Modern Workplace & Microsoft 365
Modern workplace only works when identity, device and data controls agree with each other. We deploy Microsoft 365, Entra ID and endpoint management as one design rather than three projects.
The promise of the modern workplace is that a person can be productive from any location on any approved device. The risk is that the same architecture makes an attacker productive from any location on any device.
The difference is whether identity, device compliance and data controls were designed together. CDTS builds the joins: conditional access that reads real device posture, app protection that survives a lost handset, and provisioning that gets a new starter working on day one without a manual build.
We work to Zero Trust principles in the way the ACSC and Microsoft describe them — verify explicitly, use least privilege, assume breach — and we make the trade-offs visible instead of shipping defaults.
Scope of the service
The components we deliver and operate under this service. Scope is agreed per engagement — this is the standard shape.
Identity & access management
Entra ID design, conditional access policy sets, MFA and phishing-resistant authentication rollout.
Zero Trust architecture
Access decisions built on verified user, verified device and verified context — designed, documented and tested.
Microsoft 365 deployment
Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive deployed and hardened, with sensible sharing and retention defaults.
Automated provisioning
Windows Autopilot and identity-driven configuration so a new starter is productive on day one without a manual build.
Data protection & DLP
Sensitivity labelling and data loss prevention aligned to your classification scheme rather than a vendor template.
Collaboration governance
Guest access, lifecycle and sharing rules for Teams and SharePoint so collaboration does not become sprawl.
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Windows Autopilot
Common questions
We already have MFA. Is that enough?
It is the single most valuable control you can turn on, and it is no longer sufficient on its own. Push-bombing and adversary-in-the-middle phishing both defeat basic MFA. Phishing-resistant methods plus conditional access that reads real device posture is where the bar sits now.
What does Zero Trust actually mean in practice?
Three things, applied consistently: verify explicitly, use least privilege, assume breach. In practice that is access decisions built on verified user plus verified device plus verified context — not a product you buy. We design it, document the trade-offs, and test it.
How long does a Microsoft 365 deployment take?
It depends far more on data migration and governance decisions than on the technical build. The build is usually weeks; agreeing sharing, retention and labelling rules with the business is what sets the real timeline.
Can you fix a Microsoft 365 tenancy someone else configured?
Yes, and it is common work. We start with a configuration and licence review against your policy, then remediate in a sequence that does not surprise your users.
What we have written about this
Conditional Access without locking everyone out
The control is straightforward. Deploying it without an outage takes report-only mode, break-glass accounts and a rollout order most people get backwards.
Zero trust for mobile, past the slide
The architecture is well described and rarely implemented on the fleet. Four things have to be true on a handset before the model means anything.
What you are probably paying for twice in Microsoft 365
Most organisations run third-party tools that duplicate something already included in the licence they hold. Here is where the overlap usually sits.
Services that usually go with this
Cyber Security & Essential Eight
Assessment, uplift and controls designed to help you meet the ACSC Essential Eight, the ISM and the PSPF.
ExploreManaged MDM & UEM
Design, migration and day-to-day operation of Ivanti, Intune, Jamf and SOTI fleets — run as a managed service.
ExploreCloud & Infrastructure
Azure, Microsoft 365 and sovereign Australian hosting — designed, migrated and operated, including what is left on-premises.
ExploreTalk to us about Modern Workplace & Microsoft 365
Tell us what the environment looks like today. We will tell you honestly whether this is the right place to start.