Controls / MCSB / PA-3

MCSB PA-3: Privileged Access

1 Senserva Microsoft 365 security check provide evidence for Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark control PA-3 (Privileged Access). Each is checked against your tenant, ranked by Severity, with validated remediation.

1 checksPrivileged AccessTop Severity: Low

What MCSB PA-3 covers

The Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark is Microsoft's own security baseline for Azure and Microsoft 365, organized into control domains. PA-3 sits in the Privileged Access domain. Senserva evidences it with the 1 check below, so you can see, per tenant, whether the control is actually met rather than assumed.

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The 1 checks that evidence MCSB PA-3

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Senserva checkSeverityWhat it verifies
Intune Policy Compliance Allowed Wsl DistributionsLowAllowed WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distributions are restricted by compliance policy

Also evidences

The same checks provide evidence for these frameworks, so one fix counts across your obligations:

Every MCSB control and the checks that evidence it: the control reference. The full benchmark crosswalk: MCSB for Microsoft 365.

Reference: the compliance frameworks crosswalk, the check reference, and the audit guide.
Data notice: control mappings describe which Siemserva checks provide evidence for a control and are informational only, without warranty. They do not constitute compliance advice or certification; confirm requirements with your assessor. All use is subject to the Senserva EULA.