Secure Microsoft 365
A Microsoft 365 tenant that is hardened, monitored and audit-ready.
Most Microsoft 365 tenants are left close to their default settings, with gaps attackers know to look for. We assess your tenant against the CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark and the Essential Eight, close the gaps, and keep it that way with continuous monitoring and monthly reporting.
What's included
Secure Microsoft 365
Tenant security assessment
A full review of identity, email, devices, data and admin settings, scored against CIS, the Essential Eight and Microsoft Secure Score, with a prioritised fix list.
Identity & Conditional Access
MFA for every account, phishing-resistant methods for admins, legacy authentication blocked, and risk-based Conditional Access policies.
Privileged access & admin hygiene
Least-privilege admin roles, Privileged Identity Management, separate admin accounts and monitored break-glass accounts.
Microsoft Defender
Defender for Office 365, Endpoint and Identity configured and tuned, with alerts fed into our 24/7 monitoring.
Intune device compliance
Only managed, encrypted, patched devices reach company data, with app protection policies for personal phones.
Microsoft Purview data protection
Sensitivity labels, data loss prevention, retention policies and eDiscovery set up around your legal and sector obligations.
Audit logging & alerting
Unified audit logging switched on and retained, with alerts for risky sign-ins, mailbox forwarding rules and admin changes.
Sharing & guest governance
Sensible external sharing defaults, guest access reviews and Teams and SharePoint site lifecycle policies.
Configuration drift monitoring
Your secure baseline is documented and checked continuously, so changes that weaken it are caught and reversed.
Copilot readiness
Permissions, oversharing and labelling cleaned up before Microsoft 365 Copilot is switched on, so AI only surfaces what each person should see.
Secure Score uplift & reporting
A monthly Secure Score and compliance report showing what changed, what is left and what it means for your risk.
Licensing review
We check that your licences include the security features you need, and that you are not paying for ones you don't use.
The outcome
What changes for you.
- Measurably higher Secure Score
- Evidence for audits and insurers
- Data protected wherever it goes
- Safe to switch on Copilot
- CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark
- ACSC Essential Eight
- Privacy Act & NDB scheme
- ISO 27001 (aligned)
- SMB1001 (aligned)
- NIST CSF
FAQ
Common questions.
Something else on your mind? Call us and talk to an engineer, not a salesperson.
Do we need Microsoft 365 E5 for this?
No. Business Premium covers most of the controls small and mid-sized organisations need. Our licensing review tells you whether any add-ons are worth it for your risk.
Will hardening disrupt our staff?
We roll changes out in stages, starting in report-only mode, and tell staff what to expect before anything is enforced.
Is this a one-off project or ongoing?
Both are available. Most clients start with an assessment and hardening project, then keep the baseline monitored as part of a managed plan.
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Let's talk about your IT and security.
We'll look at your environment, flag the biggest risks and give you a practical plan to fix them. No obligation, no jargon.