Microsoft Business Premium boasts a range of robust security features, so it’s a great starting point for your customers. But make sure your customers are making the most of Microsoft’s impressive security offering, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO), Conditional Access, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). With some simple configuration, your users can benefit from major security enhancements. Here’s what you need to know:
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A simple and effective security measure to protect user data by adding a second layer of authentication. It’s great for account sign-ins at any user level. Businesses can choose between secondary authentication from the Microsoft Authenticator app or set up a different method, like SMS codes. It’s like confirming the secret handshake after getting the code word right, just in case.
Conditional Access
Conditional Access is a set of clever rules, from default protocols to bespoke ones specific to the organisation and its security policies. The rules will include a series of automatic checks and protective measures as part of a sign-in request.
Checks include cross-referencing a user’s device and IP address, for example. So, if someone’s trying to access the CEO’s email from a beach in Bora Bora, the smart rules spring into action. They’ll ask for more information to confirm if it’s actually the CEO taking a sneaky peek on holiday instead or someone with less innocent intentions.
Single Sign-On
Single Sign-On (SSO) does exactly what it says on the tin – users only need one login to access everything they need. It boosts security because passwords aren’t duplicated (or compromised) across different apps. Plus, it makes the user experience considerably better. Not to mention saving time and boosting productivity without all that log-in hopping.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Risks don’t suddenly disappear once a user logs in, particularly when they’re managing sensitive data. That’s where Data Loss Prevention comes in – it’s the ultimate filter for data breaches.
Business Premium users can activate DLP by defining and applying their own policies across all apps. To automatically protect sensitive data being shared, a DLP policy will scan and identify potential data breaches across all M365 apps and any connected services. It stops staff inadvertently sharing sensitive data in Outlook, Teams, SharePoint or OneDrive.
Shared Responsibility
Our final, and most crucial tip – there’s strength in numbers. Educate your customers about their collective responsibility for security – see it, say it… Business Premium defends users with an impressive array of protection. But encouraging safe practice and shared responsibility only strengthens business security.
