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Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

By : Peter Rising
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Book Image

Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

5 (1)
By: Peter Rising

Overview of this book

The Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration is designed to help you manage, implement, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments. With this book, you’ll first configure, administer identity and access within Microsoft 365. You’ll learn about hybrid identity, authentication methods, and conditional access policies with Microsoft Intune. Next, you’ll discover how RBAC and Azure AD Identity Protection can be used to detect risks and secure information in your organization. You’ll also explore concepts such as Microsoft Defender for endpoint and identity, along with threat intelligence. As you progress, you’ll uncover additional tools and techniques to configure and manage Microsoft 365, including Azure Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to manage and implement security measures within your Microsoft 365 suite successfully.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1: Implementing and Managing Identity and Access
7
Part 2: Implementing and Managing Threat Protection
13
Part 3: Implementing and Managing Information Protection
17
Part 4: Managing Compliance Features in Microsoft 365

Encrypting your Windows devices using BitLocker

In the modern IT landscape, it is more crucial than ever to protect your organization’s devices against data theft in case a device is stolen or lost. BitLocker is a feature that can be used to address this by encrypting Windows devices.

BitLocker Drive Encryption provides integrated data protection features for your Windows devices to combat the threat of stolen, lost, or poorly decommissioned Windows devices. BitLocker is most effective when used with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 1.2 or later. However, it also works on computers that do not have TPM version 1.2 or later by using a USB startup key instead. You can also apply a form of multi-factor authentication with BitLocker with the ability to block device startup until one of the following responses has been provided:

  • A user PIN
  • A removable device that contains a startup key

These methods help to ensure that the device does not start until the...