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Microsoft Defender Suite

Four Defender Workloads, One Threat Surface, One Accountable Team

Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365 deployed, integrated, and watched 24/7 by a dedicated SOC. One platform across endpoints, users, cloud workloads, and email so alerts correlate instead of pile up.

Defender Suite
4 Workloads
Overview

What you get with Virteva

You already own the Microsoft Defender licensing to protect endpoints, identities, cloud apps, and email. Most mid-market companies have only one or two of those four workloads actually deployed, and the rest sit unconfigured inside an E5 or E3 Security bundle you pay for every month. The value is not the license. It is the configuration, tuning, and ongoing management that turn it into real protection.

As a Microsoft Security Solutions Partner, our certified engineers deploy and tune Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365 against your actual environment, then connect all four into the Defender XDR console so signals correlate the way Microsoft designed them to. We close the gaps attackers look for: unmanaged endpoints, misconfigured conditional access, ungoverned SaaS, and email controls left at default.

A Minnesota-based SOC then watches the unified surface 24/7, with named response SLAs and ServiceNow-documented incident records that double as audit and insurance evidence. The team that deploys is the team that operates, so tuning and response improve continuously instead of resetting at every vendor handoff. Most clients reach full four-workload coverage within 30 to 60 days of kickoff.

This is deployment and management of the Defender product suite. For the broader SOC service, the managed Defender XDR detection layer, or the human-risk layer, see the related services below.

The problem we solve

IT challenges that hold growing companies back

The Challenge
  • You licensed the Defender suite but only Defender for Endpoint is actually deployed
  • Alerts fire across four portals and nobody is paid to watch any of them
  • Email phishing slips through because Defender for Office 365 was never tuned
  • A breach investigation takes days because identity, endpoint, and email signals do not connect
  • Your insurance carrier wants proof of EDR coverage and the documentation does not exist
The Virteva Approach
  • Deployment plan covering all four Defender workloads, prioritized by your actual risk surface
  • Tuning and policy baselines per workload, not generic Microsoft defaults
  • Cross-signal correlation enabled so XDR investigation works the way Microsoft designed it
  • Dedicated SOC monitoring 24/7 with named SLAs by alert severity
  • ServiceNow-documented incident response so audit and insurance evidence is always current
57 to 70
is the Microsoft Secure Score Intricon, a medical device manufacturer, reached within a year of deploying the Defender suite alongside Intune and Purview under a single managed engagement. Outcomes like that come from running all four workloads as one practice, not four separate projects.
What's included

Everything you need to run IT right

Every engagement includes these core capabilities, configured for your environment and backed by contractual SLAs.

Defender for Endpoint
EDR deployment across Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android with attack surface reduction rules, automated investigation, and live response. Tuned to your environment, not a generic baseline.
Defender for Identity
On-prem Active Directory and Entra ID monitored for credential theft, lateral movement, and reconnaissance. Hybrid identity attacks caught at the source.
Defender for Cloud Apps
CASB coverage for Microsoft 365, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and hundreds of SaaS apps. Shadow IT discovery, OAuth app governance, and DLP enforcement across the cloud estate.
Defender for Office 365
Email and collaboration protection with Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and anti-phishing tuned to your domain. Threat Explorer and attack simulation built into the operations cadence.
Unified XDR Console
All four Defender workloads correlated into a single incident view in the Microsoft Defender portal. Cross-signal investigation so the SOC chases incidents, not isolated alerts.
24/7 Managed Response
Dedicated SOC team triaging, investigating, and responding to Defender alerts around the clock. Under 15-minute average response on critical incidents, all documented in ServiceNow.
How it works

From first call to ongoing partnership

01
Discovery & Assessment
We audit your current Microsoft and ServiceNow environment, document every system, and identify gaps, risks, and quick wins.
02
Custom Proposal
You get a fixed-scope proposal tied to your business goals. Named SLAs by ticket priority. No surprises, no hidden costs.
03
Migration & Onboarding
Our team handles the transition with zero disruption. We migrate, configure, and validate before going live.
04
Ongoing Partnership
24/7 support, proactive monitoring, quarterly reviews, and strategic advisory. We grow with you, not just support you.
Client spotlight

See how it plays out in practice

Medical Device Manufacturing
Intricon deploys the full Defender suite alongside Intune and Purview, lifting Microsoft Secure Score from 57% to 70%
Challenge
Intricon operated 24x7x365 across multiple continents with limited Microsoft 365 security adoption. Multiple MSPs each owned a slice of security, Defender workloads were licensed but not fully deployed, and there was no unified incident response across endpoints, identity, cloud apps, and email.
Solution
Virteva consolidated security under a single managed engagement, deployed Defender for Endpoint and Identity alongside Purview and Intune, tuned policies to Intricon hybrid environment, and stood up 24/7 SOC monitoring with ServiceNow-documented incident response.
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57 to 70%
Microsoft Secure Score lifted in under a year
Frequently asked

Common questions

Four integrated workloads under the Microsoft Defender XDR umbrella: Defender for Endpoint (EDR for devices), Defender for Identity (AD and Entra ID protection), Defender for Cloud Apps (CASB for SaaS), and Defender for Office 365 (email and collaboration security). Together they correlate signals across the full attack surface.

Yes. Virteva holds the Microsoft Security Solutions Partner designation, the credential Microsoft introduced for partners proven to deploy and manage the Defender suite at scale. Every Defender engagement is staffed by Microsoft-certified security engineers.

Most mid-market clients with Microsoft 365 E5 or Microsoft 365 Business Premium with security add-ons already license most of the suite. Deploying all four is what unlocks the cross-signal XDR investigation Microsoft designed. We help you map current licensing to coverage gaps before recommending net-new spend.

A typical mid-market deployment runs 8 to 14 weeks depending on environment size. Defender for Endpoint and Office 365 usually go first, followed by Identity and Cloud Apps. Tuning and SOC handoff happen in parallel.

24/7 alert triage, incident investigation, threat hunting, and response across all four Defender workloads. Critical incidents get under 15-minute average response. Every action is documented in ServiceNow and reviewed quarterly with the named account team.

Often, yes. Most clients consolidate from a mix of legacy EDR, email gateways, and CASB into the Defender suite over 6 to 12 months. Sentinel ingests signals from any tools you keep, so consolidation is a roadmap, not a cliff.

Related services

Extend your IT capabilities

Get full value from the Defender licenses you own

We will review your current Defender deployment across endpoint, identity, cloud apps, and email, map what your licensing already covers, and show you the gaps a Minnesota-based team can close and operate.
  • Defender workload coverage and licensing review at no cost
  • Configuration and tuning gap assessment across all four workloads
  • Walkthrough of the 24/7 SOC operating model and response SLAs