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Securing your Microsoft tenant: the ultimate policy management solution.

Written by Andy Price | 07 August 2024

At Azured, we understand the importance of robust cyber security and seamless service delivery. That's why we've introduced our new Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service. This service is designed to manage, back up, and monitor your Microsoft tenant policies, ensuring your environment is secure, compliant, and resilient against emerging threats.

We're pretty committed to cybersecurity. And our new product, the Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup, might be just what your Microsoft 365 tenant needs. This solution, has been made possible with Inforcer, a powerful tool that monitors, enforces, and backs up all security policies within Microsoft 365. This ensures your Microsoft tenant environment remains protected and compliant, adapting to the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. 

 

Careful configuration in the cloud.

 

New threats emerge regularly, and staying ahead of them requires constant updates to our defence strategies. Our Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service can help ensure your business policies are configured carefully, and correctly:

 

• Deploy best practice security baselines

Align your policies with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidelines.


• Daily automatic backups

Protect your policies against changes from cyber breaches or unplanned alterations.


• Policy roll-back capability

Quickly revert to previous policy versions when needed.


• Policy modification alerts

Get instant alerts for any policy changes, such as the disabling of MFA.


• Change tracking for policies

Monitor and identify policy changes to prevent unplanned downtime.


• Speedy deployment of critical policy changes

Respond rapidly to new threats and security updates.


• Compliance enforcement

Simplify achieving security accreditations like Cyber Essentials Plus and completing due diligence and cyber insurance questionnaires.

 

 

The Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service includes:

Policy Backup and Recovery

• Daily backups Scheduled backups for Conditional Access, Microsoft Intune device management policies, and complete Microsoft 365 settings.

On-demand restoration: Restore policies to any previous state with ease, ensuring minimal service disruption.

 

Monitoring and Alerts

Configuration change monitoring Continuous monitoring of policy adjustments to ensure compliance with best practices.

Security threat alerts Immediate notifications for potential security breaches or non-compliance issues.

 

Best Practice Enforcement

• Regular audits Compare your policies against best practices to detect and rectify deviations.

• Policy drift tracking Get alerts for unintended changes, integrated with your PSA tool for efficient correction.

 

 

What other IT projects can the Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service help with?

We're all about delivering value to our clients. Our Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service also supports various additional cloud security projects, ensuring consistency and security across your organisation:

Security Hardening Audit

A quick audit to benchmark your current security policies against best practices.

 

Security Hardening Professional Services 

Ensure consistent security settings without the need for high-skill scripts.

 

Intune Projects

Maintain simplified device management with consistent security policies.

 

Defender for Endpoint Migration

Streamline migration processes with consistent security settings.

 

Defender for Microsoft 365 Migration

Ensure seamless migration with minimal disruption.

 

 

But where is our data stored?

A question that not enough people ask (but one that we should all be concerned about), is where our data is stored. Backups, along with the Inforcer platform itself, are all stored within Microsoft Azure here in the UK. This ensures compliance with data residency requirements and provides robust security for your data. And helps you to sleep easy at night. 

 

 

What are the next steps?

For new clients who are interested in this new service, the first step will be for us to benchmark your current security policies against best practice NCSC policies. This is where our Cloud Security Review comes in handy. Once we have assessed your tenant, any changes that will affect end users will be communicated to you, and we will schedule a suitable time to implement them. We will also provide a report comparing your current security settings to the best practice benchmarks. 

 

What else do you need to know about Azured's Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup Service?

 

As cloud security experts, we are committed to delivering top-notch services that ensure the security, compliance, and optimal functioning of your Microsoft environment. Our expertise in managing and safeguarding critical configurations, combined with the powerful capabilities of Inforcer, will help mitigate risks and ensure business continuity.

 

Would you like more customised advice about how our new Microsoft Tenant Configuration Backup service can benefit your organisation ? Feel free to get in touch and we can offer more tailored suggestions specific to your organisational needs, requirements and  budget.