Fully Managed Microsoft 365 Security Service

Strengthen your Microsoft 365 security with a fully managed service that complements your existing setup, without slowing your team down.

  • Stay audit-ready all year
  • Simplify your IT, free time to focus on your business
  • One monthly fixed package

Why choose us

Why Backbone’s Secure Modern Workplace

We help you make the most of your existing Microsoft 365 investment with a fully managed security service that reduces risk, simplifies compliance, and gets more value from the security you already pay for.

Our Secure Modern Workplace service is designed for growing UK businesses that want enterprise‑grade security without enterprise‑grade complexity.

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Benefits

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Maximise the value of the Microsoft 365 security tools you already own, without adding new platforms.

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Stay compliant, confident, and audit‑ready every day, not just when an audit is due.

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A service that scales with your business: as your business grows and changes, your security keeps pace.

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Simplify your IT, free time to focus on your business.

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Adopt AI and new ways of working safely, with data protection and governance built on your existing Microsoft 365 environment.

Real business challenges. Real results.

  • 100% Regulatory compliance achieved (aligning with DORA requirements) for a UK-based investment firm
  • Microsoft Secure Score increased to ~65% (up from ~25% at the start of the collaboration) for a UK-based investment firm
  • 63.4% Microsoft Secure Score achieved by Q1 2025 (above industry norm) for a fast-growing AI startup
  • Reduced security incidents to zero in 2025, compared to at least one incident in 2023 for a fast-growing AI startup
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Testimonials

What our clients say about working with us

  • There were a lot of questions about getting compliant with new EU regulations. Three months in, we have a plan, have tested our security, and can easily demonstrate our incident response and compliance to our auditors.

    Chief Risk Officer

    Financial Services Firm

  • Backbone brought everything together into one simple, secure setup. Our team now works in one place, without confusion, and new hires get up to speed much faster. At the same time, we’ve significantly strengthened our security and have an enterprise-grade IT foundation, so we can focus on growing the business, knowing our systems and data are protected.

    Chief Operations Officer

    AI startup

  • We can now demonstrate to regulators and clients that we are fully compliant with DORA and related laws. We have documented procedures for major incidents and have proven their effectiveness via testing. Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!

    Chief Risk Officer

    Financial Services Firm

Choose the package that suits your needs

£20 per user/month

If you already have Microsoft 365 
Business Premium

£35 per user/month

If we supply your Microsoft licenses

Benefits

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Microsoft‑first specialists who run Microsoft 365 as a controlled security platform, not just a productivity suite.

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A fully managed service that builds on your current environment rather than replacing it.

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Continuous improvement through regular reviews, reporting and proactive remediation, without “set and forget” configurations.

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Practical security designed for SME reality: clear outcomes for Finance Directors, IT leaders and their teams.