Industries
Professional Services
Secure whether the team is in the office or at a client site.
Consultancies, agencies and advisory firms hold client information across many engagements while working from client sites, home offices and shared spaces.
The perimeter is effectively gone: the laptop and the account are the office, and the client relationship depends on being trusted with their information.
Sector pressures
Technology pressures in Professional Services
Mobile working
Laptops move constantly between untrusted networks and locations.
Client system access
Staff hold credentials in client environments that must be tracked and removed at engagement end.
Project collaboration
Files are shared externally by default, so sharing policy is a live control.
Client assurance
Prospects ask for security detail during procurement, often at short notice.
Where we usually start
Where we usually focus for Professional Services
Endpoint Security
Detection and response on every laptop, desktop and server you own.
Identity & Access Security
Multi-factor, conditional access and privileged account control.
Collaboration & File Services
File structure, sharing policy and collaboration tools that people can use.
Managed Cybersecurity
Layered protection across identity, endpoints, email, network and cloud.
Microsoft 365
Tenant configuration, licensing and security for Microsoft 365.
Security Awareness Training
Short, regular training and phishing simulation that people actually complete.
A practical consideration for Professional Services
Offboarding is the usual weak point. When an engagement ends, access to the client environment, shared folders and project tools should be revoked as a defined step rather than left to memory.