Bitlocker Enforcement

You can enable BitLocker encryption to help protect data in case a device is lost or stolen, and enable Windows Exploit Guard to provide advanced protection against ransomware.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/protection-settings-for-windows-10-pcs

 

BitLocker and Distributed Key Manager (DKM) for Encryption

Office 365 servers use BitLocker to encrypt the disk drives containing customer data at rest at the volume-level. BitLocker encryption is a data protection feature that is built into Windows. BitLocker is one of the technologies used to safeguard against threats in case there are lapses in other processes or controls (e.g., access control or recycling of hardware) that could lead to someone gaining physical access to disks containing customer data. In this case, BitLocker eliminates the potential for data theft or exposure because of lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers and disks.

BitLocker is deployed with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption on disks containing customer data in Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Skype for Business. Disk sectors are encrypted with a Full Volume Encryption Key (FVEK), which is encrypted with the Volume Master Key (VMK), which in turn is bound to the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in the server. The VMK directly protects the FVEK and therefore, protecting the VMK becomes critical. The following figure illustrates an example of the BitLocker key protection chain for a given server (in this case, using an Exchange Online server).

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/office-365-bitlocker-and-distributed-key-manager-for-encryption

https://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+365+Bitlocker+Enforcement

03/05/2024