New PowerShell scripts to manage Windows settings backup data

🚨 The Signal: New PowerShell scripts enable IT admins to manage Windows settings backup data, including viewing, exporting, and permanently deleting user backups. This simplifies governance and retention tasks, offering an alternative to direct Graph API interaction.

The Impact

Security teams and IT admins are affected by new tools that, if misused, could lead to irreversible data loss or unauthorized data export.

• Security Teams: Risk of unauthorized data export if permissions are not tightly controlled.
• IT Admins: Risk of irreversible data loss if deletion scripts are executed without proper verification.
• Compliance Officers: New capabilities require review against data retention and deletion policies.
• Helpdesk: Can now manage user backup data, requiring clear operational procedures.

The Action

1. Review existing backup governance, retention, export, and deletion policies for Windows settings backup data.
2. Assess and refine administrator permissions for managing Windows settings backup data, adhering to least privilege.
3. Implement audit logging for script execution to track all backup data management actions.
4. Develop and communicate clear operational procedures for using these PowerShell scripts.
5. Access scripts from GitHub or PowerShell Gallery and test in a non-production environment.

Domain: Intune · Impact: medium · Workload: Intune · Essential Eight: Restrict Administrative Privileges, Regular Backups · ISM: ISM-0445, ISM-1175, ISM-1380, ISM-1507, ISM-1508, ISM-1509, ISM-1511, ISM-1515, ISM-1647, ISM-1648, ISM-1650, ISM-1686, ISM-1688, ISM-1689, ISM-1705, ISM-1706, ISM-1707, ISM-1708, ISM-1810, ISM-1811, ISM-1812, ISM-1813, ISM-1814, ISM-1883, ISM-1897, ISM-1898