M365 Security Assessments
Practising good cyber hygiene
90% of data breaches are caused by human error
90% of data breaches are caused by human error according to a 2020 report from the UK information Commissioner’s Office. However, by performing regular assessments on key IT services and practising good cyber hygiene companies could
avoid breaches and incidents.
Our Microsoft 365 Security Assessment
Watch this video to find out why our Microsoft 365 Security Assessment – delivered in conjunction with CSA – is perfect for organisations of all sizes wishing to comply with best security practices whilst using M365.
M365 is a popular application with over 70% of the Fortune 500 companies utilising some or all of the M365 suite of applications, however big or small the business using M365 it is paramount that security is held as a key part of the deployment and the ongoing maintenance. This is because despite hundreds of configuration settings applied in a M365 tenancy by default, Microsoft does not automatically apply all the security settings, resulting in the tenancy and user accounts being left vulnerable and open to compromise. To keep businesses secure and data protected, the intelligent built-in Microsoft security features that are often not implemented or used to their full potential need to be implemented.
How does it work
First step
The Assessment starts with analysis of the company’s Microsoft 365 tenancy against pre-defined ‘best practice’ controls, ensuring all the necessary security controls are configured correctly to protect admin and user accounts, emails, documents, and Teams collaboration chats.
Second step
Post assessment, we compile an Executive Report on the findings. Providing a technical summary of each specific control that either needs to be changed, checked or verified by the IT Team. The report will conclude with a summary of recommendations to secure the tenancy further. With every control listed in the technical summary marked on the criticality of exposure – from critical to low, making prioritising actions easy.
Ongoing Assessments
As Microsoft introduces new features, services and patches regularly, we recommend that a M365 Security Assessment is performed at least annually to ensure any new features or configuration changes have not impacted the security posture of the M365 tenancy.
Why is an Assessment necessary?
Cyber criminals are continually looking for new opportunities to attack and with many businesses expediting their deployment of M365 over the last two years, there is a high likelihood settings that should be applied to increase security have been left unchecked, leaving businesses vulnerable to attack.
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