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Security consulting: assessment, Zero Trust and endpoint protection

Find the gaps, close the important ones first and build protection into how you work. We assess, design and deploy security that your team can run.

Technology
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • Microsoft security baselines
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Conditional Access
  • Zero Trust
  • ZTNA
  • Secure remote access
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • WAF and DDoS protection
  • SIEM integration

Your situation

Is this what you are looking for?

If any of these sound familiar, this service is for you.

  • You have never had an independent review of your setup
  • Users sign in with passwords alone, with no MFA
  • VPN gives staff access to far more than they need
  • A customer, insurer or auditor is asking about your controls

The work involved

What needs to be done

Whatever the size of the project, these are the steps that decide whether it succeeds.

  1. 1

    Agree the scope and give written permission

    List the systems, accounts and sites to be reviewed or scanned, and approve the timing so nothing is touched unexpectedly.

  2. 2

    Review identity, configuration and exposure

    Check sign-in settings, admin roles, cloud and server configuration and internet-facing services against recognized baselines.

  3. 3

    Rate each finding by risk and effort

    Rank what was found by likely impact and by how hard it is to fix, so the order of work is clear.

  4. 4

    Fix the highest risks first and add protection

    Close the top gaps, then deploy controls such as MFA, Conditional Access, device checks and endpoint protection.

  5. 5

    Retest, monitor and practice the response

    Confirm the fixes worked, turn on monitoring with named owners and rehearse the response steps with your team.

How we can help

How we can help

This is what we do for you, so your team can stay focused on running the business.

Security assessment and hardening

Review of Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, servers and networks against CIS Benchmarks and Microsoft baselines, with risk-rated findings, fix guidance and a retest of what you fixed.

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Vulnerability assessment

Authenticated scanning of agreed systems to find missing patches and known weaknesses, with false positives checked by hand. This is not a penetration test.

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Compliance review and security strategy

A review of your controls against the standards you care about, and a prioritized security roadmap. We show gaps and do not certify compliance.

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Zero Trust and secure remote access

Identity-aware, per-application access with MFA, Conditional Access and device checks, replacing broad VPN access in stages through ZTNA services or a secure access gateway.

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Endpoint, mail and cloud protection

Deployment and tuning of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office 365 and Cloud, plus Intune compliance policies, baselines and patch rings tied to Conditional Access.

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Monitoring, response and risk reduction

Microsoft Sentinel data connectors and analytics rules, patch and vulnerability routines, and incident response runbooks tested with a tabletop exercise.

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What is included

Pick one area or combine them into a single security program.

Assess

  • Microsoft 365 and Entra ID review
  • Azure configuration review
  • Server and endpoint hardening review
  • Network and firewall review
  • Vulnerability assessment

Protect

  • Defender for Endpoint
  • Defender for Office 365
  • Defender for Cloud
  • Intune compliance and baselines
  • Conditional Access
  • Zero Trust and ZTNA

Detect and respond

  • Microsoft Sentinel and KQL rules
  • Patch and vulnerability management
  • Incident response runbooks
  • Tabletop exercises

Hands-on skills

  • Zero Trust design
  • Service segmentation
  • WAF and DDoS protection
  • Identity-aware proxies
  • Just-in-time VM access
  • SIEM and audit log integration
  • Log forwarding from firewalls, servers and Tetragon
  • RBAC implementation
  • MFA rollout
  • Access and password reviews

What you get

Outcomes we aim for on every Security consulting engagement.

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  • A clear picture of where your environment is exposed
  • Findings rated by risk so the important fixes come first
  • Access to applications rather than to whole networks
  • Written response steps your team has practiced

Common questions

Is this a penetration test?

No. The assessment is a configuration and vulnerability review with authenticated scanning and manual checks. If you need an attack simulation, we agree the scope and rules of engagement separately, or help you choose a specialist provider.

Will this make us compliant with a standard?

An assessment shows gaps against the baselines we review, such as CIS Benchmarks or Microsoft recommendations. It does not by itself certify compliance with any regulation or standard.

Is Zero Trust a product we can buy?

No. It is an approach that combines identity, devices, network controls and monitoring. Products help, but none delivers Zero Trust on its own. We often keep a controlled VPN for legacy systems while moving other applications in stages.

Who watches Sentinel alerts after setup?

Sentinel needs someone to review alerts. We design alert routing and runbooks for your team, and can quote managed monitoring as a separate service if you prefer.

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