IT Cybersecurity That Defends Your Business 24/7. Not Just Antivirus With a Logo.

Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 Cybersecurity Baseline and parallel macOS standards applied to every device. More than 50 Microsoft-endorsed security policies enforced through Intune. BitLocker XTS-AES 256-bit on every Windows endpoint with recovery keys escrowed to Entra ID. Attack Surface Reduction rules running in BLOCK mode. Windows Firewall locked down across Domain, Private, and Public profiles. macOS endpoint baseline including FileVault, Firewall, and Gatekeeper enforcement.

Defender for Business deployed, tuned, and monitored on every Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android device. AI-powered endpoint detection and response, antivirus, vulnerability assessment, and threat intelligence. Alerts triaged by US-based VirtuWorks analysts, not forwarded to your inbox. Integration with the rest of the Microsoft Defender XDR stack so endpoint, identity, and email signals correlate into a single incident view.

Multi-factor authentication enforced across every user account, with ongoing MFA compliance monitoring. Conditional Access via Entra ID. Password policy management enforced to meet compliance requirements and reduce credential-based attacks. Self-service password reset portal so users recover access without IT tickets. Optional uplift to Entra ID P2, Privileged Identity Management, and risky-user analytics through the Compliance and Ai Readiness Add-On.

Multi-layered email protection that filters spam, phishing, and malware before messages reach the Microsoft 365 tenant. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 with Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and tuned anti-phish policies. SPF, DMARC, and DKIM configured and monitored. External-sender banner on every inbound message. Daily user spam digest. Data Loss Prevention policies across email, Teams, and SharePoint preventing regulated data from leaving the organization.

Continuous monitoring of identity, endpoint, and email signals through Microsoft Defender XDR. 24/7 triage and response to critical alerts by US-based analysts. Documented playbooks for credential compromise, business email compromise, malware, data exfiltration, and ransomware. Threats triaged, contained, and remediated, not just alerts forwarded. 1-hour urgent response SLA. Audit log retention sufficient to support incident investigation, regulator inquiry, e-discovery, and cyber-insurance claims.

Continuous external penetration scans performed weekly with remediation. Continuous internal scans performed weekly when an internal scanner is available. Vulnerability identification and reporting through Microsoft Defender for Business. Built-in exploit management. Monthly security posture summary inside your executive report. Active vulnerability remediation with tracked closure is delivered through the optional Compliance and Ai Readiness Add-On.

Microsoft Secure Score actively monitored and improved month over month. The same benchmark used by your cyber-insurance broker, your auditor, and Microsoft itself. Recommendations triaged by your VirtuWorks team into a prioritized backlog with progress reported in your monthly executive report. IT cybersecurity that produces a number leadership can actually grade.

VirtuWorks operates under independently audited ISO standards for information security (27001), IT service management (20000), and quality management (9001). Your IT cybersecurity is delivered by a provider that has already passed the audits your own auditors may put you through. NSF ISR audited annually.

IT cybersecurity controls map directly to HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 evidence requirements. Audit logs retained inside your Microsoft 365 tenant. Encryption, access control, vulnerability management, and incident response procedures documented to recognized frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001). Deeper audit evidence on demand and the formal Quarterly Executive Business Review are delivered through the optional Compliance and Ai Readiness Add-On.