This work package provides organisations with expert assessment, design, and implementation support to secure their Microsoft Azure environments. It covers identity, network, data, workload, and platform security—aligned with Microsoft best practices, Zero Trust principles, and industry frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, and Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
The service helps clients reduce cloud risk, modernise security controls, and build a scalable, resilient Azure security posture that supports digital transformation and regulatory compliance.
Assess and strengthen Azure security across identity, network, data, and workloads.
Design secure Azure architectures aligned to Zero Trust and Microsoft best practices.
Improve visibility, monitoring, and threat detection across cloud environments.
Reduce misconfigurations, privilege risks, and attack surface exposure.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
A complete Azure security assessment and risk profile.
A modern, scalable Azure security architecture.
Hardened identities, networks, workloads, and data flows.
Improved detection and response capabilities.
Clear governance, policies, and operational processes.
Review of Azure AD / Entra ID configuration and identity governance.
Assessment of Azure subscriptions, resource groups, and RBAC.
Evaluation of network security (NSGs, ASGs, firewalls, private endpoints).
Review of compute, storage, and database security.
Analysis of logging, monitoring, and threat detection.
Gap analysis against Microsoft CAF, CIS Benchmarks, and Zero Trust.
Entra ID security hardening (MFA, Conditional Access, Identity Protection).
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) configuration.
Role‑based access control (RBAC) rationalisation.
Service principal and managed identity governance.
Zero Trust identity architecture design.
Secure network architecture design (hub‑and‑spoke, vWAN, micro‑segmentation).
Azure Firewall, WAF, and DDoS protection configuration.
Private Link and service endpoint strategy.
Network monitoring and threat detection (NSG flow logs, Sentinel integration).
Data classification and protection strategy.
Encryption at rest and in transit review.
Key management and Azure Key Vault configuration.
Secure storage, database, and data lake design.
Data loss prevention (DLP) and access governance.
VM and container hardening (AKS, ACI, App Services).
Secure DevOps and CI/CD integration (GitHub, Azure DevOps).
API security and gateway configuration.
Patch management and vulnerability scanning.
Serverless security (Functions, Logic Apps).
Azure Policy and Blueprints design.
Resource tagging, naming standards, and lifecycle governance.
Cost governance and security alignment.
Compliance mapping (ISO, NIS2, GDPR, sector‑specific).
Landing zone governance aligned to Microsoft CAF.
Microsoft Sentinel deployment and optimisation.
Defender for Cloud configuration and hardening.
Threat detection rules, analytics, and automation.
Incident response playbooks and SOAR integration.
Log Analytics workspace design and optimisation.
Enterprise Azure security architecture blueprint.
Zero Trust cloud architecture.
Secure configuration baselines for Azure services.
Multi‑cloud and hybrid integration patterns.
High‑availability and resilience design.
Azure Security Assessment Report
Azure Identity & Access Hardening Pack
Azure Network Security Architecture
Azure Data Protection & Key Management Design
Azure Workload Security Review
Governance & Compliance Framework
Sentinel & Defender for Cloud Configuration Pack
Executive Summary & Board‑Level Presentation
Azure Landing Zone Build
Secure DevOps / DevSecOps Integration Guide
Continuous Azure Security Monitoring Service
Cloud Incident Response Playbooks
Multi‑Cloud Security Architecture
Initiation & Discovery (1–2 weeks)
Azure Security Assessment (2–4 weeks)
Architecture & Hardening Design (3–6 weeks)
Identity, Network & Data Security Implementation (variable)
Monitoring & Detection Integration (2–4 weeks)
Governance & Capability Uplift (ongoing)
Optional: Continuous Azure Security Assurance (subscription)
Lead Cloud Security Consultant
Azure Security Architect
Identity & Access Specialist
Cloud Network Engineer
Governance & Compliance Analyst
Project Manager
Fixed‑price for assessment, architecture, and governance phases.
Time & materials for engineering, integration, and hardening.
Subscription/retainer for continuous Azure security monitoring and assurance.
Access to Azure subscriptions, Entra ID, and documentation.
Engagement with cloud, security, and DevOps teams.
Availability of existing architecture diagrams and policies.
Client commitment to governance and operational adoption.
Misconfigurations or legacy deployments → mitigated through phased hardening and landing zone adoption.
Identity sprawl → mitigated through RBAC rationalisation and PIM.
Cloud drift → mitigated through Azure Policy and continuous compliance.
Low visibility of cloud threats → mitigated through Sentinel and Defender for Cloud.