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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Rapid Deployment

Ascent Global, Inc.

Modernize endpoint security and reduce cost with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Traditional antivirus tools can’t detect and block breach indicators or compromised machines. Cybersecurity requires modernization. Ascent consultants’ deep Microsoft experience meets each client—regardless of size, maturity, and industry—where they’re at. Let Ascent guide your team to configure, deploy, manage, and test Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Deployment Structure

  • Assess current data protection landscape during a discovery workshop
  • Gather and document environment-specific needs
  • Implement best practice configurations for each required platform
  • Evaluate Defender for Endpoint’s onboarding process for deployment
  • Initiate industry standard MITRE attack simulations for behavioral detection engineering
  • Deploy and configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to client environment

Timeline

  • Week 1: Discovery & Requirements
  • Week 2: Baseline Configurations
  • Week 3: Proof-of-Concept Deployment
  • Week 4: Pilot Deployment
  • Week 5+: Production Deployment Start

Scope and Customer Commitment

  • Products covered: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Customer size: 2500 endpoints or more
  • Customer commitment:
  • Defender for Endpoint Trial or
  • E3 licensing with E5 Security add-on or
  • E5 licensing
  • Defender for Servers P1
  • Microsoft Security and Intune Console Access
  • Network connectivity to required internet hosted services
  • Stakeholder availability

Deliverables

  • Implementation and Design Plan
  • Test Case Documentation
  • Current EDR and Antivirus Removal
  • Incident and Feature Testing
  • Pilot Deployment
  • Production Deployment

Engagement cost is subject to project scoping

At a glance

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