# The Collective Consulting: Guiding forward thinking companies to a highly secure IT/OT environment

> The Collective is a highly\-skilled and accredited Microsoft Partner with expertise in security, compliance, endpoint management, and cloud infrastructure\. We offer a variety of services focused on designing, securing, implementing and adopting technology\.

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## Pages
- [About us](https://thecollective.eu/about-us/)
- [Contact Us](https://thecollective.eu/contact/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://thecollective.eu/privacy-policy/)
- [Consultancy Services](https://thecollective.eu/consultancy/)
- [Blog](https://thecollective.eu/insights/blog/)
- [Insights](https://thecollective.eu/insights/)
- [Managed Azure Services](https://thecollective.eu/managed-services/managed-azure-services/)
- [Managed Endpoint Services](https://thecollective.eu/managed-services/managed-endpoint-services/)
- [Managed Security Services](https://thecollective.eu/managed-services/managed-security-services/)
- [Managed Services](https://thecollective.eu/managed-services/)
- [Partners \& Products](https://thecollective.eu/partners-products/)

## Posts
- [Identity Over Infrastructure: Why Forward\-Thinking Companies Are Replacing VPNs with Microsoft GSA](https://thecollective.eu/microsoft-global-secure-access/): Every company has employees working remotely\. Either logging in from home, a coffee shop, or a business trip at the other end of the world\. When this is the case, your firewall never sees it\. Either because you allow direct internet access, or maybe because the user disables their VPN because the network connection is too slow\. When VPN is needed to access private applications or file shares, the VPN connection stays active regardless of the security state of the device or user\. Your perimeter no longer exists in the way it was designed, forcing you to trade\-off between productivity and security\. But what if we tell you, this no longer has to be the case?
- [Inside Microsoft Global Secure Access: Architecture, Profiles, and Real\-World Use Cases](https://thecollective.eu/inside-microsoft-global-secure-access-architecture-profiles-and-real-world-use-cases/)
- [Detection Engineering in a modern SOC](https://thecollective.eu/detection-engineering-in-a-modern-soc/): Detection Engineering forms the backbone of a modern Security Operations Center \(SOC\)\. It ensures proactive threat identification by creating and refining detection logic based on real\-world attack patterns\. This process is a continuous lifecycle that evolves dynamically with the ever\-changing threat landscape\. 

At The Collective, our Managed Detection \& Response service features a dedicated Detection Engineering team responsible for maintaining an up\-to\-date and effective detection base\.
- [The Real Value of a Modern SOC: Why Outsourcing Security Makes Sense](https://thecollective.eu/the-real-value-of-a-modern-soc-why-outsourcing-security-makes-sense/): Welcome to the world of the Security Operations Center \(SOC\), the nerve center for detecting and responding to cyber threats\. Yet, not every business has the resources or expertise to run their own in\-house SOC\. That’s where SOC as a Service or SOCAAS steps in\.
- [Strategische fusie afgerond: Dynamate en VanRoey worden één onder de naam Dynamate](https://thecollective.eu/strategische-fusie-afgerond-dynamate-en-vanroey-worden-een-onder-de-naam-dynamate/): IT\-dienstverleners Dynamate en VanRoey krijgen groen licht voor hun strategische fusie\. Beide ondernemingen brengen hun activiteiten onder in één geïntegreerde IT\-groep voor managed IT\-diensten die verdergaat onder de naam Dynamate\.

## Categories
- [Blog](https://thecollective.eu/category/blog/)
- [News](https://thecollective.eu/category/news/)
- [Uncategorized](https://thecollective.eu/category/uncategorized/)

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- [blogpost](https://thecollective.eu/tag/blogpost/)
- [Azure](https://thecollective.eu/tag/azure/)
- [cloudops](https://thecollective.eu/tag/cloudops/)

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