NuHarbor’s Defender Health Check

Microsoft Defender is one of the most powerful and integrated security suites available today, but realizing its full potential requires careful configuration, ongoing tuning, and specialized expertise. Too often, organizations deploy Defender only to struggle with misconfigurations, underutilized features, and excessive noise from alerts that overwhelm security teams. These challenges not only reduce the value of your Microsoft investment but also leave critical gaps in protection. NuHarbor’s Microsoft Defender Health Check is designed to change that—delivering a guided, turnkey engagement that ensures Defender is working at its highest potential for your organization.

Our Health Check provides a structured, phased review of your Defender environment, transforming it into a streamlined and effective security asset. We evaluate deployment across endpoints, identities, and cloud workloads, uncovering misalignments that could weaken detection or create unnecessary noise. By combining deep technical analysis with practical, prioritized recommendations, we give your team both immediate improvements and a long-term roadmap to stronger defenses. NuHarbor delivers:

• Comprehensive assessment of Microsoft Defender XDR, including antivirus, endpoint detection, and cloud integration. • Configuration validation and tuning to minimize false positives and maximize detection fidelity. • Actionable recommendations tailored to your environment to align with security best practices. • Executive and technical reporting that explains both the big picture and technical remediation steps.

The engagement is particularly valuable for organizations using Microsoft Defender across multiple domains (endpoints, cloud, and identity) who lack the internal resources or specialized knowledge to optimize the platform. It is equally impactful for compliance-driven organizations in healthcare, education, government, or other regulated industries, where stakeholders need assurance that security investments are properly configured and audit-ready. By engaging NuHarbor, you can demonstrate to leadership and regulators that your Defender deployment is not only operational but delivering measurable results and enabling faster incident response. What sets NuHarbor apart is our approach. We bring hands-on Microsoft expertise backed by years of experience fine-tuning Defender environments for hundreds of clients. Our methodology is targeted and outcome focused. Not a generic checklist, but a program designed to deliver meaningful security and business value. With a track record of success across both public and private sectors, we are trusted to make cybersecurity stronger and easier for organizations of all sizes. With the Microsoft Defender Health Check, you gain confidence, clarity, and control over one of your most critical security platforms. NuHarbor ensures your investment is optimized, your risks are reduced, and your team is empowered to respond more effectively in the face of today’s evolving threats. outcome focused. Not a generic checklist, but a program designed to deliver meaningful security and business value. With a track record of success across both public and private sectors, we are trusted to make cybersecurity stronger and easier for organizations of all sizes. With the Microsoft Defender Health Check, you gain confidence, clarity, and control over one of your most critical security platforms. NuHarbor ensures your investment is optimized, your risks are reduced, and your team is empowered to respond more effectively in the face of today’s evolving threats.

Pricing is determined post-consultation.