Microsoft Security Compliance Mapper

Mapping Microsoft 365 Security to Compliance

If you run Microsoft 365 and need to satisfy a compliance framework, the hard question is usually "which product covers which requirement, and where am I still exposed?" This tool maps Microsoft 365 security products to six major frameworks and highlights the gaps your current licensing leaves open.

Frameworks Covered

• NIST CSF 2.0 — the six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover.
• HIPAA — the Security Rule's administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protected health information.
• SOC 2 — the AICPA Trust Service Criteria (Security plus optional Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, Privacy).
• PCI DSS 4.0 — the requirements for handling cardholder data.
• CMMC 2.0 — the U.S. defense supply chain's tiered model built on NIST SP 800-171.
• CIS Controls v8 — 18 prioritized safeguards grouped into implementation groups.

How the Mapping Works

The tool associates Microsoft capabilities — Entra ID conditional access and identity protection, Defender's endpoint and email protection, Intune device compliance, Purview information protection and DLP — with the specific control families each framework defines. The result shows coverage and, more importantly, the controls Microsoft tooling alone does not satisfy.

Mind the Gaps

No product suite makes you compliant by itself. Two limits are worth stressing:

• Tooling is not evidence. Owning a capability is different from configuring it, operating it, and documenting that it works — which is what auditors assess.
• Process controls remain yours. Risk assessments, policies, training, and incident response are organizational obligations no license covers.

Use the gap view to plan both the configuration work and the non-technical controls you must add.

Privacy

The mapping is computed in your browser; the products and frameworks you select are never uploaded. To dig deeper into one framework's readiness, see the SOC 2 Gap Analysis.