Office 365 Best Practices Checklist
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Do not allow anonymous calendar sharing
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Require MFA for all users Do not allow calendar details sharing
Disable POP/IMAP/SMTP Auth Use limited administrative roles
Block sign-in for terminated employees, forwarding
Do not allow mailbox delegation
mailboxes, shared mailboxes
Unique passwords for all users Turn on sign-in risk policy
Supplement Microsoft's backups Turn on user risk policy
Turn on audit data recording Enable policy to block legacy authentication
Block client forwarding rules Activate mobile device management services
Set outbound spam notifications Require mobile devices to use a password
Require mobile devices to block access and
Turn on mailbox auditing for all users
report policy violations
Require mobile devices to manage email
Consume audit data weekly
profile
Do not allow simple passwords on mobile
No transport rule to external domains
devices
Do not use mail flow rules that bypass anti-spam Require mobile devices to use alphanumeric
protection password
Review mailbox forwarding rules weekly Require mobile devices to use encryption
Review mailbox access by non-owners bi-weekly Require mobile devices to lock if inactive
Require mobile devices to have minimum
Review malware detections report weekly
password length
Require mobile devices to wipe on multiple
Designate more than one global admin
sign-in failures
Do not use mail forwarding rules to external Block jail broken or rooted mobile devices from
domains connecting
Remove mobile device policies that expire
Designate fewer than 5 global admins
passwords
Do not expire passwords Reduce mobile device password re-use