CYBER SOLUTIONS

In an era where digital threats are evolving at an unprecedented rate, safeguarding your organisation’s assets is not just necessary—it’s critical. Further to delivering Microsoft solutions, DSi are in a unique position where we also have a team of seasoned cyber consultants who specialise in identity access management. More specifically, identity management ransomware mitigation, protection, and recovery, through the delivery of comprehensive assessments that target core LDAP systems. This includes identifying vulnerabilities within hybrid architectures (on-premises and cloud infrastructure), dependent services, applications and middleware tiers which require and utilise identity management authentication and encryptions.

Leveraging cutting-edge technology and industry-leading expertise, we provide tailored tiering solutions that align with your unique business objectives. Utilising exclusive deployment tools for remediations, this reduces the onboarding process and removes human error from complex tiering deployments. Included in our services are the following:

  • On-Premises Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Services hardening using ANSII and ISO27001 security practices. This includes Design, Deployment and Remediation of the following associated technologies:

    – Microsoft Systems Centre Manager

    – Microsoft System Centre Virtual Machine Manager

    – Microsoft Exchange

    – Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services

    – Microsoft and Veeam replication and backup services

    – Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor technologie

  • Microsoft Azure and Entra ID security policy management and privileged access design, deployment, and remediation. This includes:

    – Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access (Secure VPNLess Solution)

    – Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

    – Microsoft Entra ID Privilege Identity Management

    – Microsoft Sentinel and Defender

    – Microsoft InTune and Device Compliance

    – Microsoft EntraConnect and Federation Services

In an era where digital threats are evolving at an unprecedented rate, safeguarding your organisation’s assets is not just necessary—it’s critical. Further to delivering Microsoft solutions, DSi are in a unique position where we also have a team of seasoned cyber consultants who specialise in identity access management. More specifically, identity management ransomware mitigation, protection, and recovery, through the delivery of comprehensive assessments that target core LDAP systems. This includes identifying vulnerabilities within hybrid architectures
(on-premises and cloud infrastructure), dependent services, applications and middleware tiers which require and utilise identity management authentication and encryptions.

Leveraging cutting-edge technology and industry-leading expertise, we provide tailored tiering solutions that align with your unique business objectives. Utilising exclusive deployment tools for remediations, this reduces the onboarding process and removes human error from complex tiering deployments. Included in our services are the following:

  • On-Premises Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Services hardening using ANSII and ISO27001 security practices. This includes Design, Deployment and Remediation of the following associated technologies:

    – Microsoft Systems Centre Manager

    – Microsoft System Centre Virtual         
      Machine Manager

    – Microsoft Exchange

    – Microsoft Active Directory
      Certificate Services

    – Microsoft and Veeam replication
      and backup services

    – Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor
      technologie

  • Microsoft Azure and Entra ID security policy management and privileged access design, deployment, and remediation. This includes:

    – Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure
      Access (Secure VPNLess Solution)

    – Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

    – Microsoft Entra ID Privilege Identity
      Management

    – Microsoft Sentinel and Defender

    – Microsoft InTune and Device
      Compliance

    – Microsoft EntraConnect and
      Federation Services

DSi can design and implement tailored and tiered identity access models to increase maturity levels and align to industry standards including Microsoft, ANSSI and ISO27001.

For a sample of our Security Assessment Report please contact us.

DSi can design and implement tailored and tiered identity access models to increase maturity levels and align to industry standards including Microsoft, ANSSI and ISO27001.

For a sample of our
Security Assessment Report
please contact us.

Why Perform a Security Risk Assessment:

  • Holistic View: A risk assessment provides a comprehensive understanding of vulnerabilities, threats, and potential weaknesses across your Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID organization’s IT landscape. It’s a deep dive health checkup for your identity management security posture.
  • Proactive Identification: By assessing risks early, you can identify gaps and misconfigurations before they are exploited by threat actors. Prevention is more effective and cost-efficient than remediation.
  • Compliance and Assurance: Many regulatory frameworks mandate risk assessments. Demonstrating due diligence in
  • assessing and mitigating risks ensures compliance and builds stakeholder confidence.

IAM Exposures and Their Significance:

  • Privileged Accounts: IAM exposures often involve privileged accounts with elevated permissions. If these are compromised, attackers gain significant control over your systems and data.
  • Weak Authentication Mechanisms: Weak or legacy authentication methods can be exploited. Implementing strong authentication (such as multifactor authentication) is crucial.
  • Misconfigured Security Controls: Inadequate configuration of access controls, permissions, and roles can lead to unauthorized access or data leakage.
  • Cloud and Hybrid IAM Challenges: Managing IAM in the cloud (e.g., Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra Connect Identities) requires a different approach. Ensuring proper access governance and monitoring is essential for maintaining a strong base of operations.

Why Perform a Security Risk Assessment:

  • Holistic View: A risk assessment provides a comprehensive understanding of vulnerabilities, threats, and potential weaknesses across your Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID organization’s IT landscape. It’s a deep dive health checkup for your identity management security posture.
  • Proactive Identification: By assessing risks early, you can identify gaps and misconfigurations before they are exploited by threat actors. Prevention is more effective and cost-efficient than remediation.
  • Compliance and Assurance: Many regulatory frameworks mandate risk assessments. Demonstrating due diligence in
  • assessing and mitigating risks ensures compliance and builds stakeholder confidence.

IAM Exposures and Their Significance:

  • Privileged Accounts: IAM exposures often involve privileged accounts with elevated permissions. If these are compromised, attackers gain significant control over your systems and data.
  • Weak Authentication Mechanisms: Weak or legacy authentication methods can be exploited. Implementing strong authentication (such as multifactor authentication) is crucial.
  • Misconfigured Security Controls: Inadequate configuration of access controls, permissions, and roles can lead to unauthorized access or data leakage.
  • Cloud and Hybrid IAM Challenges: Managing IAM in the cloud (e.g., Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra Connect Identities) requires a different approach. Ensuring proper access governance and monitoring is essential for maintaining a strong base of operations.

Protecting Infrastructure and Cloud Resources Overview

On-Premises Infrastructure

• Hybrid Azure AD Users:
A sound protection policy is to never grant administrative rights to hybrid Azure AD users within your Microsoft 365 tenant. Limiting their permissions reduces the impact if an account is compromised.

• Regular Audits:
Regularly review and update permissions for on-premises accounts. Remove unnecessary privileges.

Microsoft 365 Tenancy

• Security Assessment:
Conduct a thorough security assessment of your Microsoft 365 environment. Evaluate:

  • Security Architecture and Hardening: Ensure robust security configurations from simple to complex tiering requirements.
  • Identity and Access Management: Review authentication mechanisms, access controls, and privileged accounts.
  • Visibility: Enhance monitoring and detection capabilities.
  • Data Protection: Safeguard sensitive data.
  • Disaster Recovery: Plan for contingencies.
  • Threat Detection and Response: Be prepared to respond to incidents.
  • Certificate and Backoffice Services: Correctly audit and assess critical PKI and dependant Backoffice products such as On-Premises Exchange, SCCM, SCVMM, Hyper-V and backups

Microsoft 365 Cloud App Security

• Leverage this tool to evaluate risk, detect suspicious activity, and take automated actions.

Protecting Infrastructure and Cloud Resources Overview

On-Premises Infrastructure

• Hybrid Azure AD Users:
A sound protection policy is to never grant administrative rights to hybrid Azure AD users within your Microsoft 365 tenant. Limiting their permissions reduces the impact if an account is compromised.

• Regular Audits:
Regularly review and update permissions for on-premises accounts. Remove unnecessary privileges.

Microsoft 365 Tenancy

• Security Assessment:
Conduct a thorough security assessment of your Microsoft 365 environment. Evaluate:

  • Security Architecture and Hardening: Ensure robust security configurations from simple to complex tiering requirements.
  • Identity and Access Management: Review authentication mechanisms, access controls, and privileged accounts.
  • Visibility: Enhance monitoring and detection capabilities.
  • Data Protection: Safeguard sensitive data.
  • Disaster Recovery: Plan for contingencies.
  • Threat Detection and Response: Be prepared to respond to incidents.
  • Certificate and Backoffice Services: Correctly audit and assess critical PKI and dependant Backoffice products such as On-Premises Exchange, SCCM, SCVMM, Hyper-V and backups

Microsoft 365 Cloud App Security

• Leverage this tool to evaluate risk, detect suspicious activity, and take automated actions.

Why Perform a Security Risk Assessment:

  • Holistic View: A risk assessment provides a comprehensive understanding of vulnerabilities, threats, and potential weaknesses across your Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID organization’s IT landscape. It’s a deep dive health checkup for your identity management security posture.
  • Proactive Identification: By assessing risks early, you can identify gaps and misconfigurations before they are exploited by threat actors. Prevention is more effective and cost-efficient than remediation.
  • Compliance and Assurance: Many regulatory frameworks mandate risk assessments. Demonstrating due diligence in
  • assessing and mitigating risks ensures compliance and builds stakeholder confidence.

IAM Exposures and Their Significance:

  • Privileged Accounts: IAM exposures often involve privileged accounts with elevated permissions. If these are compromised, attackers gain significant control over your systems and data.
  • Weak Authentication Mechanisms: Weak or legacy authentication methods can be exploited. Implementing strong authentication (such as multifactor authentication) is crucial.
  • Misconfigured Security Controls: Inadequate configuration of access controls, permissions, and roles can lead to unauthorized access or data leakage.
  • Cloud and Hybrid IAM Challenges: Managing IAM in the cloud (e.g., Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra Connect Identities) requires a different approach. Ensuring proper access governance and monitoring is essential for maintaining a strong base of operations.

Protecting Infrastructure and Cloud Resources Overview

On-Premises Infrastructure

• Hybrid Azure AD Users:
A sound protection policy is to never grant administrative rights to hybrid Azure AD users within your Microsoft 365 tenant. Limiting their permissions reduces the impact if an account is compromised.

• Regular Audits:
Regularly review and update permissions for on-premises accounts. Remove unnecessary privileges.

Microsoft 365 Tenancy

• Security Assessment:
Conduct a thorough security assessment of your Microsoft 365 environment. Evaluate:

  • Security Architecture and Hardening: Ensure robust security configurations from simple to complex tiering requirements.
  • Identity and Access Management: Review authentication mechanisms, access controls, and privileged accounts.
  • Visibility: Enhance monitoring and detection capabilities.
  • Data Protection: Safeguard sensitive data.
  • Disaster Recovery: Plan for contingencies.
  • Threat Detection and Response: Be prepared to respond to incidents.
  • Certificate and Backoffice Services: Correctly audit and assess critical PKI and dependant Backoffice products such as On-Premises Exchange, SCCM, SCVMM, Hyper-V and backups

Microsoft 365 Cloud App Security

• Leverage this tool to evaluate risk, detect suspicious activity, and take automated actions.

Consequences of Neglecting Security Risk Assessment

Breach Potential

• Without risk assessment, you remain unaware of vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these gaps, leading to data breaches or system compromise.

Operational Disruptions

• Misconfigurations or IAM weaknesses can disrupt operations, impact productivity, and damage reputation.

Legal and Financial Fallout

• Non-compliance or security incidents can result in legal penalties and financial losses.

In summary, a proactive Cloud Security Assessment is not just a best practice; it’s a strategic imperative. It empowers organisations to protect their infrastructure, secure cloud resources, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Consequences of Neglecting Security Risk Assessment

Breach Potential

• Without risk assessment, you remain unaware of vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these gaps, leading to data breaches or system compromise.

Operational Disruptions

• Misconfigurations or IAM weaknesses can disrupt operations, impact productivity, and damage reputation.

Legal and Financial Fallout

• Non-compliance or security incidents can result in legal penalties and financial losses.

In summary, a proactive Cloud Security Assessment is not just a best practice; it’s a strategic imperative. It empowers organisations to protect their infrastructure, secure cloud resources, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Consequences of Neglecting Security Risk Assessment

Breach Potential

• Without risk assessment, you remain unaware of vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these gaps, leading to data breaches or system compromise.

Operational Disruptions

• Misconfigurations or IAM weaknesses can disrupt operations, impact productivity, and damage reputation.

Legal and Financial Fallout

• Non-compliance or security incidents can result in legal penalties and financial losses.

In summary, a proactive Cloud Security Assessment is not just a best practice; it’s a strategic imperative. It empowers organisations to protect their infrastructure, secure cloud resources, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

PROJECT SERVICES

DSi Professionals provide people and support in the Project Services space. This can be Outcomes/Fixed price or Time & Materials Based. Our resources and project teams are supported by our experienced Subject Matter Experts and cover the following services:

• Project and Program Management

• Business and Process Analysis

• Project Management Office Operations

• Program Blueprint

• Business Impact Assessments

• Requirements Traceability Matrix

• Delivery Mentoring & Coaching

• PM, BA and PMO As-A-Service Models

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

DSi Professionals core team have over 20+ years’ experience transforming businesses and modernising processes and technology to meet strategic objectives. Though we have a strong capability in Microsoft products, we have led numerous projects and programs with and for our clients that meet their needs. Some of the services provided:

• Solutions Architecture & Technology Roadmap

• Applications & Systems Blueprint

• Office 365 Health Check

• Dynamics 365 ERP & CRM Migrations

• Transformation Change & Impact Assessment

• Cloud Readiness Health Check

• Integration Health Check

• Datacentre to Cloud Migrations

• API Integrations Assessment

• Robotic Process Automation Visualisation

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

DSi Professionals have global experience in building Big Data solutions and using Business Intelligence (BI) visualisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to deliver the appropriate level of information to businesses. This enables data-led decisions in Finance, Logistics and Operations. DSi Professionals method is to work with our clients on their BI journey and have worked with businesses to adhere to strict data security, privacy, and sovereignty laws, including GDPR. DSi Professionals can provide resourcing within the BI domain, or we can deliver fixed priced solutions in the following:

• Data Science, Governance, Modelling and Visualisation

• Big Data Architecture and engineering

• Technologies:
– Data Sources: Teradata, Oracle, Siebel, Dynamics 365

– Data Management & Transformation: IBM InfoSphere, Data Factory, Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Lake, Data Bricks, Purview, AWS

– Tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Spark, Snowflake

CLOUD SUPPORT

1.   Productivity and Collaboration
• Exchange Online
• SharePoint
• Teams
• Office Applications
• Secure Cloud Storage
• Licensing and subscription management

2.   Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Dynamics 365 CRM

3.   Identity and Access Management
• Active Directory
• Single Sign-On
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

4.   Mobile Device Management
InTune for Mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) for secure access to company resources from various devices.

5.   Cloud Infrastructure Services
• Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Networking services
• Storage solutions
• Backup and disaster recovery

CYBER SOLUTIONS

• Cloud and On-Premises Security Assessments using PINGCASTLE and exclusive assessment tools.
DSi not only complete the assessment but provide the plan for remediations.

• Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Services hardening using ANSII and ISO27001 security practices. This includes Design, Deployment and Remediation of the following associated technologies:

• Microsoft Systems Centre Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Exchange, Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft and Veeam replication and backup services, Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor technologies

Microsoft Azure and Entra ID security policy management and privileged access design, deployment, and remediation. This includes:

  • Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access, Conditional Access, Privilege Identity Management, Sentinel and Defender, InTune and Device Compliance, EntraConnect and Federation Services.

• To mitigate risks of Identity management ransomware, DSi can also provide our clients with exclusive access to our tiering model design and deployment.

PROJECT SERVICES

DSi Professionals provide people and support in the Project Services space. This can be Outcomes/Fixed price or Time & Materials Based. Our resources and project teams are supported by our experienced Subject Matter Experts and cover the following services:

• Project and Program Management

• Business and Process Analysis

• Project Management Office Operations

• Program Blueprint

• Business Impact Assessments

• Requirements Traceability Matrix

• Delivery Mentoring & Coaching

• PM, BA and PMO As-A-Service Models

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

DSi Professionals have global experience in building Big Data solutions and using Business Intelligence (BI) visualisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to deliver the appropriate level of information to businesses. This enables data-led decisions in Finance, Logistics and Operations. DSi Professionals method is to work with our clients on their BI journey and have worked with businesses to adhere to strict data security, privacy, and sovereignty laws, including GDPR. DSi Professionals can provide resourcing within the BI domain, or we can deliver fixed priced solutions in the following:

• Data Science, Governance, Modelling and Visualisation

• Big Data Architecture and engineering

• Technologies:
– Data Sources: Teradata, Oracle, Siebel, Dynamics 365

– Data Management & Transformation: IBM InfoSphere, Data Factory, Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Lake, Data Bricks, Purview, AWS

– Tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Spark, Snowflake

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

DSi Professionals core team have over 20+ years’ experience transforming businesses and modernising processes and technology to meet strategic objectives. Though we have a strong capability in Microsoft products, we have led numerous projects and programs with and for our clients that meet their needs. Some of the services provided:

• Solutions Architecture & Technology Roadmap

• Applications & Systems Blueprint

• Office 365 Health Check

• Dynamics 365 ERP & CRM Migrations

• Transformation Change & Impact Assessment

• Cloud Readiness Health Check

• Integration Health Check

• Datacentre to Cloud Migrations

• API Integrations Assessment

• Robotic Process Automation Visualisation

CLOUD SUPPORT

1.   Productivity and Collaboration
• Exchange Online
• SharePoint
• Teams
• Office Applications
• Secure Cloud Storage
• Licensing and subscription management

2.   Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Dynamics 365 CRM

3.   Identity and Access Management
• Active Directory
• Single Sign-On
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

4.   Mobile Device Management
InTune for Mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) for secure access to company resources from various devices.

5.   Cloud Infrastructure Services
• Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Networking services
• Storage solutions
• Backup and disaster recovery

CLOUD SUPPORT

• Cloud and On-Premises Security Assessments using PINGCASTLE and exclusive assessment tools.
DSi not only complete the assessment but provide the plan for remediations.

• Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Services hardening using ANSII and ISO27001 security practices. This includes Design, Deployment and Remediation of the following associated technologies:

• Microsoft Systems Centre Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Exchange, Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft and Veeam replication and backup services, Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor technologies

Microsoft Azure and Entra ID security policy management and privileged access design, deployment, and remediation. This includes:

  • Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access, Conditional Access, Privilege Identity Management, Sentinel and Defender, InTune and Device Compliance, EntraConnect and Federation Services.

• To mitigate risks of Identity management ransomware, DSi can also provide our clients with exclusive access to our tiering model design and deployment.

PROJECT SERVICES

DSi Professionals provide people and support in the Project Services space. This can be Outcomes/Fixed price or Time & Materials Based. Our resources and project teams are supported by our experienced Subject Matter Experts and cover the following services:

• Project and Program Management

• Business and Process Analysis

• Project Management Office Operations

• Program Blueprint

• Business Impact Assessments

• Requirements Traceability Matrix

• Delivery Mentoring & Coaching

• PM, BA and PMO As-A-Service Models

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

DSi Professionals core team have over 20+ years’ experience transforming businesses and modernising processes and technology to meet strategic objectives. Though we have a strong capability in Microsoft products, we have led numerous projects and programs with and for our clients that meet their needs. Some of the services provided:

• Solutions Architecture & Technology Roadmap

• Applications & Systems Blueprint

• Office 365 Health Check

• Dynamics 365 ERP & CRM Migrations

• Transformation Change & Impact Assessment

• Cloud Readiness Health Check

• Integration Health Check

• Datacentre to Cloud Migrations

• API Integrations Assessment

• Robotic Process Automation Visualisation

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

DSi Professionals have global experience in building Big Data solutions and using Business Intelligence (BI) visualisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to deliver the appropriate level of information to businesses. This enables data-led decisions in Finance, Logistics and Operations. DSi Professionals method is to work with our clients on their BI journey and have worked with businesses to adhere to strict data security, privacy, and sovereignty laws, including GDPR. DSi Professionals can provide resourcing within the BI domain, or we can deliver fixed priced solutions in the following:

• Data Science, Governance, Modelling and Visualisation

• Big Data Architecture and engineering

• Technologies:
– Data Sources: Teradata, Oracle, Siebel, Dynamics 365

– Data Management & Transformation: IBM InfoSphere, Data Factory, Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Lake, Data Bricks, Purview, AWS

– Tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Spark, Snowflake

CLOUD SUPPORT

1.   Productivity and Collaboration
• Exchange Online
• SharePoint
• Teams
• Office Applications
• Secure Cloud Storage
• Licensing and subscription management

2.   Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Dynamics 365 CRM

3.   Identity and Access Management
• Active Directory
• Single Sign-On
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

4.   Mobile Device Management
InTune for Mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) for secure access to company resources from various devices.

5.   Cloud Infrastructure Services
• Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Networking services
• Storage solutions
• Backup and disaster recovery

CYBER SOLUTIONS

• Cloud and On-Premises Security Assessments using PINGCASTLE and exclusive assessment tools.
DSi not only complete the assessment but provide the plan for remediations.

• Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Services hardening using ANSII and ISO27001 security practices. This includes Design, Deployment and Remediation of the following associated technologies:

• Microsoft Systems Centre Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Exchange, Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft and Veeam replication and backup services, Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor technologies

Microsoft Azure and Entra ID security policy management and privileged access design, deployment, and remediation. This includes:

  • Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access, Conditional Access, Privilege Identity Management, Sentinel and Defender, InTune and Device Compliance, EntraConnect and Federation Services.

• To mitigate risks of Identity management ransomware, DSi can also provide our clients with exclusive access to our tiering model design and deployment.