Optimising your Microsoft licensing to enhance cyber security maturity
As organisations continue to develop and expand their digital operations, the amount of services and licences that need to be managed and utilised is also steadily increasing. Whether due to a lack of time, resource, or a combination of the two, we’ve identified that many organisations are struggling to optimise their Microsoft licensing to best enhance their organisational security.
To help our clients achieve the best possible security posture, we have developed a new Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment solution, which includes a robust evaluation of up to 170 different controls within a variety of Microsoft portals, including:
- Defender Stack
- Intune
- Purview
- Entra ID
- Exchange Online
- Teams
- OneDrive
- SharePoint
The assessment process is able to be tailored to fit the precise licensing structures of our clients. However, as a guideline, the following provides an idea of the structures we would most commonly expect to see, and the typical assessment we would deliver.
| Licensing structure | Our assessment |
|---|---|
| E5/A5 with Entra ID P2 | 166-point assessment |
| E3 with Entra ID P2 | 115-point assessment |
| Business premium with Entra ID P1/P2 | 105-point assessment |
Each assessment compares the client’s current scores against target scores, considering best practice
Deliverables
Following the Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment, a detailed report will be provided outlining any proposed improvements or remediations to take, and which features within Microsoft 365 could be leveraged to improve security maturity. As part of the report, we will provide an overview of the organisation’s current and potential security maturity, broken down into high-level categories. We will also be able to deliver any suggested remediation actions, where the required resource or knowledge is limited.
Prerequisites
Note that, as part of the assessment, a global reader account is required. For any remediation work, a global administrator account will be required
