{"id":20358,"date":"2026-06-13T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tyylidata.fi\/referenssit\/microsoft-365-security-hardening\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:17:46","slug":"microsoft-365-security-hardening","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.tyylidata.fi\/en\/references\/microsoft-365-security-hardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Security Hardening"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20358\" class=\"elementor elementor-20358 elementor-15775\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projects\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc4a0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cc4a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d61150 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d61150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9935ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9935ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578923c elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"578923c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microsoft 365 Security Hardening<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165cdd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165cdd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A technical design consultancy wanted to improve the security of its Microsoft 365 and Defender environment systematically. The goal was to reduce the attack surface, strengthen identity protection, improve endpoint hardening and increase visibility into risks in the environment. <\/p><p>Microsoft Secure Score was used as a technical metric, but not as a goal in itself. The more important objective was to understand which recommendations genuinely reduce risk and which changes require testing before wider deployment. <\/p><p>At the starting point, several protective services were already in use in the Microsoft environment, but the aim was to develop settings, findings and recommendations in a controlled way. It was especially important to consider usability in design, automation and remote work environments. <\/p><p>The work helped raise the security of the Microsoft 365 environment to a clearly stronger level without applying hardening measures blindly at the expense of everyday work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a32d69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a32d69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd6152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"8dd6152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49de839 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"49de839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Microsoft Secure Score development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessment of the current state of Microsoft 365 security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Defender for Endpoint protection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Development of Defender for Identity visibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intune and endpoint management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strengthening email and phishing protection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Risk-based implementation and follow-up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c501d9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_button_widget\" data-id=\"0c501d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_button_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyylidata.fi\/en\/services\/cybersecurity-for-smes\/\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">More about cybersecurity<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1defa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1defa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7924a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7924a18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def6b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"def6b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was done<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d215e6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d215e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a363e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a363e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The work reviewed Microsoft Secure Score and Defender recommendations and implemented key security improvements in practice. The aim was to bring Microsoft 365 settings more up to date and better aligned with modern security practices. <\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The work covered, among other things:<\/p><ul><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">protecting identities and administrative accounts<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">improving Defender visibility<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">hardening Entra ID and Active Directory environments<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">endpoint and server protection settings<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">strengthening email and phishing protection<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">reviewing Office and cloud service sharing settings<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">developing Intune and Defender settings<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">restricting outdated or high-risk practices<\/li><li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">monitoring findings and prioritising further development<\/li><\/ul><p>Changes were assessed from a risk-based perspective so that security could be strengthened without unnecessarily disrupting everyday technical workflows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08acd6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08acd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6491585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6491585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"2d9fb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596a3e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596a3e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3933fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3933fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The technical approach was based on reviewing the overall security of the Microsoft 365 environment. Secure Score was used as a metric, but decisions were made based on risk. <\/p><p>The key principles were:<\/p><ul><li>first, visibility and understanding the findings<\/li><li>then, assessing the impact<\/li><li>after that, controlled implementation<\/li><li>finally, follow-up and further development<\/li><\/ul><p>The environment was reviewed from several perspectives:<br\/><\/p><ul><li>identity and access management<\/li><li>endpoints and servers<\/li><li>email and phishing protection<\/li><li>cloud service sharing<\/li><li>Defender and Sentinel visibility<\/li><li>third-party application permissions<\/li><li>usability in technical design work<\/li><\/ul><p>In this work, every change had to be considered in relation to how the organisation works, how information is shared with customers and how design environments remain operational.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb4511 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeb4511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21c3e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d21c3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d030d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_widget\" data-id=\"55d030d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-wrapper the7-elementor-widget\"><div class=\"elementor-icon\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d23a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"a5d23a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Controlled prioritisation\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be33ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be33ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommendations were not implemented automatically. Changes were assessed based on risk, impact and usability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144a461 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144a461\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48cdaf elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_widget\" data-id=\"d48cdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-wrapper the7-elementor-widget\"><div class=\"elementor-icon\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c6f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"86c6f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Controlled implementation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a4290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a4290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Hardening measures were introduced step by step so that their impact on endpoints, users and design environments could be taken into account.<\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ca708 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11ca708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5eb50 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_widget\" data-id=\"2c5eb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-icon-wrapper the7-elementor-widget\"><div class=\"elementor-icon\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105e3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"105e3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuous monitoring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9711f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9711f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secure Score and Defender findings supported monitoring, but the actual goal was to create a more sustainable operating model for developing security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515c7ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"515c7ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99ceb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b99ceb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62eb2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"62eb2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outcome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9399cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9399cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210315f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210315f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the project, Microsoft Secure Score increased clearly, from around the mid-70% range to over 90%. Even more importantly, the key security settings of the environment were reviewed systematically and from a risk-based perspective. <\/p><p>The concrete impact of the work was visible in reduced identity risks, stronger endpoint protection, improved phishing protection, more controlled sharing and better visibility into the security posture of the Microsoft 365 environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2002061 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2002061\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31a91d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31a91d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782aaf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"782aaf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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