Microsoft
Endpoint
Manager
Azure AD App Proxy
Beyond User
VPN
Block Activities (Real-Time)
Visibility to file
activity and
perform file tasks
in connected
apps.
• App Discovery & Risk Scoring (Shadow IT)
• Threat Detection & Response
• Policy Audit & Enforcement
• Session monitoring & control
• Information Protection &
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Microsoft Cloud App Security
(Cloud Access Security Broker)
Technical Documentation 5. aka.ms/MCASBestPractices
MCAS Ninja Training
Top 20 CASB Use Cases
MCAS Explainer Series (15mins)
Visibility and control over
extensive attack surface in
OAuth apps
Detections for anomalous activity across connected SaaS apps, Azure Active
Directory and Windows Server Active Directory including compromised users,
insider threats, data exfiltration, ransomware activity, etc.
Investigate + Govern
Manage
+
Control
Rates risk for discovered
SaaS apps based on
regulatory certification,
industry standards, and
best practices
Discover
Multi-cloud security
posture +
recommended
mitigations
Detections & contextual
data on known exploitable
components &
misconfigurations, w/
relevant paths for
remediation

MCAS High Level Architecture May 2021

  • 1.
    Microsoft Endpoint Manager Azure AD AppProxy Beyond User VPN Block Activities (Real-Time) Visibility to file activity and perform file tasks in connected apps. • App Discovery & Risk Scoring (Shadow IT) • Threat Detection & Response • Policy Audit & Enforcement • Session monitoring & control • Information Protection & Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Microsoft Cloud App Security (Cloud Access Security Broker) Technical Documentation 5. aka.ms/MCASBestPractices MCAS Ninja Training Top 20 CASB Use Cases MCAS Explainer Series (15mins) Visibility and control over extensive attack surface in OAuth apps Detections for anomalous activity across connected SaaS apps, Azure Active Directory and Windows Server Active Directory including compromised users, insider threats, data exfiltration, ransomware activity, etc. Investigate + Govern Manage + Control Rates risk for discovered SaaS apps based on regulatory certification, industry standards, and best practices Discover Multi-cloud security posture + recommended mitigations Detections & contextual data on known exploitable components & misconfigurations, w/ relevant paths for remediation

Editor's Notes

  • #2 As of 5/4/2021: 94 risk factors, 20 Out of the Box Threat Protection policies, 17744 cloud apps in app catalog, 207 sensitive information types