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Microsoft 365 security that never stands still.

Every Microsoft 365 environment we manage is assessed, protected and continuously improved against the West View M365 Security Standard. It is how we manage Microsoft 365, not a one-off setup project or an optional extra.

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The framework, made visible

Around 170 checks. One living standard.

The CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark turns good security into a defined baseline. Every square represents a recommendation we assess, explain and apply where it fits the business.

0 of ~170 CIS Microsoft 365
benchmark controls

Most setups stop when the apps work. Ours keeps watching, learning and improving after the initial changes are made.

A recognised baseline

Security guidance we can measure, based on an established checklist.

The Center for Internet Security is an independent non-profit. Its Microsoft 365 Benchmark is developed through community consensus and provides clear, version-controlled recommendations for securely configuring the platform.

  • Independent non-profit
  • Community-consensus guidance
  • Secure configuration baseline
  • Updated as the platform evolves
Control → outcome

From technical settings to business protection

The framework tells us what to configure. This is what those controls mean when real people are using your systems.

The controlRequire multi-factor authentication for every user
The business protectionA stolen password is no longer enough to enter your business.
The controlBlock automatic email forwarding outside the company
The business protectionAn intruder cannot silently send copies of your email elsewhere.
The controlEnable audit logging and retain the evidence
The business protectionYou can prove who changed, opened or shared something, and when.
The controlRestrict who can invite external guests
The business protectionClient files and Teams spaces stay with the people you intended.
The controlDetect suspicious sign-ins and enforce extra checks
The business protectionAn unusual 3am login is challenged before it becomes an incident.
The controlSign out sessions after a defined period of inactivity
The business protectionA laptop left open does not leave your company open with it.

…and 160-odd more like these, covering email, files, Teams, sign-ins, devices and admin housekeeping.

Included. Continuous. Improving.

Not an audit we finish and forget

Your environment changes whenever somebody joins, leaves, shares a file or starts using a new Microsoft feature. The benchmark changes too. That is why our standard is continuously monitored and improved as part of the managed service.

  • Every managed environment assessed from the start
  • Relevant CIS recommendations prioritised sensibly
  • Every significant change explained in plain English
  • Configuration drift continuously monitored
  • The standard improved as Microsoft and CIS evolve
  • Included as part of managed Microsoft 365 support
A living security standard

Assess. Protect. Monitor. Improve.

Security is not a finish line. Each stage feeds the next, so the environment keeps moving in the right direction.

Assess

We measure the current environment against relevant recommendations in the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark.

Protect

We close the important gaps in priority order and fit the controls around how the business genuinely needs to work.

Monitor

We keep watching for settings that drift, new risks that appear and everyday changes that weaken the agreed baseline.

Improve

We update the standard as Microsoft 365, CIS guidance and the needs of the business evolve, then begin the cycle again.

Owen Williams Owen Williams · Managing Director

Managed Microsoft 365, with security built in.

The West View M365 Security Standard is included for every managed client and continuously improved. It is part of the service, not an optional extra.

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