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[Home](/)[Learn](/learn)Microsoft 365 Security Essentials 0% Microsoft 365 # Microsoft 365 Security Essentials A step-by-step pathway that takes your business from the security basics up to proper data governance. Work through it in order, one module at a time. 10 modules (10 ready now) about 87 min all up 0 of 10 complete [Start pathway](/learn/microsoft-365-multi-factor-authentication) Foundations 2 modules · 17 min 1. [ 1 How to Turn On Multi-Factor Authentication in Microsoft 365 Start here 6 min The single biggest win. Switch on multi-factor authentication and a stolen password stops being enough to get in. Start ](/learn/microsoft-365-multi-factor-authentication) 2. [ 2 Protecting Your Admin Accounts in Microsoft 365 Foundations 11 min Your admin accounts are the keys to the kingdom. Least privilege, break-glass accounts, and why day-to-day work should never happen as Global Admin. Start ](/learn/protect-admin-accounts-microsoft-365) Everyday protection 2 modules · 15 min 1. [ 3 Turning On Preset Security Policies Everyday 7 min One-click baseline protection. Switch on Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and anti-phishing without wading through settings. Start ](/learn/microsoft-365-preset-security-policies) 2. [ 4 Stop Email Spoofing: SPF, DKIM, and DMARC in Plain English Everyday 8 min Stop scammers sending email as you. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC explained without the jargon, and how to set them up. Start ](/learn/stop-email-spoofing-spf-dkim-dmarc) Data and access 2 modules · 16 min 1. [ 5 Keeping Data Where It Belongs: SharePoint and OneDrive Sharing Data 8 min Keep company data where it belongs. Sensible sharing controls for SharePoint and OneDrive that do not get in the way. Start ](/learn/sharepoint-onedrive-sharing-controls) 2. [ 6 Conditional Access, Done Properly Devices 8 min Graduate from the MFA basics. Shape access by user, device, location, and risk, tested safely before it goes live. Start ](/learn/conditional-access-done-properly) Advanced 4 modules · 39 min 1. [ 7 Data Protection with Microsoft Purview Advanced 11 min Classify and protect sensitive information automatically with sensitivity labels and data loss prevention. Start ](/learn/data-protection-microsoft-purview) 2. [ 8 Backups: What Microsoft Does Not Do For You Resilience 9 min "It is in the cloud, so it is backed up" is the most expensive assumption in Microsoft 365. What you actually get, when it runs out, and what a real backup looks like. Start ](/learn/microsoft-365-backups-and-retention) 3. [ 9 Starters and Leavers: Closing the Door Properly People 9 min The ex-employee account nobody closed is a live door into your business. Onboarding and offboarding as a security control, in the right order. Start ](/learn/microsoft-365-starters-and-leavers) 4. [ 10 Managing Company Devices with Intune Advanced 10 min The capstone. 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