Enhanching cloud collaboration security with conditional access and endpoint protection policies

Abstract

Securing cloud platforms has become a top responsibility for businesses in the rapidly changing world of digital collaboration. This study looked at how well Endpoint Protection and Conditional Access policies work to improve cloud collaboration environments' security, especially in Microsoft 365. Two groups—one with and one without the security policies in place—were compared in a simulated enterprise setting. In the group with enforced security controls, there was a notable decrease in malware infections, unauthorized access attempts, and policy violations, according to quantitative research conducted over a 30-day period. The usability of the implemented solutions was also confirmed by the fact that user productivity was essentially unaffected. The findings demonstrated how important identity-based access control and enforcement of device compliance are to contemporary Zero Trust security architectures. This study adds to the increasing amount of data demonstrating the effectiveness of layered and adaptive security strategies in safeguarding cloud-based collaborative ecosystems.