As a business owner, you may have concerns about the security of your business files, communications, and intellectual property when storing them in the cloud. Rest assured, Microsoft 365 cloud provides robust security measures that ensure the safety of your data. Microsoft 365 cloud is safe to store all your business files, communications, and intellectual property.

Advanced Security Features

Microsoft 365 cloud provides advanced security features. They protect your data from cyber threats such as malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. Microsoft 365 uses many layers of security. Identity and access management, threat protection, and information protection help secure your data.

Identity and access management is another security layer. It uses Azure Active Directory to manage user identity and access to your business files and applications. This ensures that only authorized users can access your data.

Threat protection is yet another security layer. It uses advanced threat protection to detect and prevent cyber attacks. The attacks include malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. This includes features such as email filtering, attachment scanning, and link scanning. This will prevent malicious files and links from getting to you.

Information protection provides information protection features that help you control access to your data and prevent data leaks. This includes data loss prevention, sensitivity labeling, and encryption. You may be used to seeing encrypted emails. Encrypting files and not allowing them to leave your tenant is another powerful security setting.

You can enhance your security score in the security center. There are thousands of actions that you can take to improve your security score. With all the features, if you don’t take advantage of them, you won’t reap the benefits.

Compliance and Certifications

Microsoft 365 cloud is compliant with industry standards and regulations, including GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC. Microsoft regularly performs audits and assessments to ensure that they meet these compliance standards. Additionally, Microsoft 365 cloud has received numerous certifications, including ISO 27001, ISO 27018, and FedRAMP.

You can also meet your own compliance. You can follow along with the settings Microsoft has outlined for your in the Compliance Center. You choose what compliance you want to follow and can start making a plan and enforcing your policies.

Data Encryption

Microsoft 365 cloud uses encryption to protect your data both in transit and at rest. This means that your data is encrypted when it is being transmitted over the internet and when it is stored in the cloud. Microsoft 365 cloud allows you to control encryption keys, giving you greater control over your data.

Your data is safe in the cloud. However, to fully protect your data, you must take the time and effort to add and set up the security features and policies. Each business has unique needs. Microsoft 365 is a safe platform, if utilized properly. Microsoft does not protect against human error or compromises. Therefore, it is best to follow best practices in how you manage your data. Having third party backups is best in being able to recover from any incident.  If you are looking for guidance, contact one of our Microsoft 365 Experts here.