Today, I want to share a useful Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment Tool🔐☁️ that helps organizations evaluate their security posture and plan improvements. Maybe you’ve already checked it out, but let’s go through it one more time to make sure we’re on track
🔗 Microsoft has already documented this assessment tool in detail, explaining each Zero Trust pillar step by step. You can explore the documentation here: Zero Trust Assessment Strategy Workshop.
https://microsoft.github.io/zerotrustassessment/docs/intro
📌 This tool is a PowerShell-based assessment designed to evaluate your Zero Trust maturity. To use it:
📥 Import Module from PowerShell Gallery
🔑 Grant read-only permissions for assessment.
📊 Run the PowerShell cmdlet to analyze Identity, Device, and Data pillars.
📑 Review the generated report and take action based on recommendations.
🔥 Zero Trust Pillars & Roadmaps:
1️⃣ Identity Pillar – Identity Roadmap 👤🔑
🔐 Identity is the foundation of Zero Trust security. The roadmap ensures strong authentication, secure access policies, and continuous monitoring.
🔐User & Group Management: Secure identities with Conditional Access (CA), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
🔐Application Security: Protect enterprise apps with Conditional Access policies and integrate SSO (Single Sign-On).
🔐Hybrid Identity & Passwordless: Plan for on-premises to cloud migration, passwordless authentication, and hybrid identity solutions.
🔐Device Identity: Ensure Hybrid Join, Cloud-Native Enrollment, and Windows Autopilot deployment are in place.
🔐Operations & Monitoring: Implement Identity Protection policies, detect suspicious activities, and enforce role-based access.
2️⃣ Device Pillar – Device Roadmap 💻📱
Devices must meet security compliance and integrate with management solutions.
➡️ Tenant Administration: Ensure Intune compliance policies and device compliance monitoring.
➡️ MAM (Mobile Application Management): Protect apps with App Protection Policies (APP) for iOS, Android, and Windows.
➡️ MDM (Mobile Device Management): Apply corporate policies for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
➡️ Endpoint Security & Configuration: Ensure Defender for Endpoint and Firewall rules are configured.
➡️ Cloud PKI & Certificates: Manage Cloud Certificate Authorities and PKCS.
3️⃣ Data Pillar – Data Roadmap 📂🔐
📁 Knowing and protecting data is a key pillar in Zero Trust security.
📁Discover & Classify: Identify sensitive data across Microsoft 365.
📁Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Apply DLP policies to prevent leakage.
📁Encryption & Sensitivity Labels: Classify and encrypt files with Information Protection.
📁Data Governance & Lifecycle: Enforce retention and data management policies.
📁Protect Critical Data: Restrict access to business-critical data.
🔗 Download the Zero Trust Assessment https://microsoft.github.io/zerotrustassessment/guide
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