Exploring preset security policies
Just like EOP, MDO has several built-in policies that allow you to be protected on a general level from the get-go. To ensure that customers host their data in Microsoft 365, Microsoft provides preset security policies in MDO that, when followed, greatly improve the security posture without an administrator having to learn in detail how to configure each setting in the service.
The drawback of these policies is that they offer very limited possibilities for customizations, which is, of course, something that most organizations are looking for to ensure the business continuation and minimize the risk of adverse effects on the environment due to a security service malfunctioning.
There are two different preset security policies:
- Standard protection: This contains baselines that are suitable for most users in an organization
- Strict protection: These are more aggressive protection baselines than in standard and are more suitable for...
