1. Monitoring User Activities
Purpose: Tracks user interactions within Power BI to identify unusual or unauthorized activities, which are critical early indicators of potential security breaches.
Details: This report would log all user activities, such as login times, access to sensitive data, and actions performed within the platform.
2. Monitoring Data Activities
Purpose: Observes all data manipulation activities, including data entry, updates, and extraction, to detect unauthorized access or alterations which might suggest a breach.
Details: It provides a comprehensive log of data-related activities, helping to quickly identify operations that deviate from normal patterns.
3. Sensitive Data Discovery
Purpose: Identifies and classifies sensitive information within Power BI environments to ensure that such data is adequately protected and monitored.
Details: This report would help in pinpointing the locations and types of sensitive data, facilitating focused monitoring and rapid response to any incidents involving these data sets.
4. Review Un-Authorised Datasources
Purpose: Checks for connections to unauthorized data sources which could be an entry point for malicious activities or data exfiltration.
Details: The report flags any data sources that have not been whitelisted or that exhibit suspicious characteristics, necessitating further investigation.
5. User Applications Hardening
Purpose: Assesses the security configurations of applications integrated with Power BI, ensuring they are hardened against exploitation.
Details: It reviews the security settings and patches of connected applications, highlighting vulnerabilities that need addressing to prevent breaches.
6. Review Authorised Power BI Visual
Purpose: Monitors the use and configuration of authorized Power BI visuals, ensuring they do not inadvertently expose data or provide attack vectors.
Details: This report would audit all deployed visuals for compliance with security best practices, identifying any that might pose a risk.
7. Patch Applications
Purpose: Ensures that all applications related to Power BI are up-to-date with the latest security patches to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Details: It tracks patch levels and updates of software components, alerting to any lapses that could be exploited by cyber threats.
8. Workspace Access Control
Purpose: Manages and monitors who has access to various workspaces within Power BI, ensuring that all access is legitimate and conforms to security policies.
Details: This report controls access permissions and reviews them regularly to prevent unauthorized access which could lead to data breaches.
9. Disable Data source
Purpose: Identifies and disables unused or non-compliant data sources that could serve as potential breach points.
Details: The report helps in deactivating any data sources that are no longer in use or do not meet security standards, reducing the attack surface.
10. Restrict Administrative Privileges
Purpose: Details the assignment and usage of administrative privileges, focusing on minimizing these privileges to reduce risks of internal threats and breaches.
Details: It ensures that administrative rights are granted only as necessary and are closely monitored, with all administrative actions logged and reviewed.
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