Accounts That Increase Attack Surface Risk are user accounts with configuration settings that make them more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The Accounts That Increase Attack Surface Risk widget displays a record of
the number of accounts with settings that increase attack surface risk for the past
30 days.
Types of risky account settings include:
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Synced admin accounts: Highly authorized admin accounts synced between Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory
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Extra admin accounts: Potentially unnecessary admin accounts
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Stale accounts: Accounts that have been inactive for over 180 days
For detailed information about your risky accounts, click View
details.
The following table outlines the sections available on the details screen:
Details Screen Sections
Section
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Description
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Remediation actions
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Suggests remediation actions for each type of misconfigured account settings
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Threat Detections with Potential to Exploit Account Configuration
Risks
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Displays threat detections occurring in Microsoft Entra ID over
the last 30 days that have the potential to exploit account configuration risks.
Threat detections types include:
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Accounts That Increase Attack Surface Risk table
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Lists accounts in your organization with misconfigured account settings that increase
your
attack surface risk
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