SMBs, are you still using basic Microsoft 365 licensing? With increasing regulations and record breaking cyber crimes, ensuring your company's cybersecurity, productivity, and compliance is more critical than ever. Microsoft 365 Business Premium is a cost effective solution designed to safeguard your business operations while empowering your team to work smarter. This comprehensive solution integrates best-in-class Office apps, cloud services, and advanced security features tailored for small to medium-sized businesses like yours.
Why wait? By upgrading from M365 basic to M365 Business Premium, you're not only equipping your business with the tools needed for collaboration and efficiency but also fortifying it against the growing threats of cyber attacks, data breaches, and compliance pitfalls. Let us show you how M365 Business Premium can be enhance your M365 cybersecurity posture.
Why choose Microsoft 365 Business Premium?
Downtime is costly. A Business Premium license will allow more robust management of users, devices, and applications providing better cybersecurity and compliance coverage that significantly reduces risks to your business.
Here's how you can approach securing your Microsoft 365 environment using Business Premium licensing:
Azure AD/Entra ID Features in Business Premium:
Identity Management: Business Premium includes Azure AD P1 features, which allow for:
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): You can enable and enforce phishing resistant MFA for all users.
Conditional Access: You have access to create and manage Conditional Access policies.
Role Based Access Control: Assign roles to users to reduce unnecessary access.
Group management: Assign users and devices to groups to easily apply control and configuration policies.
Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR): Users can reset their own passwords, reducing IT helpdesk calls.
Group-Based Licensing: You can assign licenses to groups, simplifying management.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Business Premium:
Defender for Endpoint Plan 1: Business Premium includes Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 which provides:
Next-generation protection
Endpoint detection and response
Automated investigation and remediation
Attack surface reduction
You can manage Defender for Endpoint settings through Intune.
Microsoft Intune in Business Premium:
Intune is included to manage Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS devices. Business Premium provides access to most Intune features for device management, application management, and some security settings.
Applying Security Settings:
Conditional Access Policies: You can apply basic Conditional Access policies to control access based on user, device, location, and application.
Device Compliance: Ensure your devices are compliant with compliance policies.
Security Baselines: Microsoft provides security baselines which can be applied through Intune, offering a good starting point for security configurations.
Endpoint Security: You can configure Defender for Endpoint settings through Intune.
Conclusion:
You can significantly enhance the security of your Microsoft 365 environment with a Business Premium license, especially through:
Implementing MFA and basic Conditional Access.
Enforcing device compliance through Intune.
Configuring endpoint security with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1.
For organizations requiring more sophisticated security measures like advanced threat analytics, risk-based Conditional Access, or full endpoint protection features, you might need to consider upgrading to an Enterprise plan or purchasing additional licenses for Azure AD P2 or Defender for Endpoint Plan 2. Always evaluate what your specific security needs are against what the Business Premium license provides to ensure you're adequately protected within your licensing constraints.
Without these basic protections, your business is at higher risk of cyber attacks. One thing is certain, Microsoft 365 Business Premium is the cost effective solution for safeguarding your M365.
Contact us for more detailed information on licensing or M365 administration.