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Microsoft 365 Security Posture Management

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Acronis Security Posture Management for Microsoft 365 (part of Acronis Management) empowers MSPs of any cybersecurity expertise level to provide robust protection to multiple clients at the Microsoft 365 tenant level from a single console. It reduces human labor costs by making complex security and user management tasks manageable for nonsenior technicians and identifies more security risks compared to traditional audit methods.

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Why MSPs need a specialized solution for delivering Microsoft 365 security posture management

Why Microsoft’s built-in tools fall short for MSPs

Delivering Microsoft 365 management services without specialized solutions is nearly impossible for MSPs. Microsoft’s built-in functionalities are not designed with MSPs in mind and lack critical features such as multitenancy, making the management and monitoring of multiple clients a significant operational challenge.

MSPs need purpose-built Microsoft 365 management solutions

Microsoft 365 security management requires purpose-built solutions to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. MSPs need best practices, multitenancy and other functionalities to avoid costly inefficiencies and improve productivity.

Enable efficient and best-practice delivery of Microsoft 365 security posture management services to your clients

  • Establish and sell Microsoft 365 management services
    Establish and sell Microsoft 365 management services
    The immature SaaS management domain lacks established best practices, making it challenging to define and package Microsoft 365 security services for master service agreements (MSAs).
  • Centralize multitenant management
    Centralize multitenant management
    Since MSPs manage Microsoft 365 tenants of multiple clients, they need to log in to different tenants and switch between consoles constantly, which hinders technician performance. MSPs need to manage all Microsoft 365 tenants for all clients from a single console.
  • Simplify complex tasks for non-senior technicians
    Simplify complex tasks for non-senior technicians
    There are complex tasks, such as risk remediation or user offboarding, that are traditionally handled by more senior technicians, who are expensive and scarce. Acronis simplifies these tasks and makes them manageable for less experienced  technicians.
  • Enhance risk detection
    Enhance risk detection
    Built-in security methods often overlook complex vulnerabilities, leaving MSPs and their clients with undetected risks. Acronis provides immediate insight into previously undetected risks upon onboarding a new tenant, typically revealing 8–9 new vulnerabilities.
  • Ensure always-on protection and minimize exposure windows
    Ensure always-on protection and minimize exposure windows
    Continuous monitoring of baseline deviations and automatic risk remediation enable MSPs to bypass costly manual security audits, gain peace of mind by ensuring new risks are foreseen and minimize vulnerability windows by automatically closing the gaps.
  • Showcase service proof and enhance client trust
    Showcase service proof and enhance client trust
    MSPs struggle to demonstrate full security to clients since achieving a 100% Secure Score in Microsoft 365 is almost impossible. MSPs need to provide comprehensive 'green' security reports to eliminate client anxiety and maintain trust. 

Included Microsoft 365 management features

Free features.

Available as part of the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud standard product.

  • Multitenant Microsoft 365 management
    Multitenant Microsoft 365 management
    Manage all Microsoft 365 tenants for all clients efficiently from a single web console.
  • Security posture best practice baselines
    Security posture best practice baselines
    Access a set of baselines, ready out of the box, that can be applied to one or several client tenants.
  • On-demand security posture audits
    On-demand security posture audits
    Instantly scan onboarded tenants against best practice baselines and perform Microsoft 365 security gap analysis whenever needed.
  • Alerts about baseline deviations
    Coming soon
    Alerts about baseline deviations
    Receive instant alerts on newly discovered threats and user changes, helping you to quickly respond to hidden attacks and risky misconfigurations.
  • Security posture reports in PDF
    Coming soon
    Security posture reports in PDF
    Generate detailed client reports outlining compliance summaries and trends, and showcase service proof.
  • Microsoft 365 user onboarding
    Microsoft 365 user onboarding
    Quickly set up new users with the required Microsoft licenses, admin roles, group memberships, mailbox settings and more.
  • Integration with Acronis and third-party PSAs
    Integration with Acronis and third-party PSAs
    Natively integrates with Acronis Automation and third-party PSAs. Visit the full list of PSA and RMM integrations in our application catalogue.

Advanced features

Requires Acronis Management and related SKUs to be activated.

  • Continuous monitoring of security posture vs. baselines
    Continuous monitoring of security posture vs. baselines
    Eliminate repetitive audits and ensure peace of mind with 24/7 automatic detection of new risks.
  • Automatic and manual remediation of security risks
    Automatic and manual remediation of security risks
    Quickly address risks with simplified remediation actions directly from the Acronis console, with both manual intervention and automatic remediations upon detection.
  • Microsoft 365 user offboarding
    Microsoft 365 user offboarding
    Simplify the complex offboarding process, which includes revoking sign-in sessions, resetting passwords, removing licenses, converting to shared mailboxes and ensuring legal compliance with litigation holds.

Comparison table: Free vs. advanced features

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
(free features)
With Acronis Management
(require additional SKUs)
Multitenant Microsoft 365 management
Security posture best practice baselines
On-demand security posture audits
Alerts about baseline deviations (coming soon)
Security posture reports in PDF (coming soon)
Microsoft 365 user onboarding
Integration with Acronis and third-party PSAs
Continuous monitoring of security posture vs. baselines
Manual remediation of security risks
Automatic remediation of security risks
Microsoft 365 user offboarding

A closer look at Microsoft 365 management functionalities

  • Per-tenant security posture dashboards in the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud console
    Per-tenant security posture dashboards in the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud console
  • Baseline management on a client level
    Baseline management on a client level
  • Baseline details and applying baseline configurations
    Baseline details and applying baseline configurations
  • User management
    User management
  • User onboarding
    User onboarding
  • User offboarding
    User offboarding
  • Enabling auto-remediation
    Enabling auto-remediation
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Protect all aspects of your clients’ Microsoft 365 environment with a unified solution that uniquely combines multiple natively integrated components, all from a single console:
Deliver all-in-one, unbeatable protection for Microsoft 365

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can I enhance my Microsoft 365 cybersecurity?

    Enhancing cybersecurity for Microsoft 365 involves adopting best practices such as using multi-factor authentication (MFA), regularly updating configurations to comply with security standards and deploying advanced security posture management tools. These tools enable proactive risk detection, continuous monitoring and automated responses to vulnerabilities, ensuring comprehensive protection for Microsoft 365 environments.

  • What are security posture management tools and why are they important for MSPs?

    Security posture management tools help MSPs assess, monitor and improve the security configuration of IT environments. For MSPs managing multiple Microsoft 365 clients, these tools are essential for maintaining high security standards, identifying and remediating potential risks and streamlining compliance across tenants. They provide visibility, automation and efficiency that are crucial for scalable service delivery.

  • What do Microsoft 365 monitoring tools track?

    Microsoft 365 monitoring tools track a variety of elements including user activity, sign-in patterns, data access, security configurations and baseline deviations. These tools provide insights into potential security incidents, changes to configurations and compliance adherence, enabling MSPs to respond quickly to threats or policy violations.

  • What features should the best Office 365 monitoring tools have?

    The best Office 365 monitoring tools should include multitenant management, real-time monitoring, automated alerts for baseline deviations, customizable security baselines, automated and manual remediation capabilities and seamless integration with other RMM and PSA systems. These features ensure that MSPs can efficiently manage security and respond swiftly to incidents.

  • How can businesses improve threat management in Microsoft 365?

    Businesses can improve threat management by using advanced security posture management solutions that go beyond built-in Microsoft tools. Key practices include setting up comprehensive threat detection and response protocols, using automated risk remediation and applying continuous monitoring to identify and address vulnerabilities as they arise.

  • What are best practices for improving Microsoft 365 cloud security?

    Best practices for improving Microsoft 365 cloud security include implementing MFA, regularly updating access permissions, adhering to zero trust principles, monitoring user activity for suspicious behavior and using third-party tools to provide comprehensive security posture management. Continuous training for staff and updating policies to align with evolving threats are also key strategies for robust cloud security.

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