Siemens AG is a global technology powerhouse that recently adopted Microsoft 365 to give employees remote access to company data and applications. The company found its existing security controls were not ready for the newly added applications. By implementing the best tools on the market for specific tasks, it had to sacrifice compatibility and control over the maintenance and security of its IT environment. Now that its employees were more digitally connected than ever before, Siemens AG wanted absolute assurance that every user was authenticated, every document protected and every device equipped with the most up-to-date security features.

Siemens AG turned to long-time, trusted partner Avanade to help it define a modern security strategy that would mitigate new security risks that come with the adoption of cloud services. Using the complete Microsoft 365 Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS), we implemented controls to automatically classify and encrypt files, documents and messages. This cutting-edge cybersecurity gives the company control and flexibility to manage the new applications.

It took Siemens AG just 31 days to classify over 7.4 million emails and 1.5 million documents. More than 86% of identified users successfully installed Microsoft Information Protection (MIP). With this EMS solution, Siemens reduced complexity, eased the burden on its IT teams and achieved cost savings. Additional benefits include:

• Secure identities with real time threat analysis
• Secure data classification and protection for all documents on Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive
• Secure remote work for 645,333 installed mobile apps

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