Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop
Learn how to put next-generation Microsoft Security tools to work for you.
Bring clarity to your security environment by identifying real risks and mapping them to practical next steps using Microsoft Security tools.
Apex Digital offers this workshop fully funded to many organizations, representing an $8,000 value.
What is the Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop?
Cloud environments grow quickly. Security controls do not always keep pace. As organizations expand across Azure and other cloud platforms, it becomes harder to see where vulnerabilities exist, which risks are active, and what actions will have the greatest impact.
The Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop is a guided security engagement focused on Azure and multi-cloud environments.
Apex Digital works with your team to review your current security posture, identify threats and misconfigurations, and map those findings to practical recommendations using Microsoft Security tools.
This workshop is delivered remotely and designed to be completed quickly, with minimal disruption to your team.
What to expect with the workshop
Analyze
Analyze requirements and priorities for a hybrid and multi-cloud security posture management and threat protection and response solution.
Deploy
Define scope & deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the production environment.
Discover threats
Discover how near real-time detection and response can be achieved for multi-cloud workloads through a unified XDR experience.
Workshop timeline
The Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop follows a structured, multi-phase approach delivered over two to five weeks, depending on scope and selected focus areas. Each phase builds on the last to ensure findings are grounded in your actual environment.
Pre-engagement and planning
We start with a short pre-engagement call to align on goals, scope, and timing. Your team completes a brief questionnaire so we understand your cloud environment, priorities, and constraints before any technical work begins.
What’s involved
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Introductory call with Apex Digital
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Completion of a security questionnaire
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Alignment on scope and selected focus areas
We start with a short pre-engagement call to align on goals, scope, and timing. Your team completes a brief questionnaire so we understand your cloud environment, priorities, and constraints before any technical work begins.
What’s involved
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Introductory call with Apex Digital
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Completion of a security questionnaire
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Alignment on scope and selected focus areas
Engagement setup
We conduct a 2-hour kickoff meeting to finalize scope and agree upon the selectable modules.
After, we configure the required Microsoft Security tools in a way that does not impact users or production workloads. These tools collect telemetry and posture data over time to surface real risks.
Mandatory Modules:
- Cloud Security Posture Management
- Microsoft Defender Portal
Selectable Modules (pick 2 of the following)
- Defender for Servers
- Defender for Databases
- Defender for Storage
- Defender for Containers
- Defender for App Service
- Defender for AI Services
- Security Exposure Management
We conduct a 2-hour kickoff meeting to finalize scope and agree upon the selectable modules.
After, we configure the required Microsoft Security tools in a way that does not impact users or production workloads. These tools collect telemetry and posture data over time to surface real risks.
Mandatory Modules:
- Cloud Security Posture Management
- Microsoft Defender Portal
Selectable Modules (pick 2 of the following)
- Defender for Servers
- Defender for Databases
- Defender for Storage
- Defender for Containers
- Defender for App Service
- Defender for AI Services
- Security Exposure Management
Data collection
(2-3 weeks)
Allow time for engagement products to collect threat, vulnerability, and misconfiguration data for analysis during the exploration phase.
Data Collection Check-In Meeting (1 hour)
- Confirmation that security telemetry is flowing correctly
- Check for any critical threats or high-severity vulnerabilities
- Respond to any urgent issues that may arise
Allow time for engagement products to collect threat, vulnerability, and misconfiguration data for analysis during the exploration phase.
Data Collection Check-In Meeting (1 hour)
- Confirmation that security telemetry is flowing correctly
- Check for any critical threats or high-severity vulnerabilities
- Respond to any urgent issues that may arise
Exploration
Using the data collected, Apex Digital works with your team to explore security posture, active threats, and exposure paths across your cloud environment. This is where patterns emerge and priorities become clear.
What’s involved
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Review of cloud security posture and misconfigurations
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Analysis of threats and incidents
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Exploration of exposure paths and risk concentration
Using the data collected, Apex Digital works with your team to explore security posture, active threats, and exposure paths across your cloud environment. This is where patterns emerge and priorities become clear.
What’s involved
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Review of cloud security posture and misconfigurations
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Analysis of threats and incidents
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Exploration of exposure paths and risk concentration
Results and next steps
We close the workshop with a structured results presentation (2 hours) that summarizes findings and outlines practical next steps.
Recommendations are tailored to your environment and mapped to Microsoft Security capabilities.
What you receive
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A clear summary of identified risks
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Prioritized recommendations
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Practical next steps for improving security posture
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Guidance you can share with leadership and stakeholders
We close the workshop with a structured results presentation (2 hours) that summarizes findings and outlines practical next steps.
Recommendations are tailored to your environment and mapped to Microsoft Security capabilities.
What you receive
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A clear summary of identified risks
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Prioritized recommendations
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Practical next steps for improving security posture
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Guidance you can share with leadership and stakeholders
Why organizations choose the Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop
Organizations use the Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop to:
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Gain visibility into cloud security risks they cannot easily see today
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Understand how AI, data access, and identity exposure affect risk
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Prioritize remediation based on real impact
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Build a clear, defensible security roadmap
Many organizations are eligible to receive this workshop fully funded through Microsoft, representing an $8,000 value.
Why choose Apex Digital Solutions?
Apex Digital is a Microsoft Solutions Partner with deep experience delivering Microsoft security engagements for organizations of all sizes. We focus on practical guidance, clear outcomes, and helping teams make informed decisions.
When we deliver these workshops, we:
– Help you understand how Microsoft security tools apply to real risks
– Tailor each session to your environment and priorities
– Translate findings into clear, usable next steps
Explore our other workshop opportunities
Apex Digital Solutions offers several security workshops. Your organization may be eligible for a fully funded engagement with one or more.
Data Security Envisioning Workshop
Threat Protection Envisioning Workshop
Modern SecOps Envisioning Workshop
Ready to see if you qualify?
If you want clarity on your cloud security posture and access to a funded Microsoft security engagement, the next step is to check eligibility.
