Zero Trust Architecture
Verify Explicitly • Use Least Privilege Access • Assume Breach
Complete Feature Comparison
Security Feature Matrix: Standard vs Business Premium vs Enterprise E5
| Feature Category / Capability |
Business Premium
SME (< 300 Users)
|
Enterprise E3
Standard Corp
|
Enterprise E5
Full Security
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Est. Price (USD/User/Month) | ~$22.00 | ~$36.00 | ~$57.00 |
| 1. Identity & Access (Entra ID) | |||
| Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) | |||
| Conditional Access Context-based policies (IP, Device, Loc) | Plan 1 | Plan 1 | Plan 2 |
| Identity Protection Real-time Risk Detection & Blocking | |||
| Privileged Identity Mgmt (PIM) Just-In-Time Admin Access | |||
| Passwordless / FIDO2 Auth Hardware key & biometric login | |||
| Entra Private Access (ZTNA) Replace VPN with app-level Zero Trust | Add-on | ||
| 2. Endpoint Management (Intune) | |||
| MDM (Device Management) Manage Windows, iOS, Android, macOS | |||
| MAM (Mobile App Management) Protect App Data on Personal Devices | |||
| Windows Autopilot Zero-touch Deployment | |||
| 3. Threat Protection (Defender) | |||
| Next-Gen Antivirus | |||
| Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Advanced Post-breach hunting | Included | Included | |
| Email Safe Links & Attachments Zero-day Phishing/Malware Protection | |||
| Automated Investigation & Response Self-healing AI | |||
| 4. Information Protection (Purview) | |||
| Manual Sensitivity Labels | |||
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive | |||
| Endpoint DLP Block USB, Print, Clipboard on Devices | Lite | Full | |
| Auto-Labeling (AI) Auto-classify data based on content | |||
| 5. Cloud Apps & Shadow IT | |||
| Cloud App Discovery (Shadow IT) | Basic | Basic | Full |
| Session Control (CASB) Block downloads on unmanaged devices | |||
| 6. Security Operations | |||
| Defender XDR Portal Unified incident management across signals | Limited | ||
| Attack Simulation Training Phishing simulation & security awareness | |||
| Advanced Threat Hunting (KQL) Proactive query-based threat investigation | |||
| Microsoft Secure Score Security posture measurement & tracking | |||
| Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR) AI-driven security analytics & automation | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Interactive Tool
Full Security Assessment
Select the option that best matches your organization (10 questions)
1
Identity & Foundation
1. Primary Microsoft 365 License?
None / Basic
Google / Exchange Only
Business Premium
SME (<300 users)
Enterprise E3
Standard Enterprise
Enterprise E5
Full Zero Trust Suite
2. Current Identity Management System?
On-prem AD Only
Internal servers only
Hybrid Identity
Synced to Entra ID (Cloud)
Cloud Only
Entra ID Native
3. Authentication Method?
Password Only
Weak Security
Password + SMS
Basic MFA
Microsoft Auth App
Strong MFA
2
Devices & Applications
4. Device Management?
Unmanaged
Self-managed by users
Hybrid Join
AD GPO + Intune
Intune / Autopilot
Modern Cloud Mgmt
5. Endpoint Protection?
Legacy / 3rd Party
Signature-based AV
Standard Defender
Built-in Windows AV
Defender for Endpoint
EDR / XDR
6. Windows Patch Management?
Manual
Users update themselves
WSUS / SCCM
On-premise patch server
Windows Autopatch
Cloud automated
7. Email Security (Anti-Phishing)?
Standard Exchange
Basic Spam Filter
Defender for Office 365
Safe Links / Attach
8. Shadow IT Control (Cloud Apps)?
Uncontrolled
No controls in place
Firewall Block
Proxy/firewall only
CASB (Defender)
Discovery & Policy
3
Data & Network
9. Data Protection?
None
No labels or encryption
Manual Labeling
Users classify manually
Auto Labeling
AI-powered auto-classification
10. External Remote Access?
Direct Access
Public IP / RDP
VPN
Traditional VPN
Zero Trust Access
App Proxy / Global Secure Access
Assessment Report
Date:
0%
Maturity Level
Traditional
Executive Summary
Recommended Plan
Why this plan?
✅ Current Strength
⚠️ Critical Security Gaps
🗺️ Implementation Roadmap
P1
Phase 1: Foundation (0-30 Days)
P2
Phase 2: Policy (1-3 Months)
P3
Phase 3: Advanced (3-6 Months)