Control: 1.1.9 Enable Azure AD Identity Protection user risk policies

Description

Azure Active Directory Identity Protection user risk policies detect the probability that a user account has been compromised.

With the user risk policy turned on, Azure AD detects the probability that a user account has been compromised. As an administrator, you can configure a user risk conditional access policy to automatically respond to a specific user risk level. For example, you can block access to your resources or require a password change to get a user account back into a clean state.

Remediation

To configure a User risk policy, use the following steps:

1. Log in to https://admin.microsoft.com as a Global Administrator.
2. Go to Admin centers and click on Azure Active Directory.
3. Select Azure Active Directory then Security.
4. Select Conditional Access.
5. Create a new policy by selecting New policy.
6. Set the following conditions within the policy.
   • Under Users or workload identities choose All users.
   • Under Cloud apps or actions choose All cloud apps.
   • Under Conditions choose User risk then Yes in the right pane followed by the appropriate level.
   • Under Access Controls select Grant then in the right pane click Grant access then select Require password change.
7. Click Select.
8. You may opt to begin in a state of Report Only as you step through implementation however, the policy will need to be set to On to be in effect.
9. Click Create.

NOTE: For more information regarding risk levels refer to Microsoft's Identity Protection & Risk Doc.