Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)
Enterprise Mobility + Security is Microsoft's integrated platform combining identity governance, endpoint management, threat protection, and data classification into a unified security framework. Bundling Microsoft Entra ID Premium, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Azure Information Protection, EMS delivers the core building blocks of a Zero Trust architecture where identity, device health, application access, and data protection controls work together as a cohesive system. Organizations that fully activate their EMS entitlements gain a comprehensive, cloud-native security posture that scales from small teams to global enterprise environments.
What is Enterprise Mobility + Security
Unified Identity, Device, and
Application Security Suite
Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is Microsoft's integrated security and management platform combining Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) for identity governance, Microsoft Intune for endpoint management, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for threat protection, Azure Information Protection for data classification and encryption, and Microsoft Entra ID Protection for risk-based access control. Together these capabilities deliver a comprehensive Zero Trust security framework spanning identity, device, application, and data protection layers.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
Microsoft Entra ID Premium
Identity Capabilities
EMS E3 and E5 include Microsoft Entra ID Premium P1 and P2 providing advanced identity capabilities beyond basic Entra ID: Conditional Access policies, group-based licensing, self-service password reset, hybrid identity with write-back, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Entra ID Protection risk-based policies, Access Reviews, Entitlement Management, and Identity Governance. These capabilities are foundational for implementing Zero Trust identity controls across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
Microsoft Intune Device &
Application Management
Intune, included in EMS, provides cloud-based unified endpoint management for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux devices. Core capabilities include device enrollment (Autopilot, ABM, Android Enterprise), configuration policy management, application lifecycle management (deployment, update, removal), device compliance evaluation, remote device actions, and integration with Conditional Access for device-based access control. Intune eliminates on-premises MDM infrastructure while delivering enterprise-grade device management at scale.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
Microsoft Defender for
Endpoint Integration
EMS E5 includes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 providing endpoint detection and response (EDR), attack surface reduction rules, next-generation antivirus, automated investigation and response, threat and vulnerability management, and Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting. Integration with Intune enables Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) policies blocking device access when Defender detects active threats, creating a closed-loop security posture where endpoint health directly influences access control decisions.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
Azure Information Protection &
Data Classification
EMS includes Microsoft Purview Information Protection (formerly Azure Information Protection) enabling data classification through sensitivity labels applied to files, emails, and containers. Labels trigger protection actions including encryption, access restrictions, visual markings, and DLP policy enforcement. Auto-labeling policies classify content based on sensitive information types (PII, financial data, health records) and trainable classifiers, enabling consistent data protection without relying solely on end-user judgment.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
Integrated Zero Trust
Security Architecture
EMS components are designed to work together as a cohesive Zero Trust platform: Entra ID verifies identity, Intune validates device compliance, Defender for Endpoint assesses device health, Information Protection classifies and encrypts data, and Conditional Access orchestrates access decisions incorporating all signals. This integrated signal sharing -- where device compliance, user risk, sign-in risk, and threat level jointly determine access -- delivers a security posture that continuously validates trust rather than implicitly trusting based on network location alone.
We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.
How Red X Carbon Does EMS Differently
EMS Licensing Assessment & Optimization
Organizations frequently under-utilize EMS capabilities despite paying for E3 or E5 licensing due to gaps in deployment scope, configuration complexity, or awareness of available features. We conduct structured EMS capability assessments mapping current deployment state against licensed entitlements, identifying high-value unutilized features (PIM, Entra ID Protection, Defender for Endpoint, AIP), and developing prioritized activation roadmaps delivering measurable security improvement from existing licensing investments without additional spending.
Integrated Zero Trust Architecture Design
We architect comprehensive Zero Trust frameworks leveraging the full EMS stack with Entra ID Conditional Access as the policy enforcement engine integrating Intune device compliance, Defender for Endpoint threat signals, Entra ID Protection risk scores, and network location signals into unified access decisions. Our designs address identity, device, application, and data protection layers in a coordinated architecture validated against Zero Trust Architecture principles and aligned to organizational risk tolerance and compliance requirements.
Intune & Entra ID Co-Deployment Expertise
Deep technical expertise deploying Intune and Entra ID Premium capabilities in coordinated engagements where identity and device management configurations are designed as integrated systems rather than independent workstreams. We configure device enrollment, compliance policies, Conditional Access device requirements, and Entra ID group-based policy targeting in a unified design ensuring policy logic is consistent, enrollment workflows are smooth, and compliance signals accurately reflect device state for access control decisions.
Defender for Endpoint & Intune MTD Integration
We implement Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Mobile Threat Defense integration with Intune, configuring device risk level thresholds (Low, Medium, High, Clear) that trigger Intune non-compliance and Conditional Access blocks when active threats are detected. Our deployments include MDE onboarding policy design, MTD connector configuration, compliance policy integration, and alert tuning to minimize false positives while ensuring genuine threats result in immediate access revocation protecting corporate resources from compromised endpoints.
Azure Information Protection &
Sensitivity Label Deployment
We design and implement sensitivity label taxonomies aligned to organizational data classification policies, configure protection actions (encryption, visual markings, DLP integration), deploy auto-labeling policies using sensitive information types and trainable classifiers, and integrate labels with SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, and endpoint DLP policies. Our implementations include label scope design, user training materials, help desk runbooks for label-related access issues, and monitoring dashboards tracking label coverage and policy effectiveness across the data estate.
EMS Governance &
Ongoing Management Framework
EMS platforms require ongoing governance to remain effective as the threat landscape, organizational structure, and Microsoft feature set evolve. We design EMS governance frameworks including Conditional Access policy change management processes, Intune configuration drift detection and remediation procedures, Entra ID Access Review automation for privileged roles and application access, Secure Score optimization roadmaps, and monthly platform health review processes ensuring the EMS deployment continuously delivers its intended security posture as the environment grows and changes.
