Vantage Consulting Group: Secure Hybrid Work, Microsoft 365 & Client-Data Security Case Study

The challenge

Vantage Consulting Group is a 55-person Los Angeles professional services firm whose work depends on confidential client documents and a team that splits time between the office and remote work. As the firm grew, its IT had to protect sensitive client data and support a hybrid workforce without slowing anyone down.

• A hybrid team without secure accessStaff worked from the office and remotely with no reliable, secure way to access systems and client files at full performance.
• Confidential client data at riskSensitive client documents and data weren’t fully secured or access-controlled.
• Email exposed to phishing and fraudProfessional services firms are common targets of business email compromise (BEC) and invoice fraud, and the firm had no enterprise email security.
• No enterprise security or MFAAccounts and devices lacked managed EDR/MDR and multi-factor authentication.
• Microsoft 365 & SharePoint not optimizedThe firm wasn’t getting the most from Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, and the configuration wasn’t hardened for security.
• Scattered documents, no reliable backupFiles weren’t centrally managed or reliably backed up, putting client work at risk.
• Reactive IT supportThere was no proactive monitoring or a dedicated team supporting office and remote staff.

The solution

Advanced Networks gave Vantage Consulting Group secure, dependable IT built for confidential client work and a hybrid team — all under fully managed IT. Explore our professional services IT services in Los Angeles.

Secure hybrid & remote work

We gave staff secure, high-performance access to systems and client files from the office or anywhere, with managed devices and modern access controls.

Microsoft 365 & SharePoint

We optimized and hardened the firm’s Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environment for secure collaboration and centralized document management.

Client-data security & access control

We tightened access controls and protections around confidential client documents, so sensitive data is available only to the right people, backed by multi-factor authentication.

Email security & BEC protection

We deployed enterprise email security and anti-phishing to stop business email compromise and invoice fraud before it reaches staff.

Managed endpoint security

We rolled out managed EDR/MDR and 24/7 monitoring across office and remote devices for centralized threat detection and response.

Backup, disaster recovery & managed IT

We implemented tested backup and disaster recovery and wrapped everything in full managed IT with a dedicated Technical Account Manager.

The major projects

The results

• Secure, reliable hybrid work for office and remote staff
• Confidential client data protected with access controls and MFA
• Phishing and BEC defenses across staff inboxes
• An optimized, secure Microsoft 365 and SharePoint for collaboration and document management
• Centralized documents with tested backup and disaster recovery
• Managed EDR/MDR with 24/7 monitoring and 99.9% uptime