Microsoft 365 is a Tier 1 target. Once inside, attackers change Entra roles, weaken conditional access, and disable security controls to persist. That’s why outages drag: you must prove identity, privilege, and tenant policies are clean before you can safely turn the business back on.
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Ermitteln Sie den neuen
Sicherheits perimeter
mit Microsoft an vorderster Front.
Identify the new security perimeter.
And Microsoft is the front line.
If your Microsoft 365 tenant goes down, your business goes down
Is your disaster recovery plan truly ready?
You already know cyber resilience is essential. This guide gives you a clear path to get there.
Phishing attacks surged by 58% in 2024
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Don't let establishing a robust governance framework bottleneck your initiative
Avoid compliance nightmares and operational bottlenecks
With 58% of sensitive cloud data in M365, its document security is a CISO's #1 priority
Avoid compliance nightmares and operational bottlenecks
58% of sensitive cloud data lives in Teams and Microsoft 365
Securing M365 Copilot from sensitive data risks
Gartner predicts that through 2025, over 99% of cloud breaches will stem from preventable misconfigurations or user errors
Making CIS compliance effortless
Discover and prevent the vulnerabilities that cybercriminals look to exploit
Wenn Ihr Microsoft 365-Mandant ausfällt, fällt auchIhr Unternehmen aus.
Si votre tenant Microsoft 365 vous lâche, votreentreprise est à l’arrêt.
Today’s Microsoft 365 security playbook breaks down at the tenant level.
Le plan de sécurité Microsoft 365 actuel cesse d’être efficace au niveau du tenant.
When Microsoft 365 Isn’t Safe
Download IDC’s Analyst Connection Report: Have You Secured Your Core Applications and Infrastructure?
2025 State of Microsoft 365 Security: Latest trends and risks impacting M365 this year
Microsoft's recommendations for configuration management: Actionable steps from Microsoft for mature configuration backup
MVP insights: What native M365 tools miss and how to plug any backup gaps
Step-by-step planning guide: Build and document a full disaster recovery plan for files, identities, policies, and more
This IDC Analyst Connection lays out why Microsoft 365 resilience demands more than standard SaaS posture checks. It covers what IT and security leaders should prioritize to reduce blast radius, limit privileged exposure, and recover with confidence.
What’s inside the guide:
Des réponses claires sur ce que Microsoft 365 sauvegarde réellement (ou non) : la conservation de certains paramètres relève de votre responsabilité, et non de celle de Microsoft ou de votre fournisseur de sauvegarde.
Quatre scénarios catastrophe : découvrez des cas concrets qui montrent comment les erreurs humaines, les écarts, les falsifications et les prises de contrôle peuvent nuire à votre entreprise.
Pourquoi la sauvegarde des données seules ne suffit pas : si la configuration de votre tenant disparaît, les sauvegardes de données ne pourront pas vous sauver. Découvrez comment combler cette lacune.
Une liste de contrôle prête à l'emploi pour élaborer un meilleur plan de reprise : définissez clairement ce qu'il faut surveiller, automatiser et exiger de vos solutions de sauvegarde.
Un retour sur investissement à présenter au conseil d'administration : comment la sauvegarde des configurations permet de réduire le nombre d'incidents, d'accélérer la reprise et d'améliorer la conformité.
Klare Beschreibung dessen, was Microsoft 365 wirklich sichert (und was nicht): Erfahren Sie, für welche kritischen Einstellungen Sie selbst verantwortlich sind und nicht Microsoft oder Ihr Backup-Anbieter.
Vier Wege in die Katastrophe: Erfahren Sie anhand von Beispielen aus der Praxis, wie menschliches Versagen, Abweichungen, Manipulationen und die Übernahme von Konten Ihrem Unternehmen schaden können.
Warum Datensicherungen allein nicht ausreichen: Wenn sich die Blaupause Ihres Mandanten in Luft auflöst, helfen Ihnen Datensicherungen allein nicht weiter. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie diese kritische Lücke schließen können.
Eine direkt umsetzbare Checkliste für die Umsetzung eines optimalen Plans für die Wiederherstellung: Erfahren Sie, was überwacht und automatisiert werden sollte und was Backup-Lösungen leisten müssen.
Ein ROI, der auch den Vorstand überzeugt: Wie Sie mit einer durchdachten Konfigurationssicherung sicherheitsrelevante Vorfälle reduzieren, die Wiederherstellung beschleunigen und die Compliance optimieren können.
Clear answers on what Microsoft 365 really backs up (and what it doesn’t): Know which critical settings are your responsibility, not Microsoft’s or your backup vendor’s.
Four paths to disaster: See real-life stories that show how human error, drift, tampering, and takeovers can damage your business.
Why backing up data alone isn’t enough: If your tenant blueprint disappears, data backups can’t save you. Learn how to close this gap.
An executive-ready checklist to build a better recovery plan: Get a clear plan of what to monitor, what to automate, and what to require from your backup solutions.
ROI you can bring to the boardroom: How config backup leads to fewer incidents, faster recoveries, and improved compliance.
What You’ll Learn:
The tenant controls attackers change most (roles, access, policies), plus how to detect and reverse them
What “safe to turn back on” means for Microsoft 365 with a practical validation checklist
How to reduce blast radius with tenant segmentation, without multiplying governance work
Global threat patterns: See where phishing attacks are escalating and how different regions are being targeted.
Advanced cyberattack techniques: Understand the latest phishing tactics used to breach Microsoft 365, with real-world examples of recent attacks.
Security best practices & tools: Learn what leading experts recommend to strengthen defenses and prevent account takeovers.
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