Maester Essentials
A one-day, hands-on introduction to validating your Microsoft 365 security posture with Maester instead of checking it once a year.
| Duration | 1 day (also available as two half-days) |
| Price | 450 – 900 CHF per person |
| Level | Essentials / Fundamentals |
| Language | English or German |
| Format | Instructor-led, remote |
| Prepares for | Maester Certified: Professional |
Who should attend
Microsoft 365 administrators, security engineers and consultants who own or review tenant security configuration.
What you'll learn
- What Maester is and how Pester tests map to security controls
- Identity & access: Entra ID and Conditional Access baseline checks
- Mail security: SPF, DKIM, DMARC and anti-phishing policies in Exchange Online
- Device and app protections in Microsoft Defender
- Baselining your tenant against EIDSCA, CIS Microsoft 365 and CISA SCuBA
- Reading and acting on the Maester HTML report
Practical outcome
You leave with a first tenant baseline, a repeatable scan routine, and a prioritized way to turn failed checks into remediation work. The focus is on understanding why a check failed and deciding what to do next, not just collecting a score.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with the Microsoft 365 admin center. No prior PowerShell or Maester experience required.
Next step
Continue to Maester Advanced (Open-Source) or Maester Advanced (Cloud).