CIS Benchmark Tests
These tests verify tenant and organization configuration against CIS Benchmark recommendations.
Tests
| Test ID | Title | Severity | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS.GH.1.2.2 | (L1) Ensure repository creation is limited to specific members | Medium | CIS GH Level 1 |
| CIS.GH.1.2.3 | (L1) Ensure repository deletion is limited to specific users | High | CIS GH Level 1 |
| CIS.GH.1.2.4 | (L1) Ensure issue deletion is limited to specific users | Medium | CIS GH Level 1 |
| CIS.GH.1.3.2 | (L1) Ensure team creation is limited to specific members | Medium | CIS GH Level 1 |
| CIS.GH.1.3.8 | (L1) Ensure strict base permissions are set for repositories | High | CIS GH Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.1.1 | (L1) Ensure Administrative accounts are cloud-only | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.1.3 | (L1) Ensure that between two and four global admins are designated | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.2.1 | (L2) Ensure that only organizationally managed/approved public groups exist | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.1.2.2 | (L1) Ensure sign-in to shared mailboxes is blocked | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.1 | (L1) Ensure the 'Password expiration policy' is set to 'Set passwords to never expire (recommended)' | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.3 | (L2) Ensure 'External sharing' of calendars is not available | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.4 | (L1) Ensure 'User owned apps and services' is restricted | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.5 | (L1) Ensure internal phishing protection for Forms is enabled | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.6 | (L2) Ensure the customer lockbox feature is enabled | High | CIS E5 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.1.3.7 | (L2) Ensure 'third-party storage services' are restricted in 'Microsoft 365 on the web' | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.1 | (L2) Ensure Safe Links for Office Applications is Enabled (Only Checks Priority 0 Policy) | Medium | CIS E5 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.2 | (L1) Ensure the Common Attachment Types Filter is enabled (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.3 | (L1) Ensure notifications for internal users sending malware is Enabled (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.4 | (L2) Ensure Safe Attachments policy is enabled (Only Checks Default Policy) | High | CIS E5 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.5 | (L2) Ensure Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams is Enabled | High | CIS E5 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.6 | (L1) Ensure Exchange Online Spam Policies are set to notify administrators (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.7 | (L1) Ensure that an anti-phishing policy has been created (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E5 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.9 | (L1) Ensure that DKIM is enabled for all Exchange Online Domains | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.11 | (L2) Ensure comprehensive attachment filtering is applied | High | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.12 | (L1) Ensure the connection filter IP allow list is not used (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.1.13 | (L1) Ensure the connection filter safe list is off (Only Checks Default Policy) | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.2.4.4 | (L1) Ensure Zero-hour auto purge for Microsoft Teams is on (Only Checks ZAP is enabled) | Medium | CIS E5 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.3.1.1 | (L1) Ensure Microsoft 365 audit log search is Enabled | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.4.1 | (L1) Ensure devices without a compliance policy are marked 'not compliant' | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.2.2 | (L1) Ensure users cannot register applications | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.2.3 | (L1) Ensure 'Restrict non-admin users from creating tenants' is set to 'Yes' | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.4.6 | (L2) Ensure users are restricted from recovering BitLocker keys | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.5.1 | (L2) Ensure user consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf is not allowed | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.5.2 | (L1) Ensure the admin consent workflow is enabled | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.5.1.6.2 | (L1) Ensure that guest user access is restricted | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.5.2.3.5 | (L1) Ensure weak authentication methods are disabled | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.6.5.3 | (L2) Ensure additional storage providers are restricted in Outlook on the web | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.7.2.2 | (L1) Ensure SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Azure AD B2B is enabled | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.7.2.5 | (L2) Ensure that SharePoint guest users cannot share items they don't own | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.7.2.7 | (L1) Ensure link sharing is restricted in SharePoint and OneDrive | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.7.2.9 | (L1) Ensure guest access to a site or OneDrive will expire automatically | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.7.2.11 | (L1) Ensure the SharePoint default sharing link permission is set | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.7.3.1 | (L2) Ensure Office 365 SharePoint infected files are disallowed for download | Medium | CIS E5 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.8.1.1 | (L2) Ensure external file sharing in Teams is enabled for only approved cloud storage services | Medium | CIS E3 Level 2 |
| CIS.M365.8.2.2 | (L1) Ensure communication with unmanaged Teams users is disabled | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.8.2.3 | (L1) Ensure external Teams users cannot initiate conversations | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.8.4.1 | (L1) Ensure app permission policies are configured | High | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.8.5.3 | (L1) Ensure only people in my org can bypass the lobby | Medium | CIS E3 Level 1 |
| CIS.M365.8.6.1 | (L1) Ensure users can report security concerns in Teams | Medium | CIS E5 Level 1 |