Migrating to Microsoft 365 is one of the most common IT projects for growing businesses in Downtown LA and Century City, but a rushed migration can leave security gaps. Century City’s legal and business community has already seen a rise in business email compromise attacks targeting firms during periods of IT transition, which makes getting migrations right the first time especially important.

Before you migrate: back up all existing mailboxes, files, and calendars independently of the migration tool. Audit user accounts and permissions so you’re not carrying over unnecessary access. During migration: enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on every account from day one, configure conditional access policies, and set up proper mail-flow security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) to reduce phishing and spoofing risk. After migration: train staff on the new environment, confirm backup and disaster recovery policies are active in the new system, and schedule a follow-up security review 30 days out to catch anything missed.

A Microsoft 365 migration is a great opportunity to tighten security, not just move mailboxes. Schedule a free consultation to plan a migration that gets it right the first time.