# The baseline Global Secure Access security profile should enforce a threat-intelligence floor

The baseline security profile (priority 65000) applies to all Internet Access traffic with no Conditional Access required.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/MT.1194

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```powershell title="Run this check"
Invoke-Maester -TestId MT.1194 -IncludePreview
```

## Overview

The **baseline** security profile (priority 65000) applies to all Internet Access traffic with no Conditional Access required. Linking an enabled **threat-intelligence** policy to the baseline provides an always-on malware and phishing floor.

The baseline is the only place that protects **non-client / remote-network** traffic, the Conditional Access **token-propagation gap**, and users **not matched** by any user-aware (CA-linked) profile. Microsoft recommends linking the threat-intelligence policy to the baseline because it applies to all users' traffic.

#### Remediation action:

1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a **Global Secure Access Administrator**.
2. Browse to **Global Secure Access** > **Secure** > **Threat intelligence policies** and create or enable a policy.
3. Link the threat-intelligence policy to the **baseline** security profile.

#### Related links

* [Global Secure Access threat intelligence](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/global-secure-access/how-to-configure-threat-intelligence)
* [Global Secure Access security profiles](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/global-secure-access/concept-security-profiles)

## Details

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Test ID | MT.1194 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Suite | Maester |
| Product | Entra ID |
| Feature | Global Secure Access |
| Area | Access control |
| Resource type | Tenant |
| User impact | Low |
| Implementation cost | Low |
| MITRE ATT&CK | T1204.001 Malicious Link, T1566.002 Spearphishing Link |
| PowerShell test | [Test-MtGsaBaselineThreatIntelligenceEnforced](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/global-secure-access/Test.MT.1194.ps1) |
| Services | Graph |
| Compatible licenses | AAD_PREMIUM |
| Lifecycle | Preview |

</details>

## Source

- Test: [`tests/maester/global-secure-access/Test.MT.1194.ps1`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/global-secure-access/Test.MT.1194.ps1)
- Documentation: [`tests/maester/global-secure-access/Test.MT.1194.md`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/global-secure-access/Test.MT.1194.md)