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Microsoft Defender endpoint clean-up that creates actual control

Turn a licensed-but-neglected Defender setup into endpoint protection with clear coverage, alert ownership and a remediation process that actually runs.

Why Defender often underperforms

Defender is frequently licensed but not properly owned. Devices are partly onboarded, alerts are noisy and ignored, exclusions have accumulated without review, baselines are inconsistent across devices and there is no clear process for what happens when the portal flags something.

Intune & Autopilot consultingM365 security clean-up

What's included

Defender configuration and licensing review, endpoint onboarding and coverage audit, alert triage model and ownership assignment, exclusion and policy review, Intune and Defender alignment check, endpoint baseline and remediation workflow review, and handover documentation for internal IT.

Cyber Essentials Plus readiness serviceEntra ID & Conditional Access

What you get

A Defender deployment with cleaner coverage, fewer ignored blind spots, a working triage process and a practical operating model your internal IT team can follow.

How Defender work is handed over

The useful handover is more than a list of portal changes. It should show which devices are covered, which exclusions remain, who reviews alerts, how remediation is escalated and which Intune or endpoint controls support Defender day to day.

What to prepare first

Useful starting material includes device onboarding state, Defender plan level, current exclusions, alert queues, incident ownership, Intune linkage, security baselines, unsupported devices and examples of alerts the team currently ignores or struggles to triage.

What good looks like after cleanup

A healthier Defender setup has visible coverage, justified exclusions, alert ownership, a response path for common findings and enough Intune alignment that endpoint risk can influence access and remediation decisions. It also gives internal IT a manageable queue and handover notes that explain what each setting is doing and who reviews it.

Common questions

Is this a managed detection and response (MDR) service?

No. This is Defender configuration, clean-up, review and handover. Continuous managed detection is a different operating model - this work creates a foundation for it or for internal management.

Does this help with Cyber Essentials Plus?

Yes. Endpoint protection coverage, patching posture, malware protection configuration and supporting evidence all directly affect Cyber Essentials Plus readiness.

Is Intune involved in this work?

Usually, yes. Defender and Intune are closely linked in real environments - onboarding, compliance policy and baseline enforcement often span both.