01 / SECURITY & AZURE SERIES
Pick the area you want to strengthen.
DEFENDER · 10 PARTS
Microsoft Defender Deep Dive
Ten practical parts on detecting, investigating and stopping threats across email, endpoints, identities and cloud with Microsoft Defender.
PURVIEW · 10 PARTS
Microsoft Purview Deep Dive
Ten parts on classifying, protecting and governing business data in Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Purview.
SECURITY POSTURE · 10 PARTS
Microsoft Security Posture & Awareness
Ten parts on raising your organisation's security posture — identity, devices, detection and the people side of security awareness.
AZURE SECURITY · 8 PARTS
Azure Security Deep Dive
Eight practical parts on securing, monitoring and recovering Microsoft Azure workloads for small and mid-sized businesses.
02 / ALL PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Read the security and Azure articles.
DEFENDER · PART 3
Microsoft Defender Deep Dive, Part 3: Attack Simulation Training — Running Phishing Campaigns
Use Attack simulation training in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to run controlled phishing exercises, assign relevant training and measure improvement. This guide covers permissions, campaign design, launch checks and responsible interpretation of results.
9 min read
PURVIEW · PART 1
Microsoft Purview Deep Dive, Part 1: Your Data Security and Compliance Map
Understand how Microsoft Purview’s information protection, data loss prevention, retention and investigation capabilities fit together. This opening guide establishes a practical map for ownership, configuration and evidence before you deploy individual controls.
10 min readDEFENDER · PART 2
Microsoft Defender Deep Dive, Part 2: Safe Links and Safe Attachments
Configure Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Safe Links and Safe Attachments with clear policy scope, controlled exceptions and practical validation. Understand how URL protection and attachment analysis work together—and where administrators still need to investigate.
9 min readDEFENDER · PART 1
Microsoft Defender Deep Dive, Part 1: Defender XDR — the unified portal and incident queue
Learn how the Microsoft Defender portal brings security signals into a shared investigation workflow, and how to turn its incident queue into a disciplined triage process. This first instalment covers access, prioritisation, investigation, response and a practical KQL baseline.
9 min read
AZURE SECURITY · PART 1
Azure Cloud Security Services: What Each One Protects and Where to Start
What each Azure security service protects and a sensible order to adopt them.
9 min read
SECURITY POSTURE · PART 1
Phishing Awareness: How to Spot, Stop, and Report an Attack
The warning signs and a simple response anyone can follow.
7 min readRelated Azure guides
- Cloud Security Best Practices: How to Keep Your Data Safe in the Cloud
Five practical cloud security practices covering access control, encryption, backups, network protection, monitoring, and audit reviews.
- Cost Optimization: How to Reduce Your Cloud Expenses
Practical ways to control cloud spending through forecasting, cost alerts, autoscaling, commitments, cloud-native services, and regular reviews.
- Get Started with Azure Site Recovery
An introduction to Azure Site Recovery, its business continuity benefits, replication options, recovery planning, and failover testing.
- Getting Started with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
A practical introduction to Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, covering centralized identities, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, application access, and reporting.
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Security: Core Capabilities to Know
Explore the identity, network, encryption, threat detection, and recovery capabilities that help organizations secure workloads in Microsoft Azure.
- On-Premises vs. Azure Cloud: Choosing the Right Approach
Compare on-premises infrastructure with Azure cloud across control, security, connectivity, cost, scalability, availability, and hybrid deployment options.
- Protecting Your Azure Cloud Environment with Veeam Backup
Learn the core steps for protecting Azure workloads with Veeam, including repositories, backup jobs, recovery testing, and data restoration.
03 / HOW WE HELP
From reading to doing.
- Security posture reviews across Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments
- Microsoft Defender rollout, tuning and incident readiness
- Microsoft Purview data protection and compliance planning
- Security awareness and phishing-resilience guidance for staff
Talk to Solution Savy about your security posture.
Pick a 30-minute slot and we'll come prepared with questions about your environment.