In many companies, Microsoft 365 security is seen as a project.
You do amapping, get the settings right and deploy MFA. Then they think it's done and move on with their lives without security concerns and worries.
While this is a good start, the reality is that security is not a one-off project. The security environment in which we live is constantly changing and therefore constant monitoring of the Microsoft 365 environment is absolutely essential.
Often, information about risks is already present in the Microsoft 365 environment but is not systematically exploited.
The security environment, like your Microsoft 365 environment, is never static.
Your company's Microsoft 365 environment is constantly changing:
And the security environment in which we live is changing:
Constant monitoring of security is absolutely essential in today's world. Today, a properly configured environment will not remain secure forever - especially if risk signals are not constantly monitored.
Most security risks do not arise from one big mistake, but from small, everyday changes. A new user is given slightly too many permissions, an old one is not removed, or a new application gains access to data without stopping to assess the whole picture.
Individually, these may not seem significant. The problem arises because no one sees the big picture. Changes accumulate slowly, while the level of risk in the environment rises without being noticed.
Many companies rely on the idea that "once the regulations are in place, they are in place". In reality, the level of security is constantly evolving with the environment and without monitoring there is no certainty about what the situation looks like today.
However, not all risks are related to settings alone. Some of them are visible as events: suspicious logins, anomalous behaviour or changes that may indicate an ongoing attack.
These signals are constantly being generated, but without active monitoring they can easily go unnoticed or get buried with other data. Often the data is there, but no one is looking at it at the right time - or understanding what is relevant.
Another real challenge is that the data on events is large and quite fragmented. Interpreting and using it without proper tools is very difficult or at least laborious.
By continuously monitoring security, you move from reactive to predictable security.
It's no longer about one-off checks or reports, but a continuous understanding of where you are right now and where the environment is heading.
Watchdog provides a clear structure for this. It continuously monitors the status and events in your Microsoft 365 environment, identifying the relevant risks and highlighting the issues that really need to be addressed. Instead of having security scattered across different views and logs, you get a single, holistic view of the state of security.
In practice, this means that you can see:
But it's not just visibility that matters, it's the fact that something is being done about it. Watch is not just a reporting tool, it guides you to concrete action - in a clear and understandable way, without deep technical knowledge.