Using the Dashboard

The Aether365 dashboard gives you a security posture snapshot for your connected Microsoft 365 tenant. This guide explains what each section shows and how to navigate it.

Layout overview

The app has a sidebar on the left with navigation links: Dashboard, Scans, Checks, and Connect. Below those, a collapsible Settings section contains links to Profile, Team, Notifications, and plan-gated options like SSO/SAML, API Keys, Audit Log, Log Retention, and Platform settings.

The top bar contains:

• The current page label
• A tenant switcher dropdown to change which tenant's data you are viewing
• A language switcher for changing the interface language
• A theme toggle to switch between light and dark mode
• A user menu with your name, email, company, and sign out option

First visit: onboarding

If you have not connected a tenant yet, the dashboard shows a welcome card with a prompt to connect your Microsoft 365 tenant. Click the card to navigate to the Connect page.

Active scan banner

When a scan is running, a colored banner appears near the top of the dashboard. Compliance scans show a blue (sky) banner, exposure scans show a peach banner. The banner includes:

• A pulsing indicator showing the scan is in progress
• The scan type
• How it was triggered (scheduled or manual) and when it started
• A View scan button to jump to the scan detail page

Statistics cards

Three stat cards appear in a row:

Card	Color	What it shows
Total Checks	Lavender	Total number of checks evaluated in the latest scan, with a trend sparkline
Passed	Green	Number of checks that passed, with a trend sparkline
Failed	Rose	Number of checks that failed, with a trend sparkline

The sparklines show how each count has changed across your recent scans.

Security posture score

The main section of the dashboard shows your security posture:

• A large percentage score showing the pass rate of your most recent scan
• A status label: Excellent, Good, Needs attention, or Critical risk
• A delta indicator showing the point change compared to the previous scan (e.g. +3 pts or -2 pts)
• A stacked bar visualizing the ratio of passed, failed, and skipped checks
• A legend with the exact count for each category
• A trend sparkline (if you have two or more scans of the same type) showing your score over your last several scans

Security Score = (passed checks / (passed + failed checks)) x 100

Skipped checks are excluded from the score. A check is skipped when it is not applicable to your tenant configuration or license.

What score should I aim for?

A score above 80% is generally considered good for most organisations. A score above 90% indicates strong baseline security. No tenant typically achieves 100% - some checks require trade-offs with usability.

Top failing

Next to the posture score, the Top failing card lists up to 5 of your most critical failed controls. Each entry shows the check title, control ID, and severity chip. If all checks pass, this card shows a "No failing controls" message.

Framework and severity breakdown

Two donut charts appear side by side:

• Framework breakdown - shows the distribution of your checks across CIS, EIDSCA, and CISA frameworks
• Severity breakdown - shows the distribution of findings by severity: Critical, Medium, and Low

These charts help you identify whether your weaknesses are concentrated in a particular framework or severity level.

Plan info strip

Three cards display your plan details:

Card	What it shows
Scan frequency	How often your plan runs automatic scans (monthly, weekly, or daily)
Tenants allowed	How many M365 tenants you can connect on your current plan
Data retention	How many days your scan results are retained

Recent activity

The activity table at the bottom of the dashboard lists your most recent scans. Each row shows:

Column	Description
Date	When the scan ran
Type	Compliance or Exposure, shown as a colored chip
Status	Completed, Running, Pending, Failed, or Cancelled
Passed	Number of passed checks
Failed	Number of failed checks
Duration	How long the scan took

Click any row to open the full scan detail page. Click View All to go to the Scans page for your complete scan history.

What to look at first

When you open Aether365 for the first time after a scan:

1. Check the overall posture score and the status label
2. Look at the Top failing card for the most critical issues
3. Review the framework breakdown to see which framework has the most failures
4. Open the most recent scan from the activity table and filter to Failed results, sorted by severity
5. Start with Critical and High findings - see Remediating Findings for a step-by-step workflow