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BIO (Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid) and Microsoft 365
The Dutch government information-security baseline. Siemserva by Senserva maps 205+ Microsoft 365 and Entra ID checks to the areas BIO emphasizes, so a scan of your tenant doubles as evidence.
What BIO is
The BIO is the mandatory information-security baseline for Dutch government organizations. Its identity and access-control requirements apply directly to public-sector Microsoft 365 deployments and their Entra ID configuration.
How Siemserva maps to BIO
BIO asks for strong identity, access control, and monitoring. Siemserva evidences those areas with the checks below, each ranked by Severity and checked against your own tenant:
Identity and access management (60 checks)
Conditional Access (60 checks)
Multi-factor authentication (42 checks)
Auth User Not MFA RegisteredAuth Microsoft Authenticator Authentication Method In Use But Not Allowed By UserAuth Password Authentication Method In Use But Not Allowed By Senserva Security ManagerAuth Passwordless Microsoft Authenticator Authentication Method In Use But Not Allowed By UserAuth Require Passwordless But Its Not Used By UserAuth Software Oath Authentication Method In Use But Not Allowed By UserLogging and audit (43 checks)
See every check with its Severity and remediation in the checks catalog, or the per-control detail in the control reference.
Evidence BIO in your own Microsoft 365
Siemserva by Senserva runs the identity, access, privileged-access, and logging checks above, and 650+ others, against your own tenant: it shows where you meet or miss each requirement, ranks the gaps by Severity, and produces audit-ready evidence and validated fixes to close them.
BIO and Microsoft 365: common questions
Does BIO apply to Microsoft 365?
BIO (Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid) does not name Microsoft 365 specifically, but its identity, access-control, and logging requirements are met (or missed) in your Microsoft 365 and Entra ID configuration. That is where Siemserva checks provide the evidence.
How does Siemserva map to BIO?
Siemserva runs 205+ Microsoft 365 and Entra ID checks across the areas BIO emphasizes, multi-factor authentication, Conditional Access, privileged access, and logging, ranks the gaps by Severity, and produces audit-ready evidence. It is evidence, not an official mapping or certification.
Is this an official BIO certification?
No. Senserva is not an assessor and issues no certifications. It provides the configuration evidence, Severity ranking, and remediation that make an assessment defensible. Confirm requirements with your assessor or regulator.
More: the frameworks crosswalk, Microsoft 365 compliance by country, and the audit evidence guide.