CIS Microsoft SharePoint Benchmark Assessment

This document is a technical report that outlines the CIS Microsoft SharePoint Benchmark Assessment, which aims to establish a hardened security baseline for SharePoint environments. It emphasizes the importance of securing sensitive data stored within SharePoint, which often serves as a primary repository for critical documents. The assessment utilizes a community-developed framework to audit and secure SharePoint 2016 and 2019 environments. Key assessment categories include evaluating authentication and access control, reviewing service application security, auditing platform hardening, ensuring data encryption and transport security, verifying browser and client security, and maintaining logging and audit trails. Each category is designed to ensure that configurations are hardened against unauthorized access and data leakage, thereby protecting intellectual property and ensuring compliance with governance standards. The document also highlights the expertise of XTIVIA as a member of the Center for Internet Security and a Microsoft Partner, reinforcing the credibility of the assessment process.