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Aprio turns your existing Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel investment into a working SOC function. Always-on threat detection. Automated containment. Compliance evidence that stays current. No new platform to buy. No analyst team to hire. The capability runs inside your own tenant, on the telemetry you already generate.

Out of the box, Defender and
Sentinel flag threats….

But they do not stop them.

The default configuration alerts. It does not automatically isolate a compromised device, quarantine a malicious file, block a user, or revoke a session before the damage spreads. It does not stream events to long-term storage for compliance evidence. It does not give your leadership a continuous, auditable picture of your security posture.

Aprio closes those gaps. We configure your existing Defender XDR and Sentinel tenant with custom detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, attach automated response playbooks that act in seconds, and set up long-term log retention and evidence capture so your compliance posture is always documented. For regulated environments, we add a U.S.-citizen monitoring team that handles the judgment layer your program still needs.

Available for government and commercial environments on Azure.

Focus Areas

Three things we handle so your team doesn’t have to:

  • Security & Compliance Oversight

    We continually monitor your environment using Microsoft Defender XDR with custom detection rules built for your compliance framework. Microsoft Sentinel serves as the centralized hub for all security events. Monthly reports give your leadership a clear view of your security posture without requiring them to dig through dashboards. Your controls stay monitored. Your evidence stays current. When the audit window opens, you are already ready.

  • Incident Alerting & Notification

    When Defender or Sentinel surfaces a threat, your team gets a notification with the context they need to act, not a raw alert that requires interpretation. Our Tier 2 team reviews what surfaces, filters noise, and escalates what matters. For Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents, automated containment activates before your team even receives the alert.

  • Contain-First Protocol

    For the threats that move fast, speed matters more than sequence. Aprio’s Contain-First Protocol isolates the affected resource automatically before forensic logging begins. Network access is cut. Conditional Access blocks further authentication. Storage is locked. Containment happens in seconds. Logging and investigation follow. You stop the spread first and document what happened second.

Key Benefits

Here’s what you get with Aprio Security Monitoring:

  1. Automated Containment

    When a Priority 1 or Priority 2 threat is detected, containment is automatic. Network isolation, authentication blocking, and storage lockdown happen in seconds, before the threat spreads.

  2. Continuous Monitoring

    Defender XDR and Sentinel run continuously inside your environment. Issues are flagged the moment they surface, not the next time someone runs a report.

  3. Monthly Posture Reports

    Your leadership gets a clear, readable view of your security posture each month. No dashboards required, no logs to interpret.

  4. Tier 2 Alert Review

    Aprio’s team reviews every alert before it reaches you. Noise gets filtered. Real threats get escalated with context so your team can act immediately.

  5. Read-Only Access

    Aprio never stores, moves, or exports your data. Our tools connect to your environment and monitor it. Your data stays where it belongs.

  6. U.S.-Citizen Staffed

    Government contracts require U.S.-citizen monitoring staff. Aprio meets this requirement. Our team is built for regulated environments, not retrofitted for them.

You stay in control. We stay on watch.

Aprio’s monitoring runs inside your environment with read-only access. Your data never leaves your tenant. We deploy as a native Azure application, connect to your Microsoft Defender and Sentinel instance, and monitor continuously. When a threat is detected, automated playbooks act immediately. Your team receives a clear alert with context, not a raw log to interpret.

This is not a managed security operations center that requires you to hand over your environment. It is monitoring that runs where your data already lives, staffed by a U.S.-citizen team that knows what it’s looking at.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What environments does Aprio monitor?

Aprio’s monitoring is built for Azure environments, including Azure Government and Azure Commercial. We deploy natively inside your tenant using Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel.

Does Aprio have access to my data?

No. Aprio deploys as a native Azure application with read-only access. We monitor your environment, but we do not store, export, or access your data.

What is the Contain-First Protocol?

It is Aprio’s automated response process for high-priority incidents. When a Priority 1 or Priority 2 threat is detected, automated playbooks isolate the affected resource before forensic investigation begins. Containment happens in seconds. Your team receives an alert with context immediately after.

Do I need U.S.-citizen monitoring staff?

If you handle government contracts or operate inside a government cloud environment, yes. U.S.-citizen monitoring staff is a requirement. Aprio is staffed and structured to meet this requirement.

Why is Aprio more cost-effective than other managed security providers?

Because our tools do the routine monitoring automatically, our team only handles what requires human judgment. You are not paying for a large team to watch dashboards manually. Automation keeps the cost down. Our team keeps the quality up.

Can my current IT provider do this?

Most cannot meet the full requirement. Government environments require U.S.-citizen staff and compliance-specific tooling that general IT providers typically do not carry. Aprio is purpose-built for regulated environments.

Is this the same as a SOC?

It uses similar capabilities (Defender XDR, Sentinel, automated playbook) but it runs inside your environment rather than routing your traffic to a third-party operations center. Your data stays in your tenant. Our team reviews what surfaces inside it.

How does this connect to Aprio’s compliance automation?

Security monitoring and compliance automation share the same underlying infrastructure. Aprio’s monitoring keeps your security posture current. The compliance automation keeps your evidence and controls documented. Both run inside your environment, and both are available through one contract.

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Monitoring is only part of the picture.

Aprio also automates your compliance posture and conducts the assessments that make it official. If you need security monitoring and a compliance program behind it, we handle both. Talk to a Specialist