Secure Microsoft 365 without a consultant: the 15-minute guide
Encryption, antivirus, MFA, device compliance: deploy the essential Microsoft Intune protections in plain language, with no PowerShell and no vendor.
Most SMBs already have Microsoft 365 and Intune without using their security. The native console is powerful but dense: hundreds of CSP settings, technical names, and no guidance on what matters first. The result: best practices stay on the shelf.
The five protections to enable first
- Disk encryption (BitLocker on Windows, FileVault on macOS): essential in case of theft.
- Microsoft Defender antivirus with real-time and cloud protection.
- Strong password / lock code and automatic lock after inactivity.
- Device compliance: up-to-date OS, encryption, jailbreak/root blocked.
- MFA and blocking legacy authentication via Conditional Access.
Each of these maps to an explicit ISO 27001, NIS2 and GDPR requirement. The hard part is not knowing what to do, but translating it into correct Intune policies, assigned to the right groups, without locking anyone out.
Deploy without lockout risk
Before any deployment, you need to know who and what will be affected. AuPoint computes the impact (affected users and devices) and offers an 'exclude me' safety valve to avoid self-lockout. Every policy is reversible in one click.
In practice: connect your tenant via Microsoft Entra, pick your protections from a plain-language catalog, preview the impact, deploy. All in about fifteen minutes, no consultant.