What is the Cyber Security Assessment Tool (CSAT)?
CSAT evaluates your entire network, including Microsoft 365 and Azure, to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, risky privileges, unpatched devices and data exposure.
It brings everything together into a clear, risk-based action plan with practical technical and procedural recommendations.
CSAT reviews areas such as:
- Patch management
- Windows security configuration
- Admin permissions
- External access
- Teams & SharePoint sharing
As threats like ransomware, credential theft, and business email compromise accelerate, regular assessments help catch weaknesses and gaps before attackers exploit them.
Key Benefits
- Speed: Quick deployment and fast, actionable results.
- Visibility: A unified view of vulnerabilities across your Microsoft estate with business risk context.
- Action: A prioritised plan showing what to fix first for the maximum risk reduction.
Why You Need CSAT
Can you confidently answer: “How secure is our Microsoft environment?”
Most organisations can’t and threats such as ransomware, DDoS attacks, phishing and data loss continue to grow.
Even a one incorrect click can cause major, unseen damage. Regular assessments help keep your security posture aligned to today’s fast-moving threat landscape.
Cybersecurity Assessment Tool Explainer Video
FAQs
Is this the same as a penetration test?
No. A penetration test attempts to exploit vulnerabilities.
CSAT reviews your configuration and control maturity across Microsoft 365, Azure and endpoints to show where risk exists, and how to fix it.
Note: Microsoft does not allow customers to pen‑test their hosted O365 environment, so CSAT fills that gap by analysing what’s enabled, missing, or misconfigured, then benchmarking against best practice.
How is CSAT different to Microsoft Secure Score?
Secure Score shows which features aren’t enabled.
CSAT does more by adding:
- Business‑impact context (so you know what truly matters)
- Best‑practice benchmarks (so you don’t “turn on everything” without strategy)
This produces a realistic, prioritised path to reduce risk efficiently.
Where does my data live?
CSAT runs within your environment (local or Azure). Data stays inside your tenant.