Cybersecurity and device management are no longer optional—they’re the foundation of modern business operations. For SMEs across Wirral, Liverpool, Chester, and the wider North West, Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender offer the most complete, cost-effective solution to protect your data, devices, and team—while boosting productivity and peace of mind.
What Are Intune and Microsoft Defender?
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based endpoint management platform that allows businesses to control how devices—laptops, phones, tablets—are used, updated, and secured. It ensures your team’s devices are compliant, patched, and ready for work from anywhere.
Microsoft Defender for Business provides powerful antivirus, threat detection, and endpoint protection to safeguard your organisation from cyberattacks, malware, and ransomware—before they cause disruption or damage.
Why They Matter
Here’s what deploying Intune and Defender actually does for your business:
- Device Security, Standardised
Every laptop and mobile device is automatically configured to meet your company’s security standards—reducing risk without increasing IT overhead. - Patch Management Done for You
No more chasing updates. Intune ensures devices stay current with security patches and operating system updates, closing gaps before attackers can exploit them. - Smarter Access Control
Enforce who can access what—and from where. Combined with Entra ID, Intune makes it easy to apply conditional access rules, like blocking logins from untrusted devices or unfamiliar countries. - Rapid Response to Threats
Defender’s advanced threat detection tools alert you to issues before they become business problems. If a device is compromised, it can be isolated from the network in real-time. - Easy Onboarding & Offboarding
New starters? Devices can be pre-configured and shipped directly to them. Leavers? Access is revoked, and data wiped remotely. All without needing to physically touch the device. - Cost Predictability
These tools are included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium—meaning your protection and productivity stack is bundled into a single, predictable per-user monthly cost.
The Risk of Doing Nothing
Businesses that skip device management and endpoint protection expose themselves to massive risks:
- Lost or stolen laptops with sensitive data.
- Malware infections that bring down systems.
- Ex-employees retaining access to systems and files.
- Compliance failures due to unmanaged devices.
In today’s world, those aren’t just IT issues—they’re business-ending events.
Why Professional Setup Matters
While these tools are powerful, they need to be implemented correctly to unlock their full value. At Hilt Digital Solutions, we:
- Design policies that balance security and usability.
- Deploy Intune across Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
- Set up Defender for Business with real-time alerting, automated remediation, and cloud-based dashboards.
- Monitor and support your environment to keep your business safe and agile.
The Bottom Line
mplementing Intune and Defender isn’t just a tech upgrade—it’s a key pillar of building your Modern Workplace. When combined with Microsoft 365 Business Premium, you’re not only securing devices and data, you’re enabling your team to work productively and securely from anywhere.
This also ties directly into Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2, which is included in M365 Business Premium. With Entra P2 managing identity and access, and Intune controlling the security posture of every device, your business gains enterprise-level protection, visibility, and control—without the enterprise price tag.
Microsoft Intune and Defender allow your business to operate securely, efficiently, and with confidence. They eliminate common IT headaches while dramatically reducing risk.
At Hilt Digital Solutions, we help businesses across the North West implement these solutions as part of a comprehensive Microsoft 365 Business Premium strategy—delivering enterprise-grade security at an SME-friendly price.
Want to see what Intune and Defender could do for your business? Get in touch today.