Microsoft Secure Score: New AI-readiness recommendations for device security

🚨 The Signal: New Secure Score recommendations in Defender for Endpoint will identify Windows devices lacking TPM 2.0, VBS, HVCI, and LAPS. This helps organisations strengthen foundational device security against AI-accelerated threats by prioritising remediation.

The Impact

Security teams and administrators are affected, with a high risk of unpatched or misconfigured devices being exploited by advanced threats.

• Security teams: Risk of unmanaged devices being vulnerable to advanced persistent threats.
• Administrators: Risk of increased workload to remediate identified security gaps.
• Organisations: Risk of non-compliance with security baselines and regulatory requirements.

The Action

1. Review new Secure Score recommendations in Microsoft Defender portal (security.microsoft.com) once available.
2. Identify devices lacking TPM 2.0, VBS, HVCI, and LAPS.
3. Develop a remediation plan for enabling these security features on eligible Windows devices.
4. Utilise Microsoft Intune or Group Policy to deploy and enforce VBS, HVCI, and LAPS configurations.
5. Monitor Secure Score progress to track improvements in device security posture.

Domain: Defender · Impact: high · Workload: Microsoft Defender · Essential Eight: User Application Hardening, Patch Operating Systems · ISM: ISM-1407, ISM-1412, ISM-1485, ISM-1486, ISM-1501, ISM-1542, ISM-1585, ISM-1621, ISM-1622, ISM-1623, ISM-1654, ISM-1655, ISM-1667, ISM-1668, ISM-1669, ISM-1670, ISM-1694, ISM-1695, ISM-1696, ISM-1701, ISM-1702, ISM-1823, ISM-1824, ISM-1859, ISM-1860, ISM-1877, ISM-1889, ISM-1902