I build and operate Microsoft security architectures under real HIPAA compliance obligations — with Beazley cyber insurance requirements, a self-insurance roadmap, and no security team. Every control here was implemented, documented, and maintained by me as the sole security owner.
Security Program Snapshot
| Metric |
Value |
| Microsoft Secure Score |
~40% → >96% |
| HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Manager |
~80%+ |
| Governance documents authored |
14 documents |
| IR runbooks |
7 runbooks |
| Licensing boundary |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium (Entra P1, Defender for Business, Purview) |
| Beazley insurance application |
Q1–Q24 completed with technical evidence |
Threat Protection
- Microsoft Defender for Business in EDR block mode — active remediation, not passive detection
- Tamper protection enforced on all managed endpoints
- Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules deployed via Intune policy
- Real-time protection, cloud-delivered protection, and PUA blocking enforced
- Defender for Office 365 — Safe Links, Safe Attachments, ZAP, anti-phishing policies active
Beazley Cyber Insurance Compliance Program
Completed the full Beazley application (F00863 042023 ed.) end-to-end:
- Q1–Q17 — technical controls documented and evidenced
- Q20, Q21, Q23, Q24 — completed and handed to practice administrator for signature
- EPP/EDR: Microsoft Defender for Business documented as both EPP and EDR
- Hardened baseline (Q15): Yes — Intune security baselines enforced across all Windows 11 endpoints
- Incident response plan (Q17): Documented — IR Plan v1.0 authored and active