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Invoke-M365SecurityAudit

Invokes a security audit for Microsoft 365 environments.

The Invoke-M365SecurityAudit cmdlet performs a comprehensive security audit based on the specified parameters. It allows auditing of various configurations and settings within a Microsoft 365 environment, such as compliance with CIS benchmarks.

Syntax 

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-ELevel <String>] [-ProfileLevel <String>] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-IncludeIG1] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-IncludeIG2] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-IncludeIG3] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-IncludeRecommendation <String[]>] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl <String> -DomainName <String> [-SkipRecommendation <String[]>] [-DoNotConnect] [-DoNotDisconnect] [-NoModuleCheck] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Name Alias Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
-TenantAdminUrl The URL of the tenant admin. This parameter is mandatory. true false
-DomainName The domain name of the Microsoft 365 environment. This parameter is mandatory. true false
-ELevel Specifies the E-Level (E3 or E5) for the audit. This parameter is optional and can be combined with the ProfileLevel parameter. false false
-ProfileLevel Specifies the profile level (L1 or L2) for the audit. This parameter is optional and can be combined with the ELevel parameter. false false
-IncludeIG1 If specified, includes tests where IG1 is true. false false False
-IncludeIG2 If specified, includes tests where IG2 is true. false false False
-IncludeIG3 If specified, includes tests where IG3 is true. false false False
-IncludeRecommendation Specifies specific recommendations to include in the audit. Accepts an array of recommendation numbers. false false
-SkipRecommendation Specifies specific recommendations to exclude from the audit. Accepts an array of recommendation numbers. false false
-DoNotConnect If specified, the cmdlet will not establish a connection to Microsoft 365 services. false false False
-DoNotDisconnect If specified, the cmdlet will not disconnect from Microsoft 365 services after execution. false false False
-NoModuleCheck If specified, the cmdlet will not check for the presence of required modules. false false False
-WhatIf wi false false
-Confirm cf false false

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

  • None. You cannot pipe objects to Invoke-M365SecurityAudit.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • CISAuditResult[] The cmdlet returns an array of CISAuditResult objects representing the results of the security audit.

Note

This module is based on CIS benchmarks and is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. For more details, visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en

Examples

EXAMPLE 1 
Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com" -DomainName "contoso.com" -ELevel "E5" -ProfileLevel "L1"
Performs a security audit for the E5 level and L1 profile in the specified Microsoft 365 environment.
EXAMPLE 2 
Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com" -DomainName "contoso.com" -IncludeIG1
Performs an audit including all tests where IG1 is true.
EXAMPLE 3 
Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com" -DomainName "contoso.com" -SkipRecommendation '1.1.3', '2.1.1'
Performs an audit while excluding specific recommendations 1.1.3 and 2.1.1.
EXAMPLE 4 
$auditResults = Invoke-M365SecurityAudit -TenantAdminUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com" -DomainName "contoso.com"
PS> $auditResults | Export-Csv -Path "auditResults.csv" -NoTypeInformation
Captures the audit results into a variable and exports them to a CSV file.

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