Security Advanced + Compliance

Enterprise security solution and data governance for UK businesses

Protect identities, email, endpoints, and data as one joined system - and evidence compliance when it matters most.

What is Security Advanced + Compliance?

The enterprise security solution that closes the gaps sophisticated attackers exploit.

Security Advanced + Compliance is our mid-tier managed security package for organisations that need to go beyond foundational protection. It brings in Microsoft E5 Security and Microsoft Purview capabilities - delivering enterprise-grade threat detection, identity protection, and data governance in a single managed service.

Where Security Essentials establishes your baseline, Security Advanced + Compliance closes the gaps that sophisticated attackers exploit: compromised identities, data leakage, insider risk, shadow IT, and email-borne threats. It also gives you the audit trails, compliance evidence, and governance controls that regulated industries require.

Most organisations already have security tools. The problem is those tools operate in isolation. Alerts go unactioned, sensitive data moves without visibility, and compliance evidence gets scrambled together at audit time. Security Advanced + Compliance brings it all into one coherent, managed system.

Enterprise threat protection

Advanced detection and automated response across identities, endpoints, email, and cloud applications - stopping sophisticated attacks earlier in the kill chain.

Full data visibility and control

Know where your sensitive data lives, who's accessing it, and where it's going - with automated policies that prevent it from leaving the business.

Compliance confidence

Detailed audit logs, records management, and data governance controls mean you can evidence compliance during audits - not scramble for it.

Insider risk management

Detect anomalous user behaviour - unusual file access, bulk downloads, data exfiltration - before it becomes a breach or a regulatory incident.

Identity and account takeover protection

Risk-based Conditional Access and identity risk scoring mean compromised accounts are detected and blocked automatically, in real time.

Dark web early warning

Continuous monitoring of dark web sources for exposed credentials gives you advance warning before attackers can use them against your business.

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Features:

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2

Advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) with automated investigation and remediation

Stops sophisticated attacks earlier, with less manual effort

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 P2

Advanced email security with anti-phishing, Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and attack simulation

Protects your people from the most common attack vector - email

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Detects identity-based threats, lateral movement, and compromised credentials across your Active Directory environment

Catches attackers moving through your network before they reach critical systems

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

SaaS governance, shadow IT visibility, and monitoring of cloud application usage

Full visibility of what applications your people are using - and the risks they introduce

Microsoft Purview DLP

Data Loss Prevention policies across endpoints, email, and cloud applications

Sensitive data is prevented from leaving the business - automatically

Auto-labelling and information protection

Automatically classifies and labels sensitive data based on content and context

Sensitive information is identified and protected without relying on users

Insider Risk Management

Detects anomalous user behaviour such as unusual file access, bulk downloads, and data exfiltration attempts

Reduces internal and accidental risk before it becomes a breach

Entra ID Protection

Risk-based Conditional Access and identity risk scoring for all user accounts

Compromised accounts are detected and access is blocked in real time

Advanced audit and records management

Detailed activity logs and records management for forensic investigation and regulatory compliance

Evidence compliance and support investigations with complete audit trails

Dark web and credential leak monitoring

Continuous monitoring of dark web sources for exposed business credentials

Early warning of compromised credentials before attackers can use them

Who is Security Advanced + Compliance for?

This tier works well for organisations that:

Operate in regulated industries - including financial services, legal, healthcare, and education - where compliance frameworks demand more than a basic security baseline
Handle sensitive or confidential data and need to control how it's accessed, shared, and stored
Are concerned about insider risk - whether from malicious actors, negligent employees, or accidental data leakage
Have already deployed Security Essentials and are ready to move to the next level of protection
Are adopting Microsoft E5 licensing and want to make sure they're getting full value from those capabilities
Need to evidence compliance to regulators, auditors, or cyber insurers

Relevant compliance frameworks: Security Advanced + Compliance supports organisations working towards or maintaining GDPR, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, FCA operational resilience requirements, SRA cyber security guidance, NHS DSPT, and DfE cyber security standards.

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Your security pathway

Security Advanced + Compliance sits at the centre of our tiered security model - building on the foundations of Security Essentials and providing the platform for Proactive Security when your risk profile demands it.

Tier	Ideal for	Focus
Security Essentials	Organisations starting their security journey or modernising legacy environments	Baseline device and identity security
Security Advanced + Compliance (You are here)	Regulated industries, security-conscious firms, and businesses adopting E5 capabilities	Enterprise security and compliance
Proactive Security	Organisations needing SOC-grade, 24/7 defence	Continuous detection and response

Frequently asked questions about our enterprise security solution

What is Microsoft Purview DLP and how does it work?

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a set of policies that automatically detect and prevent sensitive information - such as financial data, personal data, or confidential documents - from being shared inappropriately. Policies apply across email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and endpoints. When a policy triggers, Purview can block the action, notify the user, or alert your security team, depending on how it's configured.

What is insider risk management?

It's the practice of detecting and responding to risky behaviour by people inside your organisation - whether that's a malicious employee exfiltrating data, a departing staff member copying files, or an accidental data leak. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management uses machine learning to identify unusual patterns of behaviour and surface them for investigation, without requiring blanket surveillance of all employees.

What is lateral movement and how does Defender for Identity detect it?

Lateral movement is how attackers move through a network after gaining initial access - escalating privileges, accessing additional systems, and working towards their target. Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors your Active Directory environment for the specific behaviours associated with lateral movement and alerts your security team in real time.

What is shadow IT and why is it a security risk?

Shadow IT refers to applications and services employees use without the knowledge or approval of the IT team. These applications can expose business data to unknown third parties, bypass security controls, and create compliance risks. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps gives you visibility into what SaaS applications are being used across your organisation and lets you apply governance policies to manage the risk.

How does dark web monitoring work?

Dark web monitoring continuously scans dark web forums, marketplaces, and data breach repositories for credentials associated with your business domain. When exposed credentials are detected, you get an alert so affected accounts can be secured before attackers have the opportunity to use them.

How does Security Advanced + Compliance help with GDPR?

GDPR requires organisations to demonstrate appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. Security Advanced + Compliance supports this through data classification and labelling, DLP policies that prevent unauthorised sharing of personal data, audit logs that evidence data access and handling, and insider risk controls that detect and prevent data misuse.

Take your security to the highest level

Take the next step with a more advanced security posture, or explore our full range of packages to find the right fit.

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