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UK Microsoft 365 security. Remote-first, Watford-based.

Remote-first Microsoft 365 security review, remediation and handover for UK SMEs. The work is scoped around the tenant, device estate and decision owner, not a postcode.

What remote delivery covers

The same working model applies across the UK: focused scope, named ownership and a handover your IT team or MSP can operate.

  • UK SME focus

    Named accountability, supplier assurance and a practical Microsoft 365 security route without changing every support relationship.

  • Remote delivery

    Tenant access, change approval, device context and decision makers are aligned through agreed working windows.

  • Evidence and handover

    Risk order, change notes, evidence references and next checks are written for the person who keeps the controls running.

Breaches by sector

Information, professional and technical firms report the most breaches. Their exposure sits in mail, identity and laptops, which can be reviewed remotely.

Breach or attack in the last 12 months, selected sectors
  • Information and communication63%
  • Professional, scientific or technical54%
  • Utilities or production49%
  • Administration or real estate48%
  • Construction45%
  • Finance or insurance44%
  • Health or social care33%
  • Retail or wholesale31%
Source: Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026 (opens in a new tab), DSIT and Home Office, April 2026. UK businesses.

Small businesses are catching up

Micro businesses added two-factor authentication, company devices and outside help in the last year. There is still a long way to go.

Micro businesses, 2024/25 and 2025/26
Two-factor authentication
  • 2024/2535%
  • 2025/2643%
Company-owned devices only
  • 2024/2558%
  • 2025/2664%
External cyber security provider
  • 2024/2539%
  • 2025/2644%
Source: Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026 (opens in a new tab), DSIT and Home Office, April 2026. UK businesses.

Start with a quick signal

Use the self-assessment before booking a review if you want to identify the controls most likely to need attention.

Run the self-assessment

A practical remote engagement

The location is secondary to access, ownership and a useful result.

  1. 01

    Scope the tenant

    Users, devices, control problem, evidence source and deadline.

  2. 02

    Work in agreed windows

    Review, fix and document with the decision owner available.

  3. 03

    Hand back the controls

    Leave named owners, change notes and the next review habit.

Questions teams ask first

Do we need to be near Watford?

No. Most reviews, remediation and handovers run remotely across UK business hours. On-site work is considered only when the scope calls for it.

Can you work alongside an existing MSP?

Yes. The work is designed to review or fix the specialist Microsoft 365 controls, then return evidence and operating notes to the incumbent team.

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