Microsoft 365 Security & Governance
Strengthen identity, collaboration, and data protection across Microsoft 365.
Secure Technology Consultants helps organizations securely administer and govern Microsoft 365. We evaluate identities, access, devices, collaboration settings, security controls, licensing and operating processes—then translate findings into practical improvements that fit the business.
Identity and access governance
Control who has access, how they prove it, and what they can administer
- Microsoft Entra ID users, groups and administrator roles
- Multifactor authentication and authentication methods
- Privileged-access and least-privilege practices
- Conditional Access where supported by licensing
- Guest-user and external-access governance
- Onboarding, role changes and offboarding
- Access reviews and administrative-account hygiene
Device and endpoint governance
Know which devices reach your data and how they are managed
- Entra registration and join status
- Microsoft Intune enrollment and configuration where licensed
- Device-compliance policies
- Company-owned and personally owned device standards
- Endpoint-security coordination
- Encryption, patching and configuration visibility
- Integration with RMM and endpoint-protection tools when applicable
Collaboration and information protection
Guardrails for how information is shared, retained and recovered
- Microsoft Teams governance
- SharePoint and OneDrive sharing
- External collaboration and guest access
- Exchange Online security configuration
- Retention and information-governance considerations
- Microsoft Purview capabilities where licensed
- Data ownership, storage and recovery responsibilities
Security posture and operations
Turn tenant signals into ownership, reporting and follow-through
- Microsoft Secure Score review
- Identity Secure Score and Entra recommendations
- Defender capabilities available under the client's licensing
- Security alerts and administrative audit logs
- Incident escalation and response ownership
- Licensing and control-gap analysis
- Recurring reporting and remediation tracking
Engagement options
Engagements scoped to your tenant, licensing and priorities
Microsoft 365 security assessment
A structured review of tenant configuration, identity, collaboration and security settings against practical baselines.
Entra ID identity and access review
Focused evaluation of users, groups, administrator roles, authentication methods and privileged-access practices.
Intune readiness and device-governance assessment
Review of enrollment status, compliance policies and device standards, sized to current licensing and operating capacity.
Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive governance review
Examination of sharing behavior, external access, site and channel sprawl, and data-handling expectations.
Microsoft 365 tenant hardening
Prioritized configuration improvements implemented or guided in coordination with your IT team or provider.
Migration security planning
Security, identity and data-governance planning ahead of a tenant, mailbox or file-platform migration.
Ongoing Microsoft 365 administration and governance oversight
Recurring administration support, reporting and remediation tracking as licensing, users and applications change.
How the engagement works
A five-stage path from tenant review to leadership roadmap
- 01
Confirm Objectives
Confirm business objectives, users, licenses and applications so the review reflects how the tenant is actually used.
- 02
Review Evidence
Review available administrative settings and evidence across identity, devices, collaboration and security tooling.
- 03
Identify Gaps
Identify security, governance and operating gaps, including areas limited by licensing or unclear ownership.
- 04
Prioritize
Prioritize improvements by risk, effort and business impact rather than presenting an undifferentiated settings list.
- 05
Document and Report
Document ownership and implementation requirements, then provide leadership findings and a practical roadmap.
Relevant experience
Hands-on Microsoft 365 administration and governance experience
STC has supported Microsoft 365 environments through identity and access administration, Microsoft Entra ID guidance, device-management planning, collaboration governance, endpoint-security coordination, policy development, incident readiness and technology-operations oversight.
Microsoft 365 capabilities depend on the client’s subscriptions, licensing and configuration. STC does not represent that every Microsoft security, compliance, Defender, Purview or Intune feature is included in every license.
Frequently asked questions
Questions we hear about Microsoft 365 security
- Do we need Microsoft Entra ID or Intune?
- Most Microsoft 365 subscriptions include Entra ID in some form, and Intune is included in several business and enterprise plans. STC reviews what your current licensing supports and identifies where added capability would be required before a specific control can be implemented.
- Can STC work with our existing Microsoft 365 provider?
- Yes. STC frequently works alongside an internal IT team, MSP or reseller, providing independent review, prioritized recommendations and coordination rather than replacing an existing provider.
- What is Microsoft Secure Score?
- Secure Score is a Microsoft-provided measurement of configuration and security posture within your tenant. It is a useful reference point, but STC evaluates it alongside licensing, business context and operating practices rather than treating the number as the objective.
- Can STC review our current licenses?
- Yes. License review is part of the assessment, including which security, compliance and device-management capabilities are available today and which controls depend on additional licensing.
- Can STC help secure Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive?
- Yes. Collaboration governance covers sharing settings, external and guest access, site and team creation practices, retention considerations, and expectations for data ownership, storage and recovery.
- Does this service include a Microsoft 365 migration?
- Migration execution is scoped separately. STC can provide migration security planning covering identity, access, data governance and cutover considerations, and can support the security aspects of a migration under an agreed scope.
- Can STC provide ongoing administration after the assessment?
- Yes, under a separate agreed scope. Ongoing support can include administration, recurring reporting, remediation tracking and periodic governance review as the environment changes.
Get a clear view of your Microsoft 365 security posture.
Start with a short conversation about your tenant, licensing, users and the governance questions leadership needs answered.
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