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Security Defaults Disabled
Info Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Tenant-wide domain.
Security defaults are disabled but Conditional Access policies are in place. Verify CA policies provide equivalent or better MFA and legacy auth blocking Disabling security defaults is expected when Conditional Access is used; ensure CA covers all baseline protections that security defaults would have provided Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
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Check summary
What this check verifies
Security defaults are disabled but Conditional Access policies are in place. Verify CA policies provide equivalent or better MFA and legacy auth blocking
Why it matters
Disabling security defaults is expected when Conditional Access is used; ensure CA covers all baseline protections that security defaults would have provided
How to fix it
Review Conditional Access policies to confirm MFA enforcement and legacy authentication blocking are covered
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Compliance framework mappings
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Common questions
What does the Security Defaults Disabled check verify?
Security defaults are disabled but Conditional Access policies are in place. Verify CA policies provide equivalent or better MFA and legacy auth blocking It is a Info Severity check in the Tenant-wide domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Security Defaults Disabled finding?
Review Conditional Access policies to confirm MFA enforcement and legacy authentication blocking are covered Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, and MCSB controls IM-6, IM-7. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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