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Quarter 3 · Tier compliance
DEFENDCompliance
Stay Audit Ready
Establish defensible governance over data, user behaviour, records, and investigations.
Licensing baseline
Microsoft 365 Business Premium plus Microsoft Purview Suite
Builds on DEFENDBase
Customer value
- Simplifies compliance obligations for Business Premium customers operating under regulatory, contractual, or audit pressure
- Improves visibility and control over sensitive data, insider risk, and investigative workflows
- Reduces reliance on ad hoc or manual compliance processes
- Provides defensible evidence of governance, monitoring, and control
Tier readiness
0 of 11 exit criteria met
Check items off as they’re delivered.
Service components
Insider Risk Management
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Identify and investigate risky user behaviour such as data exfiltration or policy violations.
Audit
Audit Premium
Extended audit log retention and advanced audit search to support investigations and regulatory evidence requirements.
Investigation
eDiscovery Premium
Advanced case management, legal hold, analytics, and review workflows for HR and legal use cases.
Records and Lifecycle Management
Records and Data Lifecycle Management
Automated retention, disposition reviews, and defensible deletion aligned to business and regulatory requirements.
Compliance Posture
Compliance Manager
Centralised dashboards, improvement actions, and compliance scoring mapped to common regulations and standards.
Exit criteria
Posture
Insider Risk
Audit
Investigation
Records
Governance
Suggested partner actions
Translate regulatory requirements into enforceable controls
Customers often understand their obligations but not how to implement them technically. Partners map regulatory intent to Purview policies and workflows.
Establish a defensible compliance baseline
Partners run Compliance Manager assessments to identify gaps and prioritise actions based on risk and business impact.
Reduce insider and data misuse risk
Insider Risk policies are configured carefully to detect risky behaviour while respecting privacy and avoiding excessive noise.
Operationalise legal and HR investigations
eDiscovery workflows are designed so investigations can be run consistently without specialist tooling knowledge.
Provide ongoing compliance assurance
Regular posture reporting replaces one-off audits with continuous visibility and improvement.
Customer benefits
Reduced compliance and legal risk
Lower likelihood of insider misuse, uncontrolled data exposure, and unmanaged regulatory gaps.
Audit readiness by default
Centralised audit logs, automated retention, and documented controls reduce audit preparation effort and disruption.
Improved governance maturity
Clear ownership, repeatable processes, and measurable compliance improvement over time.
Operational confidence
Customers can respond to legal, regulatory, or customer assurance requests without panic-driven, manual evidence gathering.
Clean integration with security services
Compliance and security operate as complementary controls, supporting DEFENDSecurity and DEFENDExtend outcomes.