This frantic period opened dangerous cybersecurity loopholes for many businesses. A Kaspersky report found that over 60 percent of small businesses that experienced a cyberattack were left unable to operate. But the good news is there are steps you can take to protect yourself.
Cybersecurity technologies are not just for global enterprises, and major technology providers have recognized the need for advanced security solutions in the SMB space. Microsoft is one of them and offers the below benefits and solutions for the SMB.
Secure All Your Tools Across Your Entire Network
No matter your platforms or clouds, Microsoft helps you secure every component of your technology stack, including:
- Azure
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
- Internet of things (IoT) platforms
With the leading integrated security tools, built-in unified experiences, and end-to-end extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities, you’ll prevent, detect, and respond to attacks rapidly. Your security operations team will resolve threats faster using artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. And you’ll create an effective response plan for pernicious threats such as ransomware.
Wield Modern Solutions to Defend Against Sophisticated Threats
Microsoft combines cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) with XDR to empower your organization to defend itself with effective technologies and intelligence. This combination increases your team’s ability to protect the business while securing all your digital properties.
The provider’s SIEM solution is Microsoft Sentinel—a tool that gives you a high-level view of your business. You can aggregate security data from any source and then apply AI to sift out the real threats from the influx of noise, correlate your alerts across complex attack chains, and rapidly respond to threats with automation and built-in orchestration.
Microsoft Sentinel integrates with Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Microsoft 365 Defender provides XDR capabilities for end-user environments such as email, documents, identity, apps, and endpoint. It investigates and responds to attacks with out-of-the-box, advanced protection. Your team will be able to hunt for threats across all your Microsoft 365 data with custom queries and coordinate responses from one dashboard, in addition to:
- Preventing cross-domain attacks
- Eliminating lie-in-wait and persistent threats
- Automating investigation capabilities so your team spends more time focused on triaging critical alerts than it does on threat detection
- Automating the return of affected resources to a safe state
- Automatically remediating isolated attacks
Microsoft Defender for Cloud allows you to secure your multi-cloud infrastructure and platforms such as virtual machines, databases, servers, storage, containers, and IoT. Its built-in XDR capabilities protect your multi-cloud and hybrid cloud workloads, and as a cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection (CWP) solution, it finds weak spots across your entire cloud configuration.
Sleep Easy with Effective Tools to Combat Today’s Threats
This trifecta combination strengthens your overall security posture and gives you a comprehensive, cost-effective security solution specifically designed for businesses with up to 300 employees. At Point Alliance, we’re experts in helping SMBs adopt, implement, and maximize their use of Microsoft’s superior security technologies. Our deep experience with Microsoft means your business will get the most out of every dollar you spend—and you can rest assured your infrastructure is shored up against the cyber landscape’s evolving threats. Get in touch with us today.
