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wroot
Nov 13, 2025Silver Contributor
What are the prerequisites to see Microsoft Secure Score?
My teammate says that even Basic or Standard M365 license provides Secure Score. Which is kind of right as you can see a basic score when opening a tenant in Lighthouse. But if you try to go to Defen...
- Dec 06, 2025
It started loading again after a few weeks. According to MS support they found an issue on the backend and it was fixed (apparently many customers reported the issue). So, Copilot was wrong (again) and Secure Score will show even if you only have Basic or Standard M365 licenses.
henery
Nov 14, 2025Copper Contributor
Basic and Standard plans only show a very limited Secure Score, which is why you can see a summary in Lighthouse. To view the full Secure Score in the Defender portal, you need higher licenses such as Business Premium, E3/E5, or Defender P1/P2. That’s why Lighthouse shows a score but Defender won’t load it.