Ensure Microsoft 365 audit log search is Enabled
Why This Matters
Disabling audit log search in Microsoft 365 removes visibility into user and admin activities across your tenant, making it significantly harder to detect security incidents, investigate breaches, or meet compliance requirements. Without audit logging, you lose critical forensic data that could reveal unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or policy violations, leaving your organization blind to insider threats and external attacks. For IT administrators, maintaining an audit trail is essential for proving compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2.
What Aether365 Checks
Aether365 verifies that audit log search is enabled in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal by checking the audit log configuration status in your Microsoft 365 tenant. This check appears in your Aether365 dashboard under the Microsoft 365 compliance checks section.