Dashboard Widgets

Widgets are the building blocks of your dashboard. Each widget provides focused insights into a specific aspect of your security posture.

Secure Score Widget

The Secure Score widget displays your Microsoft 365 Secure Score—Microsoft's measurement of your security configuration.

What It Shows

• Current Score - Your tenant's security score (e.g., 45/80)
• Percentage - Score as a percentage of maximum achievable
• Trend Arrow - Direction of change since last update
• History Graph - Score over the past 30 days

Understanding Secure Score

Microsoft Secure Score evaluates your M365 configuration against security best practices:

Actions

• View Details - See score breakdown and recommendations
• Refresh - Fetch latest score from Microsoft

Compliance Summary Widget

Provides an overview of your compliance status across all frameworks.

What It Shows

• Overall Compliance - Aggregate compliance percentage
• Framework Bars - Visual progress for each enabled framework
• Control Counts - Passed, failed, and not applicable controls

Framework Status Colors

Actions

• View Framework - Click a framework to see detailed results
• Run Assessment - Start a new compliance assessment

Framework Progress Widget

Shows detailed progress for a specific compliance framework.

What It Shows

• Framework Name - CIS, NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.
• Completion Percentage - Controls passed vs. total
• Theme Breakdown - Progress by control category
• Last Assessment - When the framework was last evaluated

Customization

Select which framework to display in the widget settings.

Drift Summary Widget

Displays configuration drift events that need attention.

What It Shows

• Open Events - Total unresolved drift events
• By Severity - Breakdown of critical, high, medium, low
• Recent Events - Latest detected changes
• Trend - Drift frequency over time

Severity Indicators

Actions

• View All Events - Go to drift detection page
• View Critical - Filter to show only critical events

Recent Assessments Widget

Shows your assessment history and results.

What It Shows

• Assessment List - Recent assessment runs
• Status - Completed, running, or failed
• Score Changes - Improvement or regression
• Timestamps - When each assessment ran

Assessment States

Actions

• View Results - Open detailed assessment report
• Run New Assessment - Start a new assessment

Quick Actions Widget

Provides shortcuts to common tasks.

Available Actions

• Run Assessment - Start a compliance assessment
• Generate Report - Create a new compliance report
• View Drift Events - Go to drift monitoring
• Invite Member - Add a team member
• View Settings - Open organization settings

Notifications Widget

Displays recent alerts and system messages.

Notification Types

Actions

• Mark as Read - Dismiss individual notifications
• Clear All - Mark all as read
• View All - Open notifications center

Widget Interactions

Expanding Widgets

Click the expand icon (↗) on any widget to:

• View full details
• Access additional options
• See historical data

Refreshing Data

Click the refresh icon (↻) to:

• Fetch latest data from Microsoft APIs
• Update cached information
• Check for new events

Widget Settings

Where available, click the gear icon (⚙) to:

• Choose displayed metrics
• Set time ranges
• Configure thresholds

Performance Considerations

Loading Behavior

• Widgets load independently
• Critical widgets load first
• Background refresh doesn't block interaction

Caching

• Widget data is cached for performance
• Cache duration varies by data type
• Manual refresh bypasses cache

What's Next?

• Customize your dashboard - Arrange and configure widgets
• Understanding compliance results - Interpret assessment data
• Managing drift events - Respond to configuration changes