Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode, Secure Score And Tenant Governance

Compare Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode, Secure Score and tenant governance. Learn where CIS Controls and NIS2 fit, and which BSM controls need impact review.
Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights

Compare Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode, Secure Score and tenant governance. Learn where CIS Controls and NIS2 fit, and which BSM controls need impact review.

Most Microsoft Entra tenants look mature at the policy layer, but far fewer can clearly explain which system is actually authoritative for their groups. This article explores why Group Source of Authority is not just a sync setting, but a governance control question that shapes ownership, lifecycle, access review enforcement and real identity assurance.