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Microsoft Office 365 Security

Don't let questions of security and data management in the cloud go unanswered

With business information being accessed by more people and from more places and platforms than ever before, the "attack surface" of IT is increasing. At the same time, rapid growth in the sheer quantity of data generated by ordinary business operations has made data backup and recovery major cost centers for IT departments today. More than ever, a comprehensive approach to privacy, security and data management is required to protect and manage your systems and data.

It is the responsibility of the external service provider to provide organizations with absolute assurance that their security, data protection, privacy, and data ownership are all taken into full account. Virteva and Microsoft take these concerns seriously and bring deep expertise and years of joint experience in cloud and on-premises solutions to their Office 365 deployments. Microsoft Online Services can help you get the benefits of cloud computing along with the enterprise-grade security you require, whatever the size of your organization. We take a comprehensive approach to protecting your data at both the physical layer (exemplified by Microsoft's $2 billion investment in state-of-the-art data centers) and the logical layer (for example, with security-aware engineering and management practices for services and software).

Office 365 provides secure access across platforms and devices, as well as premium anti-spam and antivirus technologies that are automatically updated to protect against the latest threats. The security features and services associated with Office 365 are built in, reducing the time and cost associated with securing your IT systems. At the same time, Office 365 enables you to easily control permissions, policies, and features through online administration and management consoles so you can configure Office 365 to meet your specific security needs.

For more information, check out the Microsoft Trust Center, where Microsoft has answered a broad range of security and privacy questions which the Cloud Security Alliance suggests every customer should ask of their cloud service provider:

Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Security Overview

• Deep Experience. We have developed our practices and policies as a result of over 15 years of experience in providing security for online data.
• Secure Development Lifecycle. Microsoft’s Secure Development Lifecycle ensures security and privacy is incorporated by design from software development to service operations.
• 5 Layers of Security. Data is secured in 5 different layers – Data, Application, Host, Network and Physical.
• Proactive Monitoring. We proactively monitor to identify potential unknown threats by predicting malicious behavior and monitoring for irregular events that may indicate threats.
• Access Restriction. Access to production servers is restricted to a small list of operations personnel.

The Virteva Approach

We have deep domain expertise in infrastructure technology solutions that differentiates our firm. We use small, expert project teams that deliver high-value, measurable results by working collaboratively with clients through a user-centered, technology-based and solutions-driven methodology. We believe this approach enhances return-on-investment for our clients by significantly reducing the time and risk associated with designing and implementing IT solutions.

At Virteva, we focus on building lasting relationships with clients and being 100% reference-able. More than half of our revenue is derived from repeat business. We believe this reflects our commitment to our premier team, quality and the long-term partnerships we build with our clients.

More Office 365 Resources

Back to the Office 365 Data Sheet: Enable your users to work together easily with anywhere access to email, web conferencing, documents, and calendars. Backed by business-class security from Microsoft.

Forrester Office 365 TEI Report: “Office 365 delivered an ROI of 321% with a payback period of 2 months for the composite midsize organization.”

Standard Response to Request for Information – Security and Privacy: This White Paper describes how Office 365 fulfills the security, compliance and risk management requirements as defined by the Cloud Security Alliance, Cloud Control Matrix.

Office 365 Security Whitepaper: For more detailed information on how Office 365 works to protect privacy and security, check out the Office 365 Security Whitepaper.

The Office 365 Trust Center: To ensure trust in the customer relationship, Microsoft has proactively answered a broad range of security and privacy questions the Cloud Security Alliance suggests every customer should ask of their cloud service provider.

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