Microsoft 365 Security Beyond Service — Tenant Security Configuration

Microsoft 365 Security Beyond Service is a 30-day engagement in which IT Partner configures core security features in an existing Microsoft 365 tenant. The service focuses on tenant security configuration, identity and access protections, threat protection settings, Teams protection, Microsoft Sentinel initial configuration, verification activities, and a project closeout report.

This service is designed for organizations that already have a Microsoft 365 tenant and want IT Partner to help establish a basic secured Microsoft 365 environment. It is best suited for customers that need core security controls configured and validated rather than a broad security advisory, training, or migration project.

The service includes core Microsoft 365 tenant security configuration, basic admin protections, logging and analytics setup, basic identity protection, MFA enforcement, conditional access policies, Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, threat protection enforcement, Teams protection, Microsoft Sentinel initial configuration, and security verification. It also includes selected advanced security activities listed in scope, such as Privileged Access Workstations, Entra ID Privileged Identity Management, Defender for Cloud Apps usage, attack simulations, eDiscovery integration, and a project closeout report.

The stated success criteria are a Microsoft 365 security score of 75%, validated threat protection settings, validated identity and access management settings, Exchange Online Protection configured and working, and Teams protection configured. The user should be able to access the Security Portal and confirm the security score.

Microsoft 365 Security Beyond Service is listed as a 30-day service. The exact activity sequence may vary depending on the customer’s needs, current tenant configuration, licensing, and availability of required client resources.

The listed price for Microsoft 365 Security Beyond Service is 6000. Additional licenses, add-on services, customer training, migration work, expanded documentation, or advisory services are not included unless separately agreed with IT Partner.

The stated prerequisite is that the customer must already have a Microsoft 365 tenant. The customer should also be prepared to provide tenant access, a dedicated point of contact, resource coordination, and information about current security settings so IT Partner can assess and configure the environment.

The engagement typically includes a kickoff meeting, security scope check, current configuration assessment, user creation or AD Connect configuration where applicable, security configuration, settings verification, security score verification, final communication, and issue fixing if needed. IT Partner gathers current tenant and security information, applies agreed Microsoft 365 security configurations, validates key settings, and closes the project with a status report.

IT Partner is responsible for gathering tenant and security configuration information, configuring core Microsoft 365 protections, checking and configuring the security score up to 75%, enforcing threat protection, configuring identity protections, Teams protections, Microsoft Sentinel initial connectors, MFA, conditional access, PIM, PAWs, SIEM logging collection, attack simulations, and related security controls listed in scope. IT Partner also provides the project closeout report showing final status, acceptance criteria matching, outstanding issues if any, and final budget.

The customer is responsible for coordinating internal staff schedules, providing a dedicated point of contact, coordinating outside vendors, making required DNS changes, configuring network equipment such as firewalls and switches, reviewing and approving deliverables, identifying high-risk users, and providing end user support. These responsibilities matter because security changes such as MFA, conditional access, DNS updates, and network dependencies often require customer-side approval and operational coordination.

No, additional licenses that may be required are not included in the service price. Because features such as Defender for Cloud Apps, Attack simulation training, Entra ID Identity Protection, Microsoft Sentinel, PIM, and advanced compliance capabilities may depend on licensing, the exact license requirements should be confirmed with IT Partner before implementation.

Gmail and Google Drive migration is not listed in IT Partner’s responsibilities, implementation plan, deliverables, or success criteria for this service. The source text contains a note saying project success is tied to all user data being migrated from Gmail and Google Drive, but that conflicts with the listed scope, so customers should confirm with IT Partner whether any Google migration work is included before purchasing.

No, customer team training is listed as not included in this service. IT Partner states that training can be added as an additional service if the customer needs administrator or user enablement beyond the security configuration engagement.

No, corporate document migration to SharePoint Online and desktop software settings are explicitly listed as not included. SharePoint document migration may be added as an additional service, but it is outside the standard Microsoft 365 Security Beyond Service scope.

The service description does not specify planned downtime, but some security changes may affect user sign-in, access behavior, sharing, Teams collaboration, or authentication because MFA, conditional access, identity protection, DLP, and sharing policies are part of the scope. Customers should coordinate timing, communications, and end user support with IT Partner because the customer is responsible for schedules, network changes, approvals, and user support.

The service includes configuring Teams with three tiers of protection. The listed areas include sharing, classification, data loss prevention, and Azure Information Protection, with Teams protection also included as a success criterion.

Yes, the service includes Microsoft Sentinel initial configuration, such as basic Microsoft 365 connectors. The scope also mentions configuring a SIEM tool to collect logging data from Office 365, Defender for Cloud Apps, and other services including AD FS, but it should be confirmed with IT Partner whether Microsoft Sentinel is required as the SIEM or whether another SIEM may be used.

SIEM log collection is included because the audit log stores data for only 90 days, and capturing security data in a SIEM allows longer retention. The service scope includes collecting logging data from Office 365, Defender for Cloud Apps, and other services, including AD FS, where applicable.

Yes, the service includes attack simulations for spear-phishing, password-spray, and brute-force password attacks using Attack simulation training. The service text notes that Attack simulation training is included with Office 365 Threat Intelligence, so licensing and availability should be verified for the customer tenant.

The included documentation deliverable is a project closeout report showing final project status, acceptance criteria matching, outstanding issues if any, and final budget. More extensive documentation is listed as available for an additional fee, so customers should confirm any required runbooks, diagrams, policy documents, or operational guides before the engagement starts.