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Zero-Trust Security on Azure | Microsoft Azure | Symhas
Azure · Defender for Cloud · Sentinel · Zero-Trust · SIEM · SOC · Compliance
Microsoft Sells You the Security Tools.
Symhas Makes Sure They Are Actually Working.Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled by default in Azure. Secure Score is visible from day one. But a Secure Score of 45% with 200 unreviewed recommendations is not security — it is a dashboard. Microsoft Sentinel may be deployed but without data connectors, analytics rules, or an incident response workflow. Enabled is not the same as operational.Symhas implements Zero-Trust security across your Azure environment — Defender for Cloud with all plans enabled and recommendations prioritised, Microsoft Sentinel with data connectors, analytics rules, and a functioning SOC playbook, and a compliance-ready posture for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or industry-specific frameworks from go-live.
0Critical security incidents across all Symhas-managed Azure production environments
Secure Score90%+ Microsoft Defender for Cloud Secure Score target for all Symhas Azure security engagements
100%First-submission compliance audit pass rate on Azure environments Symhas secures
4wkAzure Zero-Trust security — Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, compliance posture — fixed price
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0Critical security incidents across all Symhas-managed Azure production environments since go-live
90%+Microsoft Defender for Cloud Secure Score target — all Symhas Azure security engagements
100%Compliance audit pass rate on first submission on Azure environments Symhas secures
4wkDefender for Cloud, Sentinel, and compliance posture — full Zero-Trust implementation
What We Deliver
Core Capabilities.
Production-Grade on Azure.

Every capability designed, deployed, and documented by Symhas Azure-certified architects. Fixed price. SLA-backed from go-live.

Microsoft Defender for CloudSecure Score · CSPM · CWPP · Defender plans · Recommendations
Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides cloud security posture management (CSPM) and workload protection (CWPP) across Azure — Secure Score quantifying the security posture, prioritised recommendations remediating vulnerabilities, and Defender plans providing threat protection for VMs, containers, databases, and storage.
All Defender plans enabled — Servers, Containers, Databases, Storage, App Service, Key Vault, DNS
Secure Score remediation — top-50 recommendations implemented to achieve 90%+ score
Regulatory compliance dashboard — SOC 2, ISO 27001, or CIS Azure benchmark assessment
Auto-provisioning — Defender agents deployed automatically to all existing and new resources
Azure Arc integration — Defender for Cloud extended to on-premises and multi-cloud resources
90%+ Secure Score achieved and maintained — not a 45% score with 200 unreviewed recommendations
Microsoft Sentinel SIEM & SOARData connectors · Analytics rules · Incidents · Playbooks · Threat hunting
Microsoft Sentinel deployed and operational — data connectors bringing in signals from Azure, M365, Entra ID, and third-party sources, analytics rules detecting threats, incidents triaged in Sentinel, and automated playbooks responding to high-confidence detections without human intervention.
Data connectors — Azure Activity, Entra ID, M365 Defender, Defender for Cloud, and third-party sources
Microsoft Sentinel analytics rules — OOTB and custom rules detecting known attack patterns
Incident queue — alert correlation creating incidents with investigation graph and entity mapping
SOAR playbooks — automated response to high-confidence incidents via Logic Apps
Threat hunting workbooks — proactive hunting queries for top threat scenarios
Sentinel operational, not just deployed — data flowing, rules firing, incidents triaged, playbooks running
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint & M365 DefenderEDR · XDR · Attack surface reduction · M365 · Unified portal
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides EDR on every Azure VM and on-premises device — attack surface reduction rules reducing the attack footprint, automated investigation and response remediating threats, and unified XDR correlation across Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, and M365 in the Microsoft Defender portal.
Defender for Endpoint P2 — all Azure VMs and on-premises endpoints enrolled
Attack surface reduction rules — policy rules reducing common attack techniques
Automated investigation and response — AIR remediating malware and suspicious activity automatically
Microsoft 365 Defender — unified XDR across Endpoint, Entra ID, M365, and Defender for Cloud
Threat analytics — Microsoft threat intelligence reports on active campaigns affecting your sector
Every Azure VM and endpoint protected by EDR — threats detected, investigated, and remediated automatically
Azure Compliance & Regulatory PostureRegulatory compliance · Policy · Audit logs · Evidence · SOC 2 · ISO 27001
Azure compliance posture management — regulatory compliance dashboard in Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy assignments enforcing compliance controls, Azure Monitor and Activity Log providing the audit trail, and a compliance evidence pack produced automatically for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or regulated industry frameworks.
Regulatory compliance dashboard — SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or sector-specific framework assessment
Azure Policy compliance — controls mapped to policy assignments, non-compliance remediated automatically
Activity Log and diagnostic settings — all resource changes logged to Log Analytics with 1-year retention
Microsoft Purview — data classification and compliance for M365 and Azure storage content
Evidence pack — compliance controls, audit logs, and policy compliance exported for external auditor
Compliance evidence generated from the Azure environment automatically — not assembled manually before each audit
Delivery Model
Assessment to Production.
Fixed Price. Fixed Timeline.

Four phases with go/no-go gates. Scope and price agreed before week one.

01
Security Assessment & Defender Gap AnalysisWeek 1

Defender for Cloud Secure Score assessed. Defender plan coverage gap identified. Sentinel data connector inventory. Active threat assessment from Defender alerts. Compliance framework gap analysis. Prioritised remediation plan produced.

02
Defender for Cloud & Endpoint DeploymentWeek 2

All Defender plans enabled across all subscriptions. Auto-provisioning configured. Defender for Endpoint enrolled on all Azure VMs. ASR rules deployed. Top-50 Secure Score recommendations remediated.

03
Sentinel Deployment & SOC OperationalisationWeek 3

Sentinel workspace configured. All relevant data connectors enabled. OOTB and custom analytics rules activated. Incident queue validated with real signals. SOAR playbooks for top-5 incident types deployed and tested.

04
Compliance Validation & HandoverWeek 4

Regulatory compliance dashboard score validated. Evidence pack produced for target framework. Security team trained on Sentinel incident investigation and Defender alert triage. SOC playbooks reviewed and signed off.

Financial Services · Azure Zero-Trust Security$25B AUM Asset Manager.
Secure Score 45% to 91%. Sentinel Operational. Zero Audit Findings.

The asset management firm had Microsoft Defender for Cloud enabled but with only 3 of 11 Defender plans active, a Secure Score of 45%, Sentinel deployed but with only 2 data connectors and no analytics rules firing, and no Defender for Endpoint on Azure VMs.

Symhas implemented full Azure Zero-Trust security in 4 weeks — all Defender plans activated, Secure Score raised from 45% to 91%, Sentinel with 14 data connectors and 87 analytics rules operational, Defender for Endpoint on all VMs, and the ISO 27001 compliance dashboard passing with zero critical gaps.

45→91%Defender Secure Score
87Sentinel analytics rules active
0ISO 27001 critical gaps
4wkAssessment to Zero-Trust
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What was delivered

Azure Zero-Trust Security — Financial Services Deployment

→Defender for Cloud — all 11 Defender plans enabled, auto-provisioning across 4 subscriptions
→Secure Score — 45% to 91% in 4 weeks, 127 recommendations remediated, 23 accepted as risk
→Microsoft Sentinel — 14 data connectors, 87 analytics rules, incident queue processing 340 alerts/week
→SOAR playbooks — 5 playbooks automating response to phishing, brute force, and anomalous sign-in incidents
→Defender for Endpoint — 847 Azure VMs enrolled, ASR rules deployed, 3 active threats remediated in week 2
→ISO 27001 compliance dashboard — 94% control coverage, zero critical gaps, evidence pack produced for auditor

“Our Secure Score was 45% and Sentinel was deployed but not doing anything. In 4 weeks Symhas had Sentinel processing 340 alerts a week and our Secure Score at 91%. That is a different security posture entirely.”

— CISO, Global Asset Management Firm

Azure Services Deployed
The Specific Azure Services
We Configure for This Capability.
Azure
Microsoft Defender for Cloud

CSPM and CWPP — Secure Score, all Defender plans, regulatory compliance, and auto-provisioning.

All Defender plan enablement
Secure Score remediation to 90%+
Regulatory compliance dashboard
Auto-provisioning configuration
Azure
Microsoft Sentinel

Cloud-native SIEM/SOAR — data connectors, analytics rules, incident queue, and playbook automation.

Data connector deployment
OOTB and custom analytics rules
Incident queue and investigation
SOAR playbook automation
Azure
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

EDR on all Azure VMs and endpoints — ASR rules, AIR, and unified XDR in Microsoft Defender portal.

Endpoint enrolment across Azure VMs
Attack surface reduction rules
Automated investigation and response
M365 Defender XDR unification
Azure
Microsoft Defender for Identity

Identity threat detection — lateral movement, Pass-the-Hash, golden ticket, and LDAP reconnaissance detection.

Sensor deployment on domain controllers
Identity attack detection
Sentinel integration
UEBA for identity anomalies
Azure
Azure DDoS Protection

Distributed denial-of-service protection — Standard tier with adaptive tuning and attack analytics.

DDoS Standard enablement
Adaptive tuning for protected resources
Attack analytics and reporting
Integration with Azure Monitor
Azure
Microsoft Purview

Data governance and compliance — data classification, sensitivity labels, and DLP for Azure and M365.

Sensitivity label configuration
Auto-classification policies
DLP policy deployment
Compliance score dashboard
Why Symhas
Azure Expertise Built from Production Deployments.
Secure Score Target Agreed Before Engagement StartsSymhas agrees a minimum Secure Score target before the engagement begins. If the score does not reach the agreed target at Week 4, remediation continues within the fixed price.
Sentinel Operational, Not Just DeployedSentinel with no data connectors and no analytics rules is infrastructure, not security operations. Symhas measures Sentinel success by incidents triaged per week — not by workspace deployment.
Defender for Endpoint on Every VM Before HandoverUnprotected Azure VMs are a blind spot. Symhas enrolls every Azure VM in Defender for Endpoint as a go-live requirement — no VMs outside EDR coverage when the engagement ends.
Compliance Dashboard Mapped to Your Auditor FrameworkThe generic Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance dashboard does not always map to your auditor control set. Symhas maps the framework to your specific audit requirements and produces an evidence pack the auditor can use directly.
SOAR Playbooks Tested Before HandoverPlaybooks that have never fired are not automation — they are hope. Symhas tests every SOAR playbook against a simulated incident before handing over the security operations workflow.
Security Team Trained on Sentinel InvestigationBy handover your security team investigates Sentinel incidents, hunts threats, and modifies analytics rules independently. Trained and certified before the first live SOC shift.
Also on Azure
Explore the Other Azure Capabilities.
Azure Landing Zone & Migration

The Management Group and subscription foundation that Defender for Cloud and Sentinel operate across.

Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Conditional Access and PIM — the identity layer that Defender for Identity and Sentinel monitor.

Azure Arc & Hybrid Cloud

Extending Defender for Cloud and Sentinel coverage to on-premises and multi-cloud resources.

OCI–Azure Multi-Cloud

Sentinel collecting security signals from OCI and Oracle Fusion in addition to Azure.

Next Step
Tell Us What Your Current Microsoft Secure Score Is.
We Will Tell You What 90% Looks Like and How to Get There.A 30-minute Azure security assessment with a Symhas Microsoft security specialist. We will review your Defender for Cloud posture, Sentinel data connector coverage, and compliance framework gap — and produce a prioritised remediation plan before the engagement begins.
Book an Azure Assessment — 30 min →View Client Outcomes
No commitment. No pitch deck. An honest conversation about your Azure environment.