Intune Configuration Policies: User Application Hardening

📘 Intune Configuration Policies Explained — Setup, Settings, and Security Framework Alignment In this video, we take a deep dive into Microsoft Intune Configuration Policies, what they are, how to set them up properly, and how to use them to strengthen your organisation’s security posture. Whether you're managing a small business or a large enterprise, configuration policies are one of the most powerful tools in Intune. But with so many settings, templates, and profiles available, it can be hard to know where to start, or how to align them with recognised security frameworks. 🔍 What We Cover

• What Intune Configuration Policies actually do and when to use them

• How to create and deploy policies using Settings Catalog

• Understanding the different types of settings available for Windows, macOS.

• How configuration policies map to major security frameworks, including:

• Essential Eight (ACSC)

• ISO 27001 controls

• CIS Benchmarks

• Where Intune fits and where it doesn’t, in meeting compliance requirements

• Practical examples of policies that directly support hardening, patching, application control, and device lockdown

🎯 Who This Video Is For

• IT admins and Microsoft 365 administrators

• Cybersecurity professionals

• MSPs supporting Business Premium environments

• Anyone working toward Essential Eight maturity or ISO/CIS compliance