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Security Assessment
Report

Microsoft 365 security posture, Cloud infrastructure posture, Connected app risk, Business email compromise, SOC 2 compliance drift.

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Northwind Logistics Pvt Ltd
REPORT DATE2026-10-21 TENANT SIZE120 users
5 sections in one report
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What is in this report

This report brings the selected assessments for Northwind Logistics Pvt Ltd into one document, so you read one report instead of several. Each section stands on its own and states what was checked and how.

1
Microsoft 365 security posture
Secure Score 36.2%, 44 open gaps (17 high priority)
2
Cloud infrastructure posture
Azure + AWS, 67 unhealthy findings (14 high)
3
Connected app risk
23 third-party apps, 2 high risk
4
Business email compromise
1 critical finding: hidden forwarding rule
5
SOC 2 compliance drift
2 controls drifted since baseline
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This is the exact format Beacon Technology Partners delivers to its clients, generated on the Zybim platform and carrying the partner's own name and colours. The organisation, people and findings are fictional. Partners can white-label every report; end customers can also run the Microsoft 365 assessment free at zybim.com.
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Who this report is for

One assessment, three audiences. Each reader can go straight to the part they need.

Leadership & CISOs
Know where you stand in one page.
  • Secure Score benchmarked against peers
  • Top risks in plain language, ranked by impact
  • A 30 / 60 / 90-day plan with clear owners
  • Monthly monitoring shows the trend to the board
Auditors & compliance
Evidence mapped to the clauses you test.
  • Every finding tagged to SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, NIST CSF 2.0
  • India DPDP Act s.8(5) and CERT-In Directions views
  • Drift alerts with dates: proof controls stayed on between audits
  • Read-only method and permissions documented
IT teams & MSPs
Exact fixes, not generic advice.
  • Step-by-step remediation with Microsoft Learn links
  • Effort and user-impact rating per control
  • Licence waste and licence gaps in the same report
  • White-label: your logo, colours and domain

What the platform covers

Microsoft 365Secure Score, 90+ controls, Copilot readiness, licences
CloudAzure, AWS and GCP posture via Defender for Cloud
Connected appsOAuth apps, consent settings, risky permissions
Email threatsHidden inbox rules and forwarding used in invoice fraud
Compliance driftSOC 2 / CIS controls watched continuously
HOW IT WORKS
1. Approve a publisher-verified Microsoft app with read-only permissions.  2. The platform reads configuration and Microsoft's own Secure Score data, then benchmarks and maps it.  3. You receive this report, and can switch on monthly monitoring. No agents to install. Revocable in one click. Email and file contents are never read.
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Microsoft 365 security posture

Secure Score, gap roadmap, licences and cost

Secure Score 36.2%, 44 open gaps (17 high priority)

This section answers
  • How secure is the tenant compared with similar organisations?
  • Which fixes recover the most protection for the least effort?
  • Which audit clauses and attack techniques are affected?
  • Are we paying for licences we don't use, or missing ones we need?
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Executive summary

36.2%Secure Score
AT RISK

Northwind Logistics Pvt Ltd scores 92 of 254 available Microsoft Secure Score points (36.2%). Microsoft's comparison group for organisations of a similar size averages 44.8% (113.8 of 254 points), so the tenant is 8.6 percentage points below that benchmark. The assessment found 44 open improvement opportunities worth 162 points: 17 high priority, 24 medium and 3 lower priority. 31 of them are protections your licences already include but that are not switched on yet, which makes them the fastest wins.

SECURE SCORE
36.2%
92 of 254 points
PEER AVERAGE
44.8%
113.8 of 254 points
OPEN ACTIONS
44
worth 162 points
HIGH PRIORITY
17
24 medium, 3 lower

Benchmark

Your organisation
36.2%
Peer average
44.8%

8.6 percentage points below the peer average.

HOW TO READ THIS REPORT
Microsoft Secure Score measures how fully your tenant uses the security controls already included in your licensing. Each recommended action below shows the points it recovers, its category, expected user impact, and implementation effort, so priorities can be set on impact, not guesswork. Not-started controls are protections you are licensed for but not using at all.

Where the gaps are

Open improvement opportunities grouped by security domain, ranked by recoverable points.

SECURITY DOMAINOPEN ACTIONSNOT STARTEDPOINTS AVAILABLE
Apps3129
+118
Identity75
+24
Data44
+12
Device22
+8
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Priority remediation roadmap

All 44 improvements, ranked by Secure Score points recovered, each with the steps to fix it. Impact and effort ratings come from Microsoft's control profiles for your tenant.

1
Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users
ZB-ID-003 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Identity+10 pts User impact: ModerateEffort: Low
27 of 120 users can sign in with a password alone. Require MFA for every user; with Business Standard this means turning on security defaults, or Conditional Access once Entra ID P1 is licensed. Exclude two monitored break-glass accounts.
Full steps: Multifactor authentication
Mitigates: Account breach, Password Cracking
SOC 2 CC6.1  |  ISO 27001 A.8.5  |  MITRE T1078.004, T1110
2
Create Safe Links policies for email messages
ZB-AP-001 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Apps+9 pts User impact: HighEffort: Medium
Ensure that all users have an assigned Safe Links policy, by either updating your existing policies or creating new ones, with URLs rewritten and checked against a list of known malicious links when a user clicks the link.
Full steps: Safe Links
SOC 2 CC6.8, CC6.6  |  ISO 27001 A.8.7  |  MITRE T1566.002
3
Block legacy authentication protocols
ZB-ID-004 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Identity+8 pts User impact: LowEffort: Low
Legacy protocols such as POP, IMAP and SMTP AUTH do not support MFA and are the main route for password-spray attacks. 4 accounts signed in with legacy clients in the last 30 days; move them to modern clients, then block.
Full steps: Block legacy authentication
Mitigates: Password Cracking, Account breach
SOC 2 CC6.1, CC6.6  |  ISO 27001 A.8.5  |  MITRE T1110.003, T1078.004
4
Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode
ZB-AP-054 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Apps+8 pts User impact: HighEffort: Medium
Ensure that all users have an assigned Safe Attachments policy in Block mode by either updating your existing policies or creating new ones.
Full steps: Safe Attachments
SOC 2 CC6.8, CC6.6  |  ISO 27001 A.8.7  |  MITRE T1566.001, T1204
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5
Ensure that intelligence for impersonation protection is enabled
ZB-AP-002 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Apps+8 pts User impact: UnknownEffort: Medium
Ensure that all users have an assigned anti-phishing policy with 'Enable mailbox intelligence' and 'Enable intelligence for impersonation protection' turned on.
Full steps: Microsoft Secure Score
SOC 2 CC6.8, CC6.6  |  ISO 27001 A.8.7  |  MITRE T1566
6
Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked and/or disabled
ZB-AP-031 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Apps+5 pts User impact: UnknownEffort: Unknown
Automatic forwarding to external domains is allowed. Set the outbound spam policy's automatic forwarding to 'Off' or 'Automatic – System-controlled', and remove transport rules that forward to external domains. See also Section 4.
Full steps: Microsoft Secure Score
Mitigates: Data Exfiltration, Account breach
SOC 2 CC6.7, CC7.2  |  ISO 27001 A.5.14, A.8.16  |  MITRE T1114.003
7
Ensure DLP policies are enabled
ZB-DA-001 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Data+5 pts User impact: HighEffort: Medium
Ensure that at least one Microsoft 365 DLP policy exists in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Start with the built-in templates for financial data and Indian personal data in test mode.
Full steps: Data loss prevention
SOC 2 CC6.7  |  ISO 27001 A.8.12, A.5.14  |  MITRE T1567
8
Ensure user consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf is not allowed
ZB-ID-001 · FAILHIGH PRIORITY Identity+4 pts User impact: ModerateEffort: Low
Go to Microsoft Entra ID > Enterprise applications > Consent and permissions, and select 'Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions'. See Section 3 for the apps already connected.
Full steps: Configure how users consent to applications
Mitigates: Data Exfiltration, Data Spillage
SOC 2 CC6.1, CC9.2  |  ISO 27001 A.5.19  |  MITRE T1528, T1550.001
9
Ensure mailbox auditing for all users is Enabled
ZB-AP-038 · WARNMEDIUM PRIORITY Apps+3 pts User impact: UnknownEffort: Low
Connect to Exchange Online and run: Set-OrganizationConfig -AuditDisabled $false. Then confirm auditing is on for every mailbox.
Full steps: Mailbox auditing
Mitigates: Data Exfiltration, Account breach
SOC 2 CC7.2, CC7.3  |  ISO 27001 A.8.15, A.8.16  |  MITRE T1562.008

Improvements 10–44 continue in the full report in the same format.

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Copilot readiness: early signals

Microsoft 365 Copilot shows people anything they can already open, so loose sharing becomes visible overnight. This is a tenant-level preview from settings and directory data only. File contents are never read.

3 oversharing signals to address before rollout

18 guest accounts · 0 of 0 Copilot seats assigned

2 Public Microsoft 365 groups readable by everyone in the organisation 2 groups (both with a Team) are Public: anyone in the organisation can join and read their content, and so can Copilot on their behalf. Examples: Finance Team, HR Policies. Switch any that hold sensitive material to Private.
SharePoint default sharing link is "Anyone with the link" New sharing links work for anyone, without sign-in. Change the default to "People in your organisation".
No sensitivity labels are published Copilot cannot tell confidential files apart. Publish a basic label set (Public, Internal, Confidential).

License & cost optimization

What your Microsoft 365 licensing costs, and where paid seats might be going to waste.

EST. MONTHLY WASTE
$150
$1,800 a year
LICENSED USERS
122
110 Business Standard · 12 Premium
TO REVIEW
14
seats
FindingSeatsEst. per month
Business Standard licences on disabled accounts6$84
Business Premium licences not assigned to anyone3$66
Licensed users with no sign-in for 90+ days (review)5not counted
LICENSING NOTE
14 controls in this report cannot be fully enforced on Business Standard, because they need Microsoft Entra ID P1 (Conditional Access), Intune or Defender for Business. These are included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Reclaiming the seats above offsets part of an upgrade. Prices are US list prices; your partner can quote local pricing.
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Additional configuration checks

The platform's own read-only checks of your Microsoft 365 and Entra ID settings, beyond Microsoft Secure Score. 27 checks assessed: 12 need attention, 15 pass. 9 could not be assessed (see below). Five examples are shown.

No guest accounts hold administrator rolesZB-ID-038  HIGH
Administrator roles are held by 1 guest account.
HOW TO FIX
1. Open Entra admin center > Roles & admins and review each role.
2. Remove guest accounts from administrator roles.
3. Create a dedicated member account if the person needs the role.
SOC 2 CC6.3  |  ISO 27001 A.8.2, A.5.18, A.5.15
Administrators use separate accounts without licencesZB-ID-040  MEDIUM
3 administrator accounts hold Microsoft 365 licences, which suggests daily-use accounts hold admin rights.
HOW TO FIX
1. Give each administrator a separate admin account with no mailbox or licence.
2. Use the daily account for email and the admin account only for administration.
SOC 2 CC6.3  |  ISO 27001 A.8.2, A.5.18
An admin consent workflow is enabledZB-AP-056  MEDIUM
There is no admin consent workflow, so blocked users have no safe route to request an app.
HOW TO FIX
1. Open Entra admin center > Enterprise applications > Consent and permissions > Admin consent settings.
2. Turn on 'Users can request admin consent'.
3. Name the reviewers.
SOC 2 CC6.1, CC9.2  |  ISO 27001 A.5.19
A phishing-resistant method (passkey/FIDO2) is availableZB-ID-035  LOW
No phishing-resistant method is enabled.
HOW TO FIX
1. Open Entra admin center > Protection > Authentication methods > Policies.
2. Enable Passkey (FIDO2), starting with administrators.
SOC 2 CC6.1  |  ISO 27001 A.8.5
Only admins and designated inviters can invite guestsZB-ID-027  MEDIUM
Anyone in the tenant, including guests, can invite guests.
HOW TO FIX
1. Open Entra admin center > External Identities > External collaboration settings.
2. Set guest invite settings to admin roles or the Guest Inviter role only.
SOC 2 CC6.1, CC9.2  |  ISO 27001 A.5.15, A.5.18

Passing checks

Administrators are required to use MFA; SMS and voice-call sign-in methods are disabled; Administrator accounts are cloud-only; Disabled accounts hold no administrator roles; App registrations have no expired credentials; A security notification contact is set; All domains added to the tenant are verified; and 8 more.

Not assessed

Not counted as passes or failures; the reason is a licence, not a finding. Needs Microsoft Entra ID P1 (Conditional Access), which this tenant does not appear to have. Affects: Access requires a compliant device; Sign-in frequency for sensitive access; Trusted locations; and 6 more.

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Audit view: framework clauses

Which of your Microsoft 365 controls provide evidence toward each clause. 101 of the 102 controls assessed in this report are mapped.

Indicative mapping, pending independent review. A clause with no open finding means no gap was found in the controls assessed; it is not a statement of compliance. Formal audits and certification are performed by independent auditors.

SOC 2 (Trust Services Criteria)

CC6.1  Logical access security24 OPEN OF 44
Open: Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users; Block legacy authentication protocols; Ensure user consent to apps ... and 21 more
CC6.3  Role-based access and least privilege2 OPEN OF 8
Open: No guest accounts hold administrator roles; Administrators use separate accounts without licences
CC6.6  Protection against external threats18 OPEN OF 40
Open: Create Safe Links policies for email messages; Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode and 16 more
CC6.7  Restricting data transmission and movement7 OPEN OF 8
Open: Ensure DLP policies are enabled; Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked and 5 more
CC6.8  Preventing and detecting malicious software21 OPEN OF 34
Open: Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode; Ensure intelligence for impersonation protection is enabled and 19 more
CC7.2  Monitoring for anomalies5 OPEN OF 13
Open: Ensure mailbox auditing for all users is Enabled; Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked and 3 more
CC9.2  Vendor and business-partner risk6 OPEN OF 8
Open: Ensure user consent to apps ...; An admin consent workflow is enabled and 4 more

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Annex A)

A.5.15  Access control10 OPEN OF 17
Open: Only admins and designated inviters can invite guests; No guest accounts hold administrator roles and 8 more
A.5.17  Authentication informationNO GAP FOUND (9 ASSESSED)
A.5.19  Information security in supplier relationships3 OPEN OF 3
Open: Ensure user consent to apps ...; An admin consent workflow is enabled and 1 more
A.8.2  Privileged access rights2 OPEN OF 7
Open: No guest accounts hold administrator roles; Administrators use separate accounts without licences
A.8.5  Secure authentication6 OPEN OF 15
Open: Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users; Block legacy authentication protocols and 4 more
A.8.7  Protection against malware20 OPEN OF 33
Open: Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode; Create Safe Links policies for email messages and 18 more
A.8.12  Data leakage prevention2 OPEN OF 2
Open: Ensure DLP policies are enabled; Ensure additional storage providers are restricted in Outlook on the web
A.8.15  Logging1 OPEN OF 2
Open: Ensure mailbox auditing for all users is Enabled
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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (categories)

PR.AA  Identity management, authentication and access control23 OPEN OF 45
Open: Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users; Block legacy authentication protocols and 21 more
PR.DS  Data security6 OPEN OF 6
Open: Ensure DLP policies are enabled; Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked and 4 more
DE.CM  Continuous monitoring20 OPEN OF 41
Open: Ensure mailbox auditing for all users is Enabled; Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode and 18 more
RS.MA  Incident managementNO GAP FOUND (1 ASSESSED)

India DPDP Act 2023

s.8(5)  Reasonable security safeguards to prevent personal data breach19 OPEN OF 32
Open: Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users; Ensure DLP policies are enabled and 17 more

India CERT-In Directions (28 Apr 2022)

Logs  Maintain ICT system logs for 180 days1 OPEN OF 2
Open: Ensure mailbox auditing for all users is Enabled
Incident  Report cyber incidents within 6 hours2 OPEN OF 3
Open: Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked and/or disabled; Set automatic email forwarding rules to be system controlled

Threat view: MITRE ATT&CK

The same findings grouped by how an attacker would use them, in kill-chain order. Counts show open findings out of the controls assessed.

Initial Access

T1566  Phishing16 OPEN OF 26
Open: Turn on Safe Attachments in block mode; Ensure intelligence for impersonation protection is enabled and 14 more
T1078.004  Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts8 OPEN OF 23
Open: Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users; Block legacy authentication protocols and 6 more

Credential Access

T1110.003  Brute Force: Password Spraying2 OPEN OF 3
Open: Block legacy authentication protocols; Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users
T1528  Steal Application Access Token2 OPEN OF 2
Open: Ensure user consent to apps ...; An admin consent workflow is enabled

Collection and Exfiltration

T1114.003  Email Collection: Email Forwarding Rule2 OPEN OF 2
Open: Ensure all forms of mail forwarding are blocked; Set automatic email forwarding rules to be system controlled
T1567  Exfiltration Over Web Service3 OPEN OF 3
Open: Ensure DLP policies are enabled; Ensure additional storage providers are restricted in Outlook on the web and 1 more

The full report lists all 9 tactics and 21 techniques.

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Recommended next steps

FIRST 30 DAYS
Turn on MFA for all users and block legacy authentication, then create Safe Links and Safe Attachments policies. Remove the hidden forwarding rule found in Section 4 immediately. Together these recover about 35 Secure Score points.
DAYS 30–60
Work through impersonation protection, external forwarding and DLP (about 26 points). Restrict app consent and review the two high-risk apps in Section 3. Close the high-severity cloud findings in Section 2, starting with public storage and open management ports.
DAYS 60–90
Decide on Business Premium for Conditional Access and device compliance. Re-assess to measure improvement, then move to monthly posture monitoring so regressions are caught as they happen, and the evidence trail is ready for auditors and insurers.

Methodology & scope

Data is read through Microsoft Graph using the following application permissions granted in your tenant: AuditLog.Read.All (sign-in activity timestamps); Directory.Read.All (users, groups, licences and connected apps); MailboxSettings.Read (mailbox rule and forwarding settings, not message content); Policy.Read.All (Conditional Access and tenant policies); RoleManagementPolicy.Read.Directory (privileged-role policy settings); SecurityEvents.Read.All (Secure Score and control profiles). All are read-only and revocable at any time from the Microsoft Entra admin center. None of these permissions allows the platform to read email content or file contents. Scores and recommendations originate from Microsoft's own assessment of your tenant; the platform adds prioritisation, benchmarking, framework mapping and remediation planning. The peer average is Microsoft's own comparison value, shown as a percentage of the maximum score. This report reflects posture at the assessment timestamp and should be refreshed after remediation.

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Cloud infrastructure posture

Azure, AWS and GCP through Microsoft Defender for Cloud

2 Azure subscriptions + 1 AWS account · 67 unhealthy findings (14 high)

This section answers
  • How exposed are our cloud workloads, across every subscription and account?
  • Which misconfigurations would an attacker scan for first?
  • Which Defender protections are switched off?
  • What should we fix first, and how?
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Executive summary

52%Cloud secure score
NEEDS ATTENTION

Across 2 Azure subscriptions and 1 connected AWS account, Microsoft Defender for Cloud reports a combined secure score of 52%. The assessment found 67 unhealthy findings on 41 resources: 14 high, 31 medium and 22 low severity. Two storage locations are reachable from the internet, and virtual machine management ports are open to any address. Only the free foundational posture checks are active; no Defender workload protection plans are switched on.

SECURE SCORE
52%
all environments
HIGH
14
fix first
MEDIUM
31
findings
LOW
22
findings

Score by environment

ENVIRONMENTRESOURCESHIGHSECURE SCORE
Azure · Production subscription248
48%
Azure · Dev/Test subscription92
61%
AWS · Logistics apps account84
50%

Defender protection coverage

Protection planResources in scopeStatus
Foundational CSPM (free)All 41On
Defender CSPM (attack paths, agentless scanning)41Off
Defender for Servers7 VMs (5 Azure, 2 AWS EC2)Off
Defender for Storage6 storage accounts / bucketsOff
Defender for SQL / databases3 databasesOff
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Top cloud findings

Ranked by severity and exposure. The full report lists all 67 findings by resource, with remediation steps.

1
Storage account allows public network access
HIGHAzure · Production · stnwlogsdocs
The storage account accepts connections from any network, and one container allows anonymous read. Disable public blob access and restrict network access to selected networks or private endpoints.
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
2
S3 bucket allows public read access
HIGHAWS · nw-shipment-exports
Block Public Access is off for this bucket and its policy grants read to everyone. Turn on S3 Block Public Access at account and bucket level, then review who needs access.
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
3
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control
HIGHAzure · Production · 3 VMs
RDP (3389) is open to any address on 3 VMs. Enable just-in-time VM access, or close the port and use Azure Bastion.
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
4
MFA should be enabled for accounts with owner permissions on your subscription
HIGHAzure · Production
2 owner accounts can manage the subscription without MFA. Require MFA for all accounts with owner or contributor rights.
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
5
Machines should have vulnerability findings resolved
HIGHAzure + AWS · 4 VMs
4 machines have critical OS vulnerabilities older than 30 days. Enable Defender for Servers for continuous vulnerability assessment and patch the listed packages.
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
6
Diagnostic logs should be enabled for Key Vault and App Service
MEDIUMAzure · Production · 5 resources
Without logs, an incident cannot be investigated. Send diagnostic logs to a Log Analytics workspace with 180-day retention (relevant to CERT-In log retention).
Full steps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendation
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Connected app risk

Third-party apps and what they can access

23 third-party apps, 2 high risk

This section answers
  • Which outside apps can read our mail, files or directory?
  • Which ones come from unverified publishers?
  • Who approved them, and are they still used?
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Executive summary

We reviewed 23 third-party apps (311 service principals in total, the rest being Microsoft's own services) connected to your tenant. 2 hold high-risk access and 4 more are worth reviewing. Your consent setting also lets users approve new apps without review.

THIRD-PARTY APPS
23
HIGH RISK
2
WORTH REVIEWING
4
AppAccess heldConsented byRisk
PDF Merge OnlineRead and write all mail; read all files1 userHIGH
QuickSync ContactsRead directory; read all users' calendars (application)Admin, tenant-wideHIGH
Calendar Sync ProRead and write calendars3 usersREVIEW
CRM Connector (legacy)Read directoryAdmin, tenant-wideREVIEW
Survey BuilderRead user profile, send mail as user6 usersREVIEW
E-Sign ExpressRead and write files the user selects4 usersREVIEW
Users can consent to third-party apps without admin approvalZB-ID-001  MEDIUM
This is the most common way a risky app gets connected. 'PDF Merge Online' above was approved this way.
HOW TO FIX
1. Open Entra admin center > Enterprise applications > Consent and permissions > User consent settings.
2. Choose "Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions".
3. Turn on the admin consent workflow and name the reviewers.

Scope: only applications connected through Microsoft's own sign-in and consent screens are visible. This report never revokes or changes anything; every action is for your Global Administrator to apply.

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Business email compromise

Hidden inbox rules and forwarding used in invoice fraud

1 critical finding on a finance mailbox

This section answers
  • Is any mailbox silently forwarding or hiding financial email?
  • Which accounts show signs of compromise?
  • What exactly should we do now?
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Executive summary

We checked mailbox rules and forwarding settings on all 120 mailboxes. One mailbox in the finance team has a hidden rule that forwards invoice and payment emails to an outside address, the classic sign of a compromised account. Act on this today.

CRITICAL
1
MAILBOXES CHECKED
120
EXTERNAL FORWARDING
2
1 hidden, 1 approved
!
Hidden rule forwarding invoices outside the company
ZB-BEC-001 · CRITICALaccounts@northwind.example
Rule name: "." (a single dot, a common attacker trick) Condition: subject or body contains "invoice", "payment", "bank details" Action: forward to an external webmail address, then move to "RSS Feeds" Created: 2026-10-18, shortly after a sign-in from an unfamiliar location
WHAT TO DO NOW
1. Delete the rule and reset the account's password.
2. Revoke all sessions and re-register MFA for this user.
3. Review sent items and recent payment requests; warn finance not to change bank details by email.
4. Block automatic external forwarding (see Section 1, item 6).
SOC 2 CC7.2, CC7.3  |  ISO 27001 A.5.25, A.8.16  |  MITRE T1114.003, T1564.008
Approved external forwardingINFO
logistics-ops@ forwards to a carrier partner's domain. Confirm this is still needed and documented.

This check reads mailbox rule and forwarding settings only, never message content. With monitoring on, new rules like this raise an alert within hours, in plain language, with the fix.

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SAMPLE · FICTIONAL DATA
SECTION 5 OF 5

SOC 2 compliance drift

Access-control configuration against SOC 2 and CIS

2 controls drifted since the baseline

This section answers
  • Have any controls changed since they were last verified?
  • Who changed them, and when?
  • Which SOC 2 criteria are affected?
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Executive summary

Two monitored controls drifted from the baseline recorded on 2026-09-30: an MFA exclusion was added for one user, and a new Global Administrator was assigned. Both affect SOC 2 CC6 logical-access criteria. Legacy authentication remains blocked.

CRITICAL
0
HIGH
2
DRIFTED CONTROLS
2
DateChange detectedCriteriaSeverity
2026-10-12MFA exclusion added for 1 user (sales team)SOC 2 CC6.1 · CIS identityHIGH
2026-10-15New Global Administrator assigned (external contractor)SOC 2 CC6.2, CC6.3 · CIS privileged accessHIGH
CONTROLS PASSING
PASS  CC6.1  Legacy authentication is blocked
PASS  CC6.1  Administrators are required to use MFA
WHAT TO DO
1. Confirm both changes were approved through your change process.
2. Remove the MFA exclusion, or replace it with a time-limited exception.
3. Move the contractor to the least-privileged role needed, with an end date.
4. Keep this report as evidence that access controls were monitored during the audit period.

Scope: this report supports a SOC 2 programme by monitoring relevant Microsoft 365 configuration. It is not a SOC 2 audit, examination or attestation; those are performed by an independent licensed CPA firm.

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