CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v7.0.0 L2 E5

Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations v7.0.0 L2 E5

Updated: 8/13/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: microsoft_azure

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 46

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_365_Foundations_v7.0.0_L2_E5.audit

Size: 192 kB

MD5: f4eb123da8c059db28a732a581a8c308
SHA256: 47f0f29c77fe07cdb72774fdd4f8b67605ec76bce7f4de7e31efe8afab55f83f

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.2.1 Ensure that only organizationally managed/approved public groups exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.3.2 Ensure 'Idle session timeout' is set to '3 hours (or less)' for unmanaged devices

ACCESS CONTROL

1.3.3 Ensure 'External sharing' of calendars is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.6 Ensure the customer lockbox feature is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.7 Ensure 'third-party storage services' are restricted in 'Microsoft 365 on the web'

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.3.8 Ensure that Sways cannot be shared with people outside of your organization

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.1 Ensure Safe Links for Office Applications is Enabled

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.4 Ensure Safe Attachments policy is enabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.5 Ensure Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams is Enabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.7 Ensure that an anti-phishing policy has been created

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.11 Ensure comprehensive attachment filtering is applied

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.4.3 Ensure Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is enabled and configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, INCIDENT RESPONSE, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

5.1.2.5 Ensure the option to remain signed in is hidden

ACCESS CONTROL

5.1.2.6 Ensure 'LinkedIn account connections' is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.3.2 Ensure that 'Restrict user ability to access groups features in My Groups' is set to 'Yes'

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.3.4 Ensure that 'Users can create Microsoft 365 groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell' is set to 'No'

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.4.1 Ensure the ability to join devices to Entra is restricted

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.1.4.6 Ensure users are restricted from recovering BitLocker keys

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

5.1.5.1 Ensure user consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf is not allowed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.5.3 Ensure password addition is blocked for applications

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.1.6.1 Ensure that collaboration invitations are sent to allowed domains only

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.1.6.3 Ensure guest user invitations are limited

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.5 Ensure 'Phishing-resistant MFA strength' is required for Administrators

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.2.8 Ensure 'sign-in risk' is blocked for medium and high risk

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

5.2.2.14 Ensure trusted 'named locations' are defined

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, PLANNING, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

5.2.2.15 Ensure exclusionary geographic access controls are utilized

ACCESS CONTROL

5.2.2.16 Ensure Token Protection is enforced for session tokens

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.3.7 Ensure the email OTP authentication method is disabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.4.2 Ensure that 2 methods are required for password reset

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.3.1 Ensure privileged role assignments are activated and not assigned

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

6.3.1 Ensure users installing Outlook add-ins is not allowed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.5.3 Ensure additional storage providers are restricted in Outlook on the web

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

6.5.5 Ensure Direct Send submissions are rejected

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

7.2.4 Ensure OneDrive content sharing is restricted

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

7.2.5 Ensure that SharePoint guest users cannot share items they don't own

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

7.2.6 Ensure SharePoint external sharing is restricted

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

7.2.8 Ensure external sharing is restricted by security group

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MEDIA PROTECTION

7.3.1 Ensure Office 365 SharePoint infected files are disallowed for download

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

8.1.1 Ensure external file sharing in Teams is enabled for only approved cloud storage services

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

8.2.1 Ensure external domains are restricted in the Teams admin center

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

8.5.1 Ensure anonymous users can't join a meeting

ACCESS CONTROL

8.5.5 Ensure meeting chat does not allow anonymous users

ACCESS CONTROL

8.5.6 Ensure only organizers and co-organizers can present

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

8.5.8 Ensure external meeting chat is off

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

8.5.9 Ensure meeting recording is off by default

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

9.1.5 Ensure 'Interact with and share R and Python' visuals is 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT