CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v6.0.0 L1 E5

Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v6.0.0 L1 E5

Updated: 2/25/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: microsoft_azure

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 97

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_365_Foundations_v6.0.0_L1_E5.audit

Size: 353 kB

MD5: eee15737dd448e315acdbc8eb84ece83
SHA256: 825389e743128e7470129d776cb7439a5b7adb6d788742ca943a06a925354bf8

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1 (L1) Ensure Administrative accounts are cloud-only

ACCESS CONTROL

1.1.2 (L1) Ensure two emergency access accounts have been defined

ACCESS CONTROL

1.1.3 (L1) Ensure that between two and four global admins are designated

ACCESS CONTROL

1.1.4 (L1) Ensure administrative accounts use licenses with a reduced application footprint

ACCESS CONTROL

1.2.2 (L1) Ensure sign-in to shared mailboxes is blocked

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.1 (L1) Ensure the 'Password expiration policy' is set to 'Set passwords to never expire (recommended)'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.3.4 (L1) Ensure 'User owned apps and services' is restricted

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.5 (L1) Ensure internal phishing protection for Forms is enabled

AWARENESS AND TRAINING, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.9 (L1) Ensure shared bookings paged are restricted to select users

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.1.2 (L1) Ensure the Common Attachment Types Filter is enabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.3 (L1) Ensure notifications for internal users sending malware is Enabled

INCIDENT RESPONSE

2.1.6 (L1) Ensure Exchange Online Spam Policies are set to notify administrators

INCIDENT RESPONSE

2.1.8 (L1) Ensure that SPF records are published for all Exchange Domains

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.9 (L1) Ensure that DKIM is enabled for all Exchange Online Domains

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.10 (L1) Ensure DMARC Records for all Exchange Online domains are published

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.12 (L1) Ensure the connection filter IP allow list is not used

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.13 (L1) Ensure the connection filter safe list is off

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.14 (L1) Ensure inbound anti-spam policies do not contain allowed domains

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.15 (L1) Ensure outbound anti-spam message limits are in place

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.2.1 (L1) Ensure emergency access account activity is monitored

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.4.1 (L1) Ensure Priority account protection is enabled and configured

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.4.2 (L1) Ensure Priority accounts have 'Strict protection' presets applied

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.4.4 (L1) Ensure Zero-hour auto purge for Microsoft Teams is on

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

3.1.1 (L1) Ensure Microsoft 365 audit log search is Enabled

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

3.2.1 (L1) Ensure DLP policies are enabled

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

3.2.2 (L1) Ensure DLP policies are enabled for Microsoft Teams

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

3.3.1 (L1) Ensure Information Protection sensitivity label policies are published

RISK ASSESSMENT

5.1.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Per-user MFA' is disabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.1.2.3 (L1) Ensure 'Restrict non-admin users from creating tenants' is set to 'Yes'

ACCESS CONTROL

5.1.2.4 (L1) Ensure access to the Entra admin center is restricted

ACCESS CONTROL

5.1.3.1 (L1) Ensure a dynamic group for guest users is created

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

5.1.3.2 (L1) Ensure users cannot create security groups

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

5.1.4.2 (L1) Ensure the maximum number of devices per user is limited

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.4.3 (L1) Ensure the GA role is not added as a local administrator during Entra join

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.4.4 (L1) Ensure local administrator assignment is limited during Entra join

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.4.5 (L1) Ensure Local Administrator Password Solution is enabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.1.5.2 (L1) Ensure the admin consent workflow is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.6.2 (L1) Ensure that guest user access is restricted

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.1.8.1 (L1) Ensure that password hash sync is enabled for hybrid deployments

ACCESS CONTROL

5.2.2.1 (L1) Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users in administrative roles

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.2 (L1) Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.3 (L1) Enable Conditional Access policies to block legacy authentication

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.2.2.4 (L1) Ensure Sign-in frequency is enabled and browser sessions are not persistent for Administrative users

ACCESS CONTROL

5.2.2.6 (L1) Enable Identity Protection user risk policies

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

5.2.2.7 (L1) Enable Identity Protection sign-in risk policies

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

5.2.2.9 (L1) Ensure a managed device is required for authentication

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.10 (L1) Ensure a managed device is required to register security information

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.11 (L1) Ensure sign-in frequency for Intune Enrollment is set to 'Every time'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.12 (L1) Ensure the device code sign-in flow is blocked

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.2.3.1 (L1) Ensure Microsoft Authenticator is configured to protect against MFA fatigue

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION