# A notification SHOULD be sent to the administrator when high-risk users are detected

A notification SHOULD be sent to the administrator when high-risk users are detected.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/CISA.MS.AAD.2.2

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<p class="test-part">Part of <a href="/docs/tests/cisa">CISA</a> · Entra ID · Identity Protection · <a href="/docs/tests">All checks</a></p>

```powershell title="Run this check"
Invoke-Maester -TestId CISA.MS.AAD.2.2
```

## Overview

A notification SHOULD be sent to the administrator when high-risk users are detected.

Rationale: Notification enables the admin to monitor the event and remediate the risk. This helps the organization proactively respond to cyber intrusions as they occur.

#### Remediation action:

Follow the guide below to configure Entra ID Protection to send a regularly monitored security mailbox email notification when user accounts are determined to be high risk.

- [Configure Microsoft Entra ID Protection Notifications - Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/id-protection/howto-identity-protection-configure-notifications#configure-users-at-risk-detected-alerts)

#### Related links

- [CISA Risk Based Policies - MS.AAD.2.2v1](https://github.com/cisagov/ScubaGear/blob/main/PowerShell/ScubaGear/baselines/aad.md#msaad22v1)
- [CISA ScubaGear Rego Reference](https://github.com/cisagov/ScubaGear/blob/main/PowerShell/ScubaGear/Rego/AADConfig.rego#L122)

## Details

<details>
<summary>Every attribute of this check</summary>

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Test ID | CISA.MS.AAD.2.2 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Suite | CISA |
| Product | Entra ID |
| Feature | Identity Protection |
| Area | Logging and detection |
| Resource type | Tenant |
| User impact | Low |
| Implementation cost | Low |
| MITRE ATT&CK | T1078.004 Cloud Accounts |
| Supports benchmark | CISA SCuBA Secure Configuration Baselines for Microsoft 365 (version ScubaGear main, 2026-10-11), requirement MS.AAD.2.2 |
| Criticality | SHOULD |
| Upstream requirement | MS.AAD.2.2v1 |
| Supports controls | cisa-scuba:MS.AAD.2.2, nist-800-53-r5:AC-2(12) |
| PowerShell test | [Test-MtCisaNotifyHighRisk](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cisa/entra/Test.CISA.MS.AAD.2.2.ps1) |
| Services | Graph |
| Compatible licenses | AAD_PREMIUM_P2 |

</details>

## Source

- Test: [`tests/cisa/entra/Test.CISA.MS.AAD.2.2.ps1`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cisa/entra/Test.CISA.MS.AAD.2.2.ps1)
- Documentation: [`tests/cisa/entra/Test.CISA.MS.AAD.2.2.md`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cisa/entra/Test.CISA.MS.AAD.2.2.md)