Security and compliance
Security that protects the operation without slowing it down
We assess the real state of your security, close first what exposes you most (identity, email, devices and backups) and build sustainable protection on the capabilities of Microsoft 365 and Azure, complemented by the Kaspersky Next line when the environment requires it, including industrial control systems.
When this service applies
- An incident already happened, or nearly did
- A fraudulent email reached its target, someone handed over their credentials or a machine turned up encrypted. Luck worked, not the controls, and there is no certainty it will not happen again.
- Nobody knows who has access to what
- People who no longer work at the company still have active accounts, there are users with unjustified administrator privileges and passwords are shared between colleagues.
- A customer, an insurer or an audit demands evidence
- You are asked for documented controls, an access policy, patch management or a continuity plan, and today there is no way to prove what is actually being done.
- The plant and the office share the same network
- Industrial control systems coexist with administrative computers with no segmentation. An incident on an office PC can stop production.
- Backups exist but nobody has tested them
- There are backup copies, but none has ever been restored. Nobody can say how long the company would take to operate again or how much information it would lose.
Expected outcome
Reduced risk where it matters most, with evidence of what was done
Your company operates with identity protected by multifactor authentication and conditional access, devices managed and up to date, email filtered against impersonation and malicious code, sensitive information classified and backups proven through a real restore. Every control is documented, so you can answer a customer, an audit or an insurer with evidence rather than statements.
Scope and deliverables
- Assessment of the current state: identities, devices, email, network, backups, industrial environments and staff practices.
- Risk map prioritized by likelihood and impact on the operation, with the proposed control for each risk.
- Phased remediation plan, separating what must be closed immediately from what requires a project.
- Identity configuration in Microsoft Entra ID: multifactor authentication, conditional access, account review and control of administrative privileges.
- Email and collaboration protection with Microsoft Defender for Office 365: filtering, anti-impersonation and analysis of links and attachments.
- Device management and protection with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
- Classification and protection of sensitive information with Microsoft Purview: labels, encryption and data loss prevention.
- Endpoint and industrial environment protection with the Kaspersky Next line (EDR and XDR) and Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity when the environment requires it.
- Managed detection and response (MDR) service when contracted, with continuous monitoring and orchestrated response.
- Review of the backup strategy and a documented restore test.
- Awareness program for staff, with phishing simulations and reinforcement material.
- Documentation of the implemented controls and the incident response procedure.
Work stages
Risk assessment
We review the real state of identities, devices, email, network, backups and industrial environments, and compare it against reference practices. The result is a list of concrete findings, not a general impression.
Prioritization
We rank the findings by likelihood and impact on the operation. Immediate measures are defined, which are usually configuration rather than purchases, along with those that require a project or investment.
Initial remediation
We close first what exposes you most: multifactor authentication, privileged accounts, active accounts of former staff, critical patches and email filtering. These are the measures that remove the most risk in the least time.
Protection architecture
We design and implement sustainable protection: device management, information classification, segmentation between office and plant, endpoint and industrial environment protection, and monitoring.
Continuity and response
We review the backup strategy, run a real restore test and put the incident response procedure in writing: who decides, who is notified and in what order to act.
Awareness and periodic review
We train staff with simulations and short material, and establish a periodic review of configuration, access and findings. Security is not a project that closes; it is a practice that is sustained.
Responsibilities
Your company
- Appoint an owner with authority to approve configuration changes that affect users.
- Approve the access, device-use and information-handling policies before they are applied.
- Communicate to staff the changes that affect how they sign in or share information.
- Provide administrative access, equipment inventory and documentation of the network and industrial systems.
- Purchase the Microsoft and Kaspersky licenses the plan requires.
- Take part in the restore test and validate its results.
BETABOX
- Run the assessment and present the findings with their impact explained in operational terms.
- Prioritize the measures and distinguish what is solved by configuration from what requires investment.
- Implement the agreed controls in Microsoft 365, Azure and Kaspersky.
- Configure and verify monitoring, alerts and, when contracted, the managed detection and response service.
- Support the restore test and document its result.
- Deliver the documentation of the controls and the incident response procedure.
- Run the awareness program and report its results.
What is included
What is included
- Risk assessment and prioritized map of findings.
- Phased remediation plan and execution of the measures within scope.
- Configuration of identity, email, devices and information protection in Microsoft 365 and Azure.
- Deployment and configuration of the Kaspersky solutions within scope, including industrial environments.
- Review of the backup strategy and a documented restore test.
- Awareness program with simulations and reinforcement material.
- Documentation of the controls and the incident response procedure.
- Monitoring and managed detection and response when contracted as part of the service.
What is not included
- Microsoft licenses, Kaspersky licenses and Azure service consumption: purchased separately.
- Formal certification with standards bodies or external compliance audits.
- Legal advice on personal data protection or sector regulations: we support the technical implementation, we do not replace your legal counsel.
- Forensic investigation and response to an incident already under way when the service starts: handled as a specific engagement.
- Security hardware, network equipment, cabling and works at the plant.
- Physical security of facilities, access control and video surveillance.
- Secure development and code review of in-house applications.
Success criteria
- Every account with administrative privileges has multifactor authentication enabled and a recorded justification.
- No account belonging to former staff remains active, verifiable in the periodic access review.
- A decrease in the number of open findings on the risk map, measured against the initial assessment.
- The restore test completes successfully and the measured recovery time is compared with the agreed target.
- A decrease in the share of staff who interact with phishing simulations, between successive campaigns.
- Managed devices meet the agreed configuration baseline and update level.
- Incidents are detected by monitoring and handled according to the procedure, with containment time recorded.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Where should we start?
- With identity. The vast majority of incidents begin with compromised credentials, so enabling multifactor authentication, reviewing active accounts and limiting administrative privileges is what removes the most risk in the least time, almost always with licenses your company already has. Then come email, devices and backups. Buying tools before putting identity in order is spending without closing the front door.
- Why combine Microsoft security with Kaspersky?
- Because they address different layers. Microsoft 365 and Azure protect identity, email, collaboration, devices and information within the Microsoft ecosystem. The Kaspersky line adds endpoint protection in heterogeneous environments, managed detection and response and, above all, capabilities for industrial control systems with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity, a domain that conventional corporate protection does not reach. The combination is defined by your environment, not by default.
- Can we protect the plant without stopping production?
- Yes, and it is a design requirement, not a concession. Protecting industrial environments starts with passive visibility of network traffic, without touching the process, and with segmentation between the office network and the plant network. Protection of industrial nodes is deployed in stages, validated on control equipment and respecting the maintenance windows of the production process.
- Does the service guarantee we will not suffer an attack?
- No, and be wary of anyone who promises that. What the service does is reduce the likelihood by closing the most common entry points, limit the damage through segmentation and privilege control, detect earlier through monitoring, and secure recovery with tested backups. The goal is for an incident to be a contained, recoverable problem rather than an interruption of your operation.
- How does this help with audits and customer requirements?
- By documenting what is actually done. At the end of each phase we deliver the description of the implemented controls, the applied configuration, the incident response procedure and the evidence of the restore test. That material is what customers, insurers and auditors usually ask for. Formal certification with a standards body is a separate process that is not part of the service.
- What do we do if we are under attack right now?
- Contact us immediately through the support channel and state that it is an ongoing security incident. Handling an active incident is treated as a specific engagement, with its own priority and scope, separate from the security and compliance service. The first step is to contain and preserve evidence; the assessment and the plan come afterwards.
- How common is ransomware in the region?
- Ransomware remains one of the most active threats against companies in Latin America, with security vendor reports pointing to growing volumes of blocked attempts in the region. We do not publish specific figures: we prefer to review the current report with you, with its source and year, during the assessment.
Know what you are exposed to before someone else finds out
Request a risk assessment. We review identities, email, devices, backups and industrial environments, and deliver the prioritized findings with the recommended control for each one.
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