CISA SCuBA Microsoft 365 Exchange Online v1.5.0

Audit Details

Name: CISA SCuBA Microsoft 365 Exchange Online v1.5.0

Updated: 3/22/2025

Authority: TNS

Plugin: microsoft_azure

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 41

File Details

Filename: CISA_SCuBA_M365_Exchange_Online_v1.5.0.audit

Size: 197 kB

MD5: 5734b815f3f27056977c31213df84b0e
SHA256: b7f383eb40e6145d2b8af22c1f587ee76feb1b6fe011396ae2a298bdc87a010d

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
MS.EXO.1.1v1 - Automatic forwarding to external domains SHALL be disabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.2.2v2 - An SPF policy SHALL be published for each domain that fails all non-approved senders.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.3.1v1 - DKIM SHOULD be enabled for all domains.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.4.1v1 - A DMARC policy SHALL be published for every second-level domain.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.4.2v1 - The DMARC message rejection option SHALL be p=reject.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.4.3v1 - The DMARC point of contact for aggregate reports SHALL include `[email protected]`.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.4.4v1 - An agency point of contact SHOULD be included for aggregate and failure reports.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.5.1v1 - SMTP AUTH SHALL be disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

MS.EXO.6.1v1 - Contact folders SHALL NOT be shared with all domains.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.6.2v1 - Calendar details SHALL NOT be shared with all domains.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.7.1v1 - External sender warnings SHALL be implemented.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.8.1v2 - A DLP solution SHALL be used.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.8.2v2 - The DLP solution SHALL protect personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive information, as defined by the agency.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.8.3v1 - The selected DLP solution SHOULD offer services comparable to the native DLP solution offered by Microsoft.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.8.4v1 - At a minimum, the DLP solution SHALL restrict sharing credit card numbers, U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), and U.S. Social Security numbers (SSN) via email.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.9.1v2 - Emails SHALL be filtered by attachment file types.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.9.2v1 - The attachment filter SHOULD attempt to determine the true file type and assess the file extension.

SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.9.3v2 - Disallowed file types SHALL be determined and enforced.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.9.4v1 - Alternatively chosen filtering solutions SHOULD offer services comparable to Microsoft Defender's Common Attachment Filter.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.9.5v1 - At a minimum, click-to-run files SHOULD be blocked (e.g., .exe, .cmd, and .vbe).

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.10.1v1 - Emails SHALL be scanned for malware.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.10.2v1 - Emails identified as containing malware SHALL be quarantined or dropped.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.10.3v1 - Email scanning SHALL be capable of reviewing emails after delivery.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.11.1v1 - Impersonation protection checks SHOULD be used.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.11.2v1 - User warnings, comparable to the user safety tips included with EOP, SHOULD be displayed.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.11.3v1 - The phishing protection solution SHOULD include an AI-based phishing detection tool comparable to EOP Mailbox Intelligence.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.12.1v1 - IP allow lists SHOULD NOT be created.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

MS.EXO.12.2v1 - Safe lists SHOULD NOT be enabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

MS.EXO.13.1v1 - Mailbox auditing SHALL be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, INCIDENT RESPONSE, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.14.1v2 - A spam filter SHALL be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.14.2v1 - Spam and high confidence spam SHALL be moved to either the junk email folder or the quarantine folder.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.14.3v1 - Allowed domains SHALL NOT be added to inbound anti-spam protection policies.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.14.4v1 - If a third-party party filtering solution is used, the solution SHOULD offer services comparable to the native spam filtering offered by Microsoft.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.15.1v1 - URL comparison with a block-list SHOULD be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.15.2v1 - Direct download links SHOULD be scanned for malware.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.15.3v1 - User click tracking SHOULD be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.16.1v1 - At a minimum, the following alerts SHALL be enabled:

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.16.2v1 - The alerts SHOULD be sent to a monitored address or incorporated into a security information and event management (SIEM) system.

ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

MS.EXO.17.1v1 - Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) logging SHALL be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

MS.EXO.17.2v1 - Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) logging SHALL be enabled.

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

MS.EXO.17.3v1 - Audit logs SHALL be maintained for at least the minimum duration dictated by OMB M-21-31 (Appendix C).

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT