What is it?
Business productivity platforms like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are central to everyday operations, handling emails, documents, collaboration tools, and storage. Conducting secure configuration reviews ensures that sharing settings, user privileges, and authentication methods are optimised to prevent unauthorised access and data loss.
What could happen?
Without a secure review process, sensitive corporate documents can be over-shared, user accounts left without MFA, and phishing emails slip through insufficient filters. This leads to an increased risk of data breaches, compromised credentials, and regulatory compliance failures.
What to do about it?
Foundational: Enable MFA for all users and apply vendor-recommended security defaults to quickly reduce common risks.
Outcome: Immediately strengthens authentication and limits unauthorised account use.
Enhanced: Conduct quarterly permission audits, disabling unnecessary admin roles and restricting external sharing links.
Outcome: Reduces the chance of accidental data exposure and ensures only authorised personnel access sensitive content.
Comprehensive: Integrate advanced data loss prevention (DLP) controls, third-party security add-ons, and SIEM integrations to detect suspicious activity and automate threat response.
Outcome: Creates a robust, continuously monitored environment that proactively identifies and mitigates potential breaches.
