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User Medium Risk User
Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Users & accounts domain.
User flagged as medium risk by Entra ID Protection Medium-risk users show suspicious behavior patterns (unfamiliar sign-in properties, atypical travel). Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
User flagged as medium risk by Entra ID Protection
Why it matters
Medium-risk users show suspicious behavior patterns (unfamiliar sign-in properties, atypical travel). Without intervention, a compromised session may escalate to data exfiltration
How to fix it
Entra admin center → Protection → Identity Protection → Risky users; click the user to review the detection reason; if suspicious, confirm compromise and require password reset; verify a risk-based Conditional Access policy is active (Protection → Conditional Access) requiring MFA for medium+ risk sign-ins
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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Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the User Medium Risk User check verify?
User flagged as medium risk by Entra ID Protection It is a Medium Severity check in the Users & accounts domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a User Medium Risk User finding?
Entra admin center → Protection → Identity Protection → Risky users; click the user to review the detection reason; if suspicious, confirm compromise and require password reset; verify a risk-based Conditional Access policy is active (Protection → Conditional Access) requiring MFA for medium+ risk sign-ins 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.6.1v1, 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.
All 672 checks with severities and mappings: the Microsoft 365 security checks catalog.