Enforce compliance and remediate security issues by using Microsoft Intune

Intermediate
Administrator
Microsoft 365
Windows
Microsoft Intune

This module shows how to operationalize Microsoft Intune compliance policies as the foundation of a Zero Trust architecture. You'll create platform-specific policies, scope them with Microsoft Entra groups and assignment filters, configure graduated actions for noncompliance, automate remediation, and monitor compliance health across your tenant.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

  • Explain how compliance policies, configuration profiles, and risk-based evaluation work together to enforce Zero Trust
  • Create compliance policies for Windows, iOS/iPadOS, Android, and macOS that evaluate device health, OS versions, encryption, and threat levels
  • Assign and scope compliance policies using Microsoft Entra groups, dynamic groups, and assignment filters
  • Configure graduated actions for noncompliance, including notifications, grace periods, and automated retirement
  • Automate remediation using configuration profiles and Intune Remediations to enable self-healing devices
  • Monitor compliance status and generate reports for operational troubleshooting and audit readiness

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with the Microsoft Intune admin center and device enrollment
  • Basic understanding of Microsoft Entra ID groups and Conditional Access
  • Awareness of common endpoint security controls (BitLocker, antivirus, firewall)