Solution

Configuration drift monitoring for Microsoft 365

Detect when Microsoft 365 or monitored asset configuration changes between assessments. Surface drift as findings and monitoring alerts for MSP triage.

What drift looks like in practice

M365 control changes

Secure Score, Conditional Access, or identity settings that differ from prior runs.

DNS record changes

Domain configuration drift on monitored customer assets.

Certificate changes

SSL/TLS configuration differences between scans.

New findings

Issues that appear when reassessment compares against prior state.

From detection to response

Scheduled comparison

Scheduled assessments and asset scans compare current results against previous runs.

Alert routing

Notification policies can route drift-related events to configured alert groups.

Drift in the posture workflow

Baseline capture
First assessment establishes the starting posture state.
Ongoing monitoring
Subsequent runs detect changes from baseline.
Finding prioritization
Drift-related findings ranked by severity.
Customer reporting
Posture changes documented in customer reports.

Related pages

Frequently asked questions

Next steps

Catch configuration drift across customer tenants

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