Zero Trust Architecture

Verify Explicitly • Use Least Privilege Access • Assume Breach

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Complete Feature Comparison

Security Feature Matrix: Standard vs Business Premium vs Enterprise E5

Feature Category / Capability
Business Premium
SME (< 300 Users)
Enterprise E3
Standard Corp
Enterprise E5
Full Security
Est. Price (USD/User/Month) ~$22.00 ~$36.00 ~$57.00
1. Identity & Access (Entra ID)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Conditional Access Context-based policies (IP, Device, Loc) Plan 1 Plan 1 Plan 2
Identity Protection Real-time Risk Detection & Blocking
Privileged Identity Mgmt (PIM) Just-In-Time Admin Access
Passwordless / FIDO2 Auth Hardware key & biometric login
Entra Private Access (ZTNA) Replace VPN with app-level Zero Trust Add-on
2. Endpoint Management (Intune)
MDM (Device Management) Manage Windows, iOS, Android, macOS
MAM (Mobile App Management) Protect App Data on Personal Devices
Windows Autopilot Zero-touch Deployment
3. Threat Protection (Defender)
Next-Gen Antivirus
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Advanced Post-breach hunting Included Included
Email Safe Links & Attachments Zero-day Phishing/Malware Protection
Automated Investigation & Response Self-healing AI
4. Information Protection (Purview)
Manual Sensitivity Labels
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive
Endpoint DLP Block USB, Print, Clipboard on Devices Lite Full
Auto-Labeling (AI) Auto-classify data based on content
5. Cloud Apps & Shadow IT
Cloud App Discovery (Shadow IT) Basic Basic Full
Session Control (CASB) Block downloads on unmanaged devices
6. Security Operations
Defender XDR Portal Unified incident management across signals Limited
Attack Simulation Training Phishing simulation & security awareness
Advanced Threat Hunting (KQL) Proactive query-based threat investigation
Microsoft Secure Score Security posture measurement & tracking
Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR) AI-driven security analytics & automation Add-on Add-on Add-on
Interactive Tool

Full Security Assessment

Select the option that best matches your organization (10 questions)

1

Identity & Foundation

1. Primary Microsoft 365 License?

None / Basic
Google / Exchange Only
Business Premium
SME (<300 users)
Enterprise E3
Standard Enterprise
Enterprise E5
Full Zero Trust Suite

2. Current Identity Management System?

On-prem AD Only
Internal servers only
Hybrid Identity
Synced to Entra ID (Cloud)
Cloud Only
Entra ID Native

3. Authentication Method?

Password Only
Weak Security
Password + SMS
Basic MFA
Microsoft Auth App
Strong MFA
2

Devices & Applications

4. Device Management?

Unmanaged
Self-managed by users
Hybrid Join
AD GPO + Intune
Intune / Autopilot
Modern Cloud Mgmt

5. Endpoint Protection?

Legacy / 3rd Party
Signature-based AV
Standard Defender
Built-in Windows AV
Defender for Endpoint
EDR / XDR

6. Windows Patch Management?

Manual
Users update themselves
WSUS / SCCM
On-premise patch server
Windows Autopatch
Cloud automated

7. Email Security (Anti-Phishing)?

Standard Exchange
Basic Spam Filter
Defender for Office 365
Safe Links / Attach

8. Shadow IT Control (Cloud Apps)?

Uncontrolled
No controls in place
Firewall Block
Proxy/firewall only
CASB (Defender)
Discovery & Policy
3

Data & Network

9. Data Protection?

None
No labels or encryption
Manual Labeling
Users classify manually
Auto Labeling
AI-powered auto-classification

10. External Remote Access?

Direct Access
Public IP / RDP
VPN
Traditional VPN
Zero Trust Access
App Proxy / Global Secure Access

Assessment Report

Date:

0%
Maturity Level
Traditional

Executive Summary

Recommended Plan

Best Fit Solution
Microsoft 365
per user / month (estimated)
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Why this plan?

    ✅ Current Strength

      ⚠️ Critical Security Gaps

        🗺️ Implementation Roadmap

        P1
        Phase 1: Foundation (0-30 Days)
          P2
          Phase 2: Policy (1-3 Months)
            P3
            Phase 3: Advanced (3-6 Months)
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              Workshop Pillars

              The workshop covers 7 security pillars. Click any pillar to jump directly to its checklist inside the official tool.

              Identity
              MFA, Conditional Access, PIM, Risk-based policies
              Devices
              Intune, Compliance, EDR, Autopilot enrollment
              Data
              Sensitivity labels, DLP, Encryption, Auto-classification
              Network
              ZTNA, Segmentation, Encrypted traffic inspection
              Infrastructure
              Azure Arc, Defender for Cloud, Threat detection
              Security Operations
              XDR, Sentinel SIEM, Threat hunting, Incident response
              AI
              Secure Copilot, AI governance, Data grounding controls
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              Official Resources

              Supporting materials from the Microsoft Security CxE team.

              Zero Trust Guidance Center
              Full Microsoft Zero Trust documentation
              Zero Trust Partner Kit
              Resources for partners & consultants
              CISO Workshop
              Executive-level security briefing materials
              Cybersecurity Reference Architectures
              MCRA diagrams & architecture guidance

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