Security & Risk Management

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Security & Risk Management

AI-powered protection across your entire Microsoft environment.

Cyber threats are more sophisticated, more frequent and more targeted at SMEs than ever before. Perimeter-based security isn't enough. You need continuous, intelligent monitoring of everything — identities, devices, data and applications.

Our Security Management service combines Microsoft's best-in-class security tooling with AI-driven threat detection and UK-based expert oversight.

Why This Matters

SMEs are now the primary target of cybercriminals — they have valuable data but typically less mature defences. Microsoft 365 environments are the most common attack surface, with phishing, credential theft and ransomware delivered through email, Teams and SharePoint.

74% of UK SME security breaches start with a compromised identity
Microsoft Secure Score for most SMEs is below 40% without active management
Cyber Essentials certification is now a requirement for many contracts and insurers
✦ AI-FIRST Microsoft Sentinel uses AI and machine learning to correlate security signals across your entire estate — catching threats that rule-based tools miss entirely.

What You Get

Security posture assessment and Microsoft Secure Score improvement plan
Microsoft Defender deployment and management (endpoints, identity, email, cloud)
Microsoft Sentinel SIEM setup, tuning and ongoing monitoring
Conditional Access and Zero Trust policy configuration
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus preparation and support
Monthly security reports and AI-generated threat intelligence summaries

Key Features

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365 and Cloud Apps
Microsoft Sentinel — AI-powered SIEM and SOAR
Identity and Access Management (IAM) via Azure Active Directory
Multi-Factor Authentication and Conditional Access
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and information protection
Security awareness training and phishing simulation

What Success Looks Like

Microsoft Secure Score above 80%
Threats detected and contained before they cause damage
Cyber Essentials certification achieved
Your team confident in what they can and can't do with company data
Cyber insurance premiums reduced with evidence of good security practice

Ideal If You're

Running Microsoft 365 without active security monitoring
Preparing for Cyber Essentials
Working with regulated data
Concerned about insider risk or phishing

Book a Security Assessment

Work Smarter. Grow Faster. Stay Ahead.

The technology you use should help you move faster, not hold you back. At Advantage, we help SMEs unlock the full power of Microsoft - from cloud and security to AI and automation. Whether you're modernising systems or exploring Copilot, we'll help you transform the way you work. Let's build something smarter. Together.