is not available
  • 1.3.6 (L2) Ensure the customer lockbox feature is enabled
  • 1.3.7 (L2) Ensure 'third-party storage services' are restricted in 'Microsoft 365 on the web'
  • 1.3.8 (L2) Ensure that Sways cannot be shared with people outside of your organization
  • 2.1.1 (L2) Ensure Safe Links for Office Applications is Enabled
  • 2.1.11 (L2) Ensure comprehensive attachment filtering is applied
  • 2.1.4 (L2) Ensure Safe Attachments policy is enabled
  • 2.1.5 (L2) Ensure Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams is Enabled
  • 2.1.7 (L2) Ensure that an anti-phishing policy has been created
  • 2.4.3 (L2) Ensure Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is enabled and configured
  • 4.1 (L2) Ensure devices without a compliance policy are marked 'not compliant'
  • 4.2 (L2) Ensure device enrollment for personally owned devices is blocked by default
  • 5.1.2.2 (L2) Ensure third party integrated applications are not allowed
  • 5.1.2.5 (L2) Ensure the option to remain signed in is hidden
  • 5.1.2.6 (L2) Ensure 'LinkedIn account connections' is disabled
  • 5.1.5.1 (L2) Ensure user consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf is not allowed
  • 5.1.6.1 (L2) Ensure that collaboration invitations are sent to allowed domains only
  • 5.1.6.3 (L2) Ensure guest user invitations are limited to the Guest Inviter role
  • 5.2.2.5 (L2) Ensure 'Phishing-resistant MFA strength' is required for Administrators
  • 5.2.2.8 (L2) Ensure 'sign-in risk' is blocked for medium and high risk
  • 5.3.1 (L2) Ensure 'Privileged Identity Management' is used to manage roles
  • 6.3.1 (L2) Ensure users installing Outlook add-ins is not allowed
  • 7.2.4 (L2) Ensure OneDrive content sharing is restricted
  • 7.2.5 (L2) Ensure that SharePoint guest users cannot share items they don't own
  • 7.2.6 (L2) Ensure SharePoint external sharing is managed through domain whitelist/blacklists
  • 7.2.8 (L2) Ensure external sharing is restricted by security group
  • 7.3.2 (L2) Ensure OneDrive sync is restricted for unmanaged devices
  • 8.1.1 (L2) Ensure external file sharing in Teams is enabled for only approved cloud storage services
  • 8.2.1 (L2) Ensure external domains are restricted in the Teams admin center
  • 8.5.1 (L2) Ensure anonymous users can't join a meeting
  • 8.5.5 (L2) Ensure meeting chat does not allow anonymous users
  • 8.5.6 (L2) Ensure only organizers and co-organizers can present
  • 8.5.8 (L2) Ensure external meeting chat is off
  • 8.5.9 (L2) Ensure meeting recording is off by default
  • 9.1.5 (L2) Ensure 'Interact with and share R and Python' visuals is 'Disabled'
Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.