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Modern Work & Security

A secure modern workplace, deployed in weeks.

Microsoft 365, Intune and Defender, configured to a proven, Zero Trust-aligned blueprint — then fully managed. Your people get a fast, modern way of working; your business gets enterprise-grade protection, without the drawn-out programme.

Zero Trust by design M365 E3 / E5 Intune · Autopilot Microsoft Defender Sentry SOC · 24×7
~2 wksTo a production-ready pilot
Zero TrustBaked into every build
24×7Sentry SOC
Fixed priceFixed-outcome delivery

The capability is already in your licensing

Most organisations already pay for the security and productivity capability they need — it sits unused inside their Microsoft 365 licensing. The gap isn't the technology; it's the time, the expertise and a repeatable way to deploy it safely. We take you from a legacy or under-configured estate to a hardened, cloud-managed modern workplace, using accelerators and reference designs refined across real deployments.

What we deliver

Identity-first securityMicrosoft Entra ID with Conditional Access, MFA and least-privilege access as the foundation.
Cloud-managed devicesWindows, iOS, Android and macOS via Intune and Autopilot — standardised, compliant builds per persona.
Threat protectionMicrosoft Defender across endpoint, identity, email and cloud apps — one correlated view of risk.
Data protection by defaultMicrosoft Purview information protection, sensitivity labelling and DLP, in the flow of work.
Application Packaging FactoryAny app from request to a tested, deployable Intune package — at scale, to a consistent standard.
Managed, monitored & improvedProactive hardening via CSSI, paired with 24×7 detection and response from Sentry.

Aligned to Zero Trust

Not Zero Trust as a slogan — it's wired into the identity model, the device policies and the data controls we deploy as standard: verify explicitly, use least-privilege access, and assume breach.

Zero Trust access model: identity, device health, location and risk signals are verified by Conditional Access, granting least-privilege access to apps and data, with assume-breach monitoring by Sentry. Identity Device health Location Risk Verify explicitly Conditional Access Least-privilege access granted Apps & data protected Assume breach — continuous monitoring, detection & response · Sentry SOC
Every request is verified on signal, access is least-privilege, and the estate is watched on an assume-breach basis.

The four pillars

  • Identity — the keystone of access security: every input mapped, Conditional Access and Secure Score matured, SSO wherever possible.
  • Devices — built, deployed, patched and maintained across all platforms, integrated with Entra ID and Defender.
  • Data — secure storage on the core Microsoft platforms with a clear classification schema and protection through Purview.
  • Security & Compliance — continuous monitoring, segmentation and automated response that contain threats early.

Our delivery approach

Behind every engagement sits a structured, repeatable method — the same approach we use to take an organisation from a standing start to a secured, production-ready estate. Quick wins early, co-existence kept short, security baked in from the first build.

Three-step delivery method: create the core platform, build and pilot in about two weeks, then mature and protect continually. 1 2 3 Create core platform Build & pilot Mature & protect Secure core · quick wins Prove it with real users Improve · protect · innovate ≈ 2 weeks to a production-ready pilot then continual improvement
From a standing start to a piloted, production-ready build in around two weeks — then continual improvement.

1 · Create the core platform

  • Identity platform
  • Device & app management
  • Data storage facilities
  • Security controls and compliance posture

2 · Build & pilot

  • Technical pilot of the core build with early adopters
  • Stand up the change and adoption network
  • Test end-to-end functions; capture lessons learned

3 · Mature & protect

  • Improve underpinning security and adopt new capability
  • Embrace modernisation and better ways of working
  • Report, improve, assess — continually

Principles that define the approach. The new world must improve the lives of end users; security is baked in so it's non-intrusive; benefits are realised early and co-existence minimised. Every step is underpinned by stakeholder engagement, knowledge transfer and change-impact management.

Application Packaging Factory

A modern workplace is only as good as the apps people use — and packaging them cleanly through Intune is where many rollouts stall. The Factory turns that bottleneck into a repeatable, tracked service that takes any application from request to a tested, deployable package.

  • A defined order of preference — Microsoft Store (Winget) first, then Win32 (MSI with PowerShell) and beyond.
  • Consistent standards — detection rules, install logic and security checks applied the same way every time.
  • Tracked & auditable — every package managed through a controlled pipeline with full version history.
  • Scalable throughput — clears large estates during migration and keeps pace with new requests once live.

Keeping applications current — and vulnerabilities down

Out-of-date software is one of the most common routes to compromise. The Factory keeps applications current and feeds directly into your vulnerability management.

Continuous currencyWinget-driven update detection keeps apps current automatically — off the path to end-of-life, known-vulnerable builds.
Automated repackagingNew versions repackaged, security-checked and released via phased Intune rings — no manual rebuild.
Vulnerability-ledDefender Vulnerability Management surfaces vulnerable software so we target the highest-risk updates first.
Application packaging pipeline: request, package (Winget to Win32), security check, test, deploy via Intune rings; Defender Vulnerability Management scans the estate and flags vulnerabilities back into packaging. Request PackageWinget → Win32 Security check Test DeployIntune rings Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management estate scanned vulnerability → repackage & harden
A vulnerability identified on Monday becomes a packaged, tested, deployed fix — not a backlog item.

Continual Security & Service Improvement

Security isn't a project — it's a posture. Threats change, Microsoft ships new controls constantly, and any tenant starts drifting the day it goes live. CSSI keeps you ahead of that drift: Secure Score actively managed, device and app hygiene through Intune, and a concise monthly report on status, improvements delivered, outstanding risks and recommendations.

Proactive and reactive, together. CSSI keeps your posture strong; Sentry keeps it defended.

Sentry — SOC for Microsoft 365

Sentry is our Security Operations Centre — continuous monitoring, detection and alerting across your Microsoft 365 and security estate. Combined with the modern workplace build, our security configuration and Continual Security & Service Improvement, it delivers a complete posture: proactively updated, and reactively watched.

Continuous posture loop: build and harden then improve through CSSI (proactive), monitor with Sentry then detect and respond (reactive), feeding back into hardening. PROACTIVE REACTIVE Build & hardensecure-by-design Improve (CSSI)Secure Score ↑ Monitor (Sentry)24/7 SOC Detect & respondcontain early closed-loop feedback — what Sentry sees drives the next round of hardening
Proactive hardening and reactive monitoring run as one continuous loop.

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Customer success
Construction & engineering · Microsoft 365 licensing & modern workplace

Right-sized Microsoft licensing and a secure, modern workplace.

A construction and engineering firm needed its Microsoft 365 estate licensed correctly and a more secure, consistent way of working for its people. We reviewed and right-sized the licensing, then built the modern-workplace foundations on top — identity, device management through Intune and Autopilot, and information protection — so the estate is both cost-efficient and secure.

Talk to us about a secure rollout →
Licensingreviewed and right-sized across the estate
Intune + Autopilotconsistent, cloud-managed devices
Securedidentity and information protection in place

Client named under NDA on request.

Pricing plans

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Modern Work & Security

Secure modern work, deployed in weeks.

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