Defender for Business
Endpoint Detection & Response for your devices. EDR, automatic attack disruption, and vulnerability management — included in M365 Business Premium.
Antivirus Alone Is No Longer Enough
Most mid-market companies have antivirus — but no Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR). Attacks are detected but not automatically stopped. Ransomware encrypts files before anyone reacts. Vulnerabilities on endpoints remain undiscovered.
Defender for Business is already included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium — EDR, automatic attack disruption, vulnerability management. Everything a mid-market team needs to detect an attack and stop it before it spreads.
All that is missing is structured activation and configuration.
ACTIVITIES IN DETAIL
DELIVERABLES
Setup: Licensing, tenant provisioning, MFA, and the Entra ID security roles
Device Onboarding: Windows via Intune auto-onboarding, plus macOS, iOS, and Android
Protection Policies: Next-generation protection and firewall, every exclusion justified
Attack Surface Reduction: Web content filtering, ASR rules, and Controlled Folder Access, audit first
Attack Disruption: Coverage verified across onboarded devices, roles, and release process
Vulnerability Baseline: Findings prioritized by exposed device count
Rollout: Pilot group, phased waves, and the documented incident response process
Next steps after Defender for Business
A cleanly configured tenant is the foundation. These blueprints build directly on it
