Security baselines

Concept

Preconfigured groups of recommended security settings for products such as Windows, Microsoft Edge or Microsoft 365, which can be deployed through Microsoft Intune to harden devices including Cloud PCs and session hosts.

Title graphic: Security baselines (Concept)

Type	Concept
Documentation	learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-security/security-baselines/overview

Key points about Security baselines

The conversation covers designing modern security baselines and managing thousands of devices. · Building a Secure Microsoft-First MSP

Episodes about Security baselines

Harden Intune Deployment for Zero Trust Compliance

2025-12-05 · Video on YouTube

Microsoft Intune is a powerful endpoint management solution — but improper deployment can introduce serious security risks. Misconfigured policies, over-permissioned roles, and weak compliance settings often create hidden vulnerabilities that attackers can…

Building a Secure Microsoft-First MSP

2026-07-16 · Video on YouTube

Building a successful Managed Service Provider today requires far more than device management and helpdesk support. Customers expect proactive security, cloud expertise, and modern identity protection from day one. In this episode of the M365 Show, Mirko…

Azure Virtual Desktop vs Windows 365 with Dieter…

2026-07-14 · Video on YouTube

In this episode of the M365.fm Podcast, Mirko Peters is joined by Microsoft MVPs Dieter Kempeneers and Dominiek Verham for an in-depth discussion about Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, and the future of cloud-delivered desktops. While these…

How Ransomware Moves Through Active Directory

2025-12-21 · Video on YouTube

Security drift in Active Directory and Azure AD isn’t a single bug — it’s the slow, invisible decay of identity, permissions, and governance posture that happens when environments aren’t routinely managed and remediated. Over time, this drift increases risk…

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Articles about Security baselines (1)

Mastering Economic Stewardship: Moving Beyond Technical Tasks in CSP Margins
2026-08-28 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the blog! If you have been following our journey in the Microsoft partner ecosystem, you know how quickly things are changing. Technical implementat…

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Real-world security with thousands of devices, modern security baselines, running a security-first MSP and helping organizations move from traditional management to a modern approach. · From the episode: Building a Secure Microsoft-First MSP

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Documentation: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-security/security-baselines/overview
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M365.FM episodes on this topic: 4
Articles on this topic: 1

Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03