FERPA enforcement is configuration-driven
Student records leak through sharing defaults, stale accounts, mail forwarding, and unmanaged collaboration.
Education
FERPA isn't just a privacy law. It's a tenant configuration problem.
FERPA, GLBA, HECVAT, NIST CSF, and NIST 800-171 evidence for schools and research institutions running Microsoft 365.
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FERPA, GLBA, HECVAT, NIST CSF, and NIST 800-171 evidence for schools and research institutions running Microsoft 365.
365 Security Assessment focuses on Microsoft 365 and Azure security posture, prioritized findings, executive reporting, and remediation-ready guidance for teams evaluating this topic.
- Who it helpsMSPs, IT leaders, security teams, and Microsoft 365 administrators
- What you getClear context for evaluating Microsoft 365 and Azure security risk
- Next stepSee the sample report
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Education teams can assess Microsoft 365 identity, sharing, email, Teams, audit, and Azure configuration against student-data and research-data obligations.
Who it helpsSecurity, compliance, MSP, and IT leaders.
What you getEvidence-backed Microsoft 365 posture answers.
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Why this matters for education
Student-account hygiene changes every semester
Guests, alumni, adjuncts, and service accounts need lifecycle review before they become standing access.
Research data needs classification
Grant-funded and regulated research can pull NIST 800-171, GLBA, and contractual controls into M365.
What we audit
Identity & SSO
MFA gaps, privileged roles, lifecycle hygiene, and Conditional Access coverage.
Email & Student Data
Exchange rules, mailbox audit posture, spoofing controls, and DLP coverage.
SharePoint & OneDrive Sharing
External sharing edges, sensitive-data exposure, and permission inheritance.
Teams Classroom Governance
Guests, channels, Teams app consent, and owner sprawl.
Audit Logging
Unified audit, retention posture, and evidence availability.
Azure Infrastructure
RBAC, network exposure, storage posture, and policy gaps.
Compliance coverage
FERPA · GLBA for student loans · HECVAT · NIST CSF · NIST 800-171 for research institutions · SOC 2 · ISO 27001. Use the Compliance Crosswalk to map one control to many obligations.
Reports that map to education
Start with the Executive Scorecard, User Access Review, SharePoint Data Classification Report, DLP evidence, and Compliance Readiness Report. Browse all 42 reports.