A two-part webinar from Azured
Beyond E3
The security you have.
The security you need.
The Microsoft security advantage
Thursday 22 October / 11am - 11:45am AEDT
As cyber threats evolve, AI adoption accelerates and expectations increase, organisations face growing pressure to strengthen protection without continually adding more technology, more vendors and more cost.
For organisations using Microsoft 365, there may be an opportunity to strengthen security while reducing complexity. Microsoft’s security capabilities span identity, devices, applications, data protection and threat detection – providing organisations with an increasingly comprehensive foundation for managing security risk.
But understanding what capabilities you already have, where the gaps lie and whether further investment is needed isn’t always straightforward.
Beyond E3 is a two-part webinar series designed to make that clearer.
Across two practical sessions, Azured will explore Microsoft security from both a business and technical perspective – helping leaders understand the risk, value and investment considerations, while giving IT teams a closer look at the security capabilities available, how they work together and how to get more from them.
Whether you’re assessing your security strategy or responsible for putting it into practice, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of what Microsoft can provide and where to focus next.
You will learn:
The Microsoft security advantage
Thursday 22 October | 11:00–11:45am AEDT
As cyber risk grows, AI adoption accelerates and technology environments become more complex, business leaders face a difficult balance: how do you strengthen security without continually adding cost, complexity and more technology?
With cyber security increasingly a board-level priority, leaders are also expected to demonstrate that risks are understood, investments are justified and the right protections are in place.
For organisations already invested in Microsoft 365, part of the answer may already exist within the Microsoft ecosystem. This executive session explores how Microsoft’s advanced security capabilities can help organisations reduce risk, consolidate security technology and prepare for emerging requirements such as AI – and where moving from Microsoft 365 E3 to E5 fits into that strategy.
Managing cyber risk in a changing environment
- The security challenges facing organisations today
- Understanding and communicating your organisation’s security position
- How identity, data and access risks are changing as AI adoption grows
- Where Microsoft’s security ecosystem can help strengthen your overall risk position
Simplifying the security landscape
- Bringing more security capabilities together within Microsoft
- Reducing reliance on multiple third-party security vendors
- Identifying overlapping technology and duplicated spend
- The value of a more integrated approach to security
Getting more from your Microsoft investment
- Understanding the advanced security capabilities available within Microsoft 365
- Where E3 and E5 fit within the Microsoft security landscape
- Balancing additional investment against risk, business requirements and existing technology
- When expanding your Microsoft security investment makes sense – and when it may not
From investment to assurance
- Why security technology alone isn’t enough
- Ensuring capabilities are configured, managed and working as intended
- The importance of continuous visibility, monitoring and response
- Providing leadership and the Board with greater confidence that security risks are being actively managed
Key takeway
E5 Security in practice
29 October | 10:00–11:00am AEDT
What does an E3-to-E5 transition actually mean for the people responsible for securing and managing your Microsoft environment?
This technical session takes a closer look at the security capabilities available through E5, where they extend beyond an E3 environment and how they can work together to provide greater visibility, protection and response across Microsoft 365.
Know your current environment
- Understanding your existing E3 security posture
- Identifying configuration and security gaps
- Microsoft Secure Score
- Using 365Hound to gain greater visibility across your Microsoft 365 environment
- Establishing priorities before introducing additional capabilities
Identity and access
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Conditional Access
- Identity Protection
- Privileged Identity Management
- Strengthening protection against identity-based attacks
- Managing identity, permissions and access as Copilot and AI become more widely adopted
Threat protection
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- How Microsoft Defender XDR brings security signals together
Information protection and governance
- Microsoft Purview
- Information Protection and sensitivity labels
- Data Loss Prevention
- Insider Risk Management
- Protecting sensitive information across Microsoft 365
- Understanding data access and oversharing risk when introducing Copilot and AI
- Preparing organisational data for safer AI adoption
Detection and response
- Moving from preventative controls to active threat detection
- Incident correlation and investigation with Defender XDR
- Where Microsoft Sentinel fits
- Automation and response
- Security Copilot and AI-assisted security operations
From E5 to continuous protection
- Why advanced security tooling still needs to be monitored
- The operational challenge of investigating and responding to alerts
- What effective 24×7 monitoring and response looks like
- Alexein: complementing Microsoft E5 with continuous monitoring, investigation and response
- Turning Microsoft security technology into an operational security capability
Key takeway
The Azured difference
A proud ISV, our deep technical expertise, passion for innovation and market-driven approach establish us as leaders in delivering practical, high-impact solutions.
At our core, we believe technology should empower, not complicate. We help Australian businesses achieve greater clarity, security and genuine growth through the power of Microsoft Cloud.
