Case Study: WithYou achieves Cyber Essentials Plus with Kocho

WithYou achieves Cyber Essentials Plus with Kocho and boosts Microsoft Secure Score 25%

WithYou, a leading UK charity providing support for issues with drugs, alcohol, and mental health, faced a pressing challenge when new funding requirements made achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification essential for securing contract renewals. The charity, with a large and geographically dispersed workforce, had a mixed IT estate and needed to overcome technical and cultural barriers to meet this goal quickly. They partnered with vendor Kocho for assistance in planning and managing the security programme.

Kocho worked side-by-side with WithYou to implement a sustainable security transformation. The solution included building a unified Microsoft Entra identity platform with single sign-on, deploying Microsoft Defender, and providing managed security services. As a result, WithYou successfully achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Kocho helped deliver significant operational improvements, including a 25% improvement in Microsoft Secure Score, fewer helpdesk tickets, and improved staff cyber awareness.

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