Most Intune projects fail quietly after deployment — not because the configuration is wrong, but because nobody builds an operational rhythm to keep it healthy. This final part fixes that.

A configured device is not a hardened device. This part layers Microsoft's pre-built security baselines on top of your configuration profiles, connects Defender for Business, and starts Attack Surface Reduction in Audit mode.

Before you configure compliance or deploy software, you need the right licence, the right groups, and a device that successfully talks to Intune. This first part gets you there from a blank tenant.