Strengthening your security posture with ITGL’s Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment

It’s common for organisations to rely heavily on Microsoft 365 to power their operations, but many struggle to optimise their security configurations effectively and efficiently. In today’s digital-first landscape, where cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, it’s easy for businesses to overlook critical vulnerabilities when faced with untangling Microsoft 365’s complex licensing structures and ever-expanding suite of security tools.

To address this, we have developed the Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment – a structured, policy-driven approach to evaluating and enhancing security within Microsoft 365 environments. This assessment provides organisations with a clear view of their security posture as it currently stands, as well as actionable recommendations for improvement, helping to facilitate roadmaps and ensure organisations are fully aware of their situation.

Why is this assessment important?

Many organisations assume that simply enabling Microsoft’s security features is enough. Without a comprehensive review of their configuration, however, they may be unknowingly leaving gaps that could be exploited by malicious actors.

The Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment ensures that organisations are aligning these security settings with best practices, and taking full advantage of the existing licensing at their disposal to strengthen their defences against modern cyber threats. Our assessment includes a detailed review of up to 160 different security controls across the seven main Microsoft portals:

• Defender Stack
• Intune
• Purview
• Entra ID
• Exchange Online
• Teams and SharePoint

By conducting this assessment, organisations can gain a clear understanding of where they stand, and take positive steps towards optimising their security settings, eliminating misconfigurations, and reducing their overall attack surface.

Advancing your Zero Trust journey

Modern security is no longer about perimeter defence – it’s about continuous verification. A Zero Trust approach assumes that threats exist both inside and outside of the network, and so requires organisations to implement strict access controls and real-time monitoring.

Our Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment helps organisations move towards a Zero Trust security model that ensures that only the right people have the right access to the right resources at the right time. By addressing weaknesses identified by the assessment in identity management, device compliance, and conditional access policies, businesses can confidently progress in their Zero Trust journey, while enhancing their overall cyber resilience.

What can customers achieve with this assessment?

Organisations that undertake our Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment can expect to:

• Gain confidence in their security posture by identifying misconfigurations and implementing best practices.
• Optimise usage of Microsoft licensing and ensure security features are correctly configured and fully utilised.
• Enhance compliance and governance through aligning security settings with regulatory and industry standards.
• Mitigate risk and reduce their attack surface, strengthening their environment against data breaches and cyber threats.
• Receive clear, actionable insights via a detailed PDF report and an interactive Power BI dashboard that allows for tracking of security improvements over time.

Additional security add-on services

For organisations looking to further improve their security posture, ITGL offers two powerful add-on assessments:

Azure Configuration Assessment – a deep dive into the configuration of every resource in an Azure environment, to ensure that best practices are followed. This assessment will help organisations to:

• Identify and mitigate misconfigured Azure services.
• Strengthen security controls across all Azure services and resources.
• Align with Microsoft’s recommended security baselines.

Microsoft 365 Breach Assessment – with cyber criminals using increasingly sophisticated methods to exploit vulnerabilities within Microsoft 365 environments, this assessment thoroughly tests 102 breach vectors to uncover security gaps that could be exploited by attackers. This includes:

• Identifying over-privileged accounts and risky application permissions
• Detecting misconfigured access controls that could allow for lateral movement
• Highlighting potential entry points for threat actors aiming to compromise critical systems.

By proactively testing and addressing these vulnerabilities, organisations can prevent potential breaches before they happen.

Get started

The Microsoft 365 Security Maturity Assessment is an essential step for organisations that want to enhance their security, optimise their Microsoft licensing, and build a more resilient digital environment. Whether you are looking to align with Zero Trust principles, gain confidence in your security posture, or take proactive steps to prevent breaches, ITGL’s expert-led assessment provides the insights and actions needed to stay ahead of cyber threats.

To learn more about the assessment, or our other advanced security services, get in touch with our team at security@itgl.com