Security checks / Check reference / Risky users & sign-ins
Risk Level During Signin
High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Risky users & sign-ins domain.
Risk level recorded during a user sign-in event A risk level was recorded at sign-in but no blocking or MFA challenge was enforced. Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Risk level recorded during a user sign-in event
Why it matters
A risk level was recorded at sign-in but no blocking or MFA challenge was enforced. The session proceeded despite the risk signal
How to fix it
Investigate risk detection; act based on severity and current account state
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
Find this in your own Microsoft 365
This page is the public reference for one check. Siemserva by Senserva runs it, and 650+ others, against your own tenant: it shows exactly where Risk Level During Signin is failing across your environment, ranks it against everything else by real risk, maps it to the frameworks your auditors ask about, and attaches a validated fix you approve before it applies.
Your Three Free Unlimited Audits cover all of it, free with registration: 1 scan to find, 2 to review your fixes.
Built for the people who own this outcome: security and IT teams closing gaps, auditors and compliance teams gathering evidence, and MSPs and MSSPs running it across every client tenant.
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Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the Risk Level During Signin check verify?
Risk level recorded during a user sign-in event It is a High Severity check in the Risky users & sign-ins domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Risk Level During Signin finding?
Investigate risk detection; act based on severity and current account state 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, HIPAA, including SCuBA policy MS.AAD.3.3v2, MS.AAD.3.4v1, MS.AAD.3.5v1, and MCSB controls LT-3, IM-6. 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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