Endpoint security is one of those areas where the gap between “we think we’re covered” and “we actually are” can be enormous. After hardening endpoints across dozens of organisations, I’ve distilled the process into a checklist that covers what matters most.

The fundamentals

Every device that touches your network needs three things: disk encryption, a managed EDR agent, and conditional access policies that actually enforce compliance. Sounds obvious, but I routinely find organisations where at least one of these is missing or misconfigured.

Beyond the basics

The real gaps tend to be in the edges — BYOD policies that are too permissive, stale device records in Intune that mask your true compliance rate, and local admin rights that nobody’s audited in months.

What to do next

Start with a baseline assessment. Export your Intune compliance data, cross-reference it with your Azure AD device list, and identify the delta. That gap is your attack surface.

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