Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to manage application access
The final area that we need to consider for our application strategy is securing the applications and determining which applications will be allowed or denied access by our users and registered devices.
Discovered app scoring
As a company, you have a responsibility to protect against the sharing of personally identifiable information and company data by users. This includes the potential exposure of this data through unsanctioned cloud applications that are being accessed from devices. Cloud App Security provides an easy-to-follow scoring system for cloud applications, where the level of protection that each app provides has a score based on GENERAL, SECURITY, COMPLIANCE, and LEGAL criteria. Figure 11.23 shows the scoring for Microsoft Office Online:
Figure 11.23 – Microsoft Office Online score
Sanctioning and unsanctioning apps
Once you have evaluated the applications that...
