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Veri-Guard·~5 min

Run your first compliance scan

Connect a tenant and run your first Veri-Guard assessment across 548 M365 security controls.

Before you start

  • Global Administrator in the target M365 tenant (for the initial consent)
  • A Veri-Tech account on any plan tier

What you'll have at the end

A completed compliance scan with a per-domain score and a list of passing/failing controls.

Walkthrough

  1. 1

    Open the onboarding page

    From the dashboard sidebar, click "Onboarding". This is where every new tenant starts.

    Dashboard with the Onboarding menu item highlighted in the left sidebar.
    Dashboard with the Onboarding menu item highlighted in the left sidebar.
  2. 2

    Click "Connect with Microsoft"

    Review the read-only permissions being requested. A Global Administrator in your tenant must approve this consent prompt.

    Microsoft admin consent screen showing the list of read-only Graph permissions.
    Microsoft admin consent screen showing the list of read-only Graph permissions.

    Note

    Write permissions are never included in this consent. Remediation uses a separate JIT (just-in-time) consent that auto-revokes.

  3. 3

    Go to the Compliance Hub

    Once consent is approved, the Guard product tile unlocks. Click "Compliance Hub" in the sidebar.

    Compliance Hub landing page with the "Run Assessment" button visible.
    Compliance Hub landing page with the "Run Assessment" button visible.
  4. 4

    Click "Run Assessment"

    Select which workloads to include. Identity, Intune, and SharePoint are enabled by default. Exchange and Teams can be toggled on from Settings → Permissions if you have granted those scopes.

    Run Assessment dialog with workload checkboxes for Identity, Intune, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Defender.
    Run Assessment dialog with workload checkboxes for Identity, Intune, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Defender.
  5. 5

    Watch the scan progress

    Scans typically complete in under two minutes. Progress shows live as each domain finishes.

    In-progress scan view with per-domain progress bars.
    In-progress scan view with per-domain progress bars.
  6. 6

    Review your compliance score

    Your dashboard shows an overall score and per-domain breakdowns. Click any control to see details, remediation guidance, and which frameworks it satisfies.

    Completed scan results with overall compliance score and per-domain cards.
    Completed scan results with overall compliance score and per-domain cards.