With the advent of remote work in our lives, Microsoft 365 has come on top as one of the most robust platforms for workplace collaboration. It has boosted the productivity of employees working from home at a significant level. However, it has also made employers concerned for the security of their confidential data.
Microsoft 365 comes with a range of security services to counter this concern. It includes various levels of access management, information protection, and even risk management. In this blog, our DEVIT engineers will explore just how secure this platform truly is, so follow along to secure yourself while working remotely.
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Access Management is one of the most important methods for ensuring the confidentiality of data. Microsoft 365 allows this by ensuring role-based access to all kinds of system resources and information. Moreover, it is also able to detect suspicious login attempts and divert them. The platform also has tools for protecting user credentials, identities, and comes fully equipped with state-of-the-art authentication tools. This IAM toolkit allows IT Managers to allocate the right access to each employee based on their role in the firm, thereby safeguarding all resources.
Information Protection
Information protection is one of the main concerns that employers face while setting up remote work services. The Microsoft Information Protection system is a part of Microsoft 365 Cybersecurity and it allows admins to protect confidential information across all endpoints. Its capabilities allow finding out the location of all your firm related data and securing it.
For this, Data Classification serves as an incomparable asset that can identify important data and ensure that it has been securely stored. Another important tool is Data Loss Prevention (DLP) that prevents the loss of sensitive information such as financial information and such.
IT managers can create DLP policies via the Microsoft 365 Compliance Centre for the protection of such information. Microsoft Information Governance (MIG) is another important tool that helps maintain compliance with the firm’s data policies via the lifecycle and records of information.
Original Source: Security Implementation for Microsoft 365