Your IT Team, Extended.
Your Microsoft 365, Secured.
ABT becomes your co-managed IT department. We harden your Microsoft 365 tenant, monitor it around the clock, and keep you audit-ready. You keep control. We handle the security and compliance layer your current IT can't.
Trusted by 750+ of the Nation's Leading
Lenders, Banks & Credit Unions.
Your IT Provider Sells Licenses.
Who Secures the Tenant?
Most IT providers sell you Microsoft 365 and move on. They handle tickets and printers. Nobody is watching your tenant configuration, monitoring compliance drift, or preparing audit evidence. That gap is where breaches happen.
You locked down Conditional Access last quarter. Three people have since changed settings. Nobody noticed.
The examiner asks for 90 days of access logs. Your IT provider points at the Microsoft admin portal and shrugs.
Your team started using Copilot. Nobody set up governance policies. Sensitive data is being fed to AI tools with no audit trail.
Guardian Speaks Your Language
Every regulated industry has different examiners, different frameworks, and different compliance deadlines. Guardian adapts to yours.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require annual independent security assessments, penetration testing, and documented controls across 11 security domains. Your LOS data, borrower PII, and third-party connections all need protection that goes beyond what standard IT provides.
FFIEC examination requirements demand continuous risk monitoring, documented incident response, and member data protection that generic MSPs are not equipped to deliver. Guardian aligns your Microsoft 365 environment to the frameworks your examiners actually check.
Whether you face SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or state-level data protection requirements, Guardian brings the same hardening and monitoring discipline we built for financial services. If your organization handles sensitive data and answers to regulators, we built this for you.
Four Phases. Continuous Improvement.
Guardian wraps around your Microsoft 365 tenant and runs a continuous loop: harden, monitor, surface insights, respond. Not a one-time project. An operating model.
One Partner. Four Capabilities.
ABT combines Microsoft licensing, security operations, AI governance, and co-managed IT into a single relationship. No vendor juggling.
Guardian hardens your tenant, monitors for drift, and produces the audit evidence your examiners need. Continuous, not one-time.
See How Guardian WorksDirect Tier-1 pricing. We right-size your licenses, eliminate waste, and manage renewals. No distributor markup.
Learn About LicensingCopilot rollout with guardrails. Purview audit trails. DLP policies that prevent sensitive data from leaking into AI tools.
Explore AI ReadinessWe become your security and compliance layer. Your internal IT or existing provider handles operations. Clear boundaries, no overlap, no finger-pointing.
How Co-Managed WorksTrusted Since 1999. Still Here.
Travis Credit Union has been an ABT customer since the year we opened our doors. Twenty-five years of continuous partnership. That kind of retention tells you more than any sales pitch could.
Get a free security grade for your Microsoft 365 environment. No sales pitch. Just your score and a roadmap.
What is ABT and what does ABT Guardian do?
ABT (Access Business Technologies) is a co-managed IT service provider and Tier-1 Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider that serves regulated industries, primarily financial services. ABT Guardian is an operating model that wraps around an organization's Microsoft 365 tenant, applying a continuous four-phase lifecycle of Hardening, Monitoring, Insights, and Response. Guardian uses Microsoft-native tools including Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview. ABT either replaces a traditional MSP, becomes the co-managed IT department alongside internal IT, or works with an existing IT provider to handle the security and compliance layer.
How is ABT different from a managed service provider?
Traditional MSPs sell Microsoft licenses and handle operational IT like helpdesk tickets, user provisioning, and printer issues. ABT focuses on the security, governance, and compliance layer that most MSPs lack the certifications or expertise to manage. ABT works as a co-managed partner: your internal IT or existing provider handles day-to-day operations, while ABT handles tenant hardening, continuous monitoring, audit readiness, and incident response. This co-managed model means organizations get enterprise-grade Microsoft 365 security without replacing their existing IT support.
What regulated industries does ABT serve?
ABT serves over 750 financial institutions including mortgage companies, banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and fintech firms. ABT also serves other regulated industries including healthcare, legal, accounting, and engineering firms that handle sensitive data and face regulatory compliance requirements. The Guardian operating model aligns to frameworks including FFIEC, GLBA, CFPB, NCUA, FDIC, SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001. ABT has specific expertise in GSE cybersecurity requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicers.
What is a Tier-1 Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider and why does it matter?
A Tier-1 CSP has a direct billing and support relationship with Microsoft, unlike Tier-2 or indirect CSPs who work through distributors. ABT was one of the first 15 CSPs globally and remains the only Tier-1 CSP focused exclusively on regulated industries. This direct relationship means wholesale pricing with no distributor markup, direct Microsoft Premier Support escalation, and the ability to manage tenant configurations without intermediaries. For regulated organizations, this means faster issue resolution and a partner with genuine influence at Microsoft.
How does Guardian help with audit preparation?
Guardian produces continuous audit evidence as a byproduct of its monitoring and hardening lifecycle, not as a last-minute scramble before examiners arrive. For mortgage companies, Guardian aligns to Fannie Mae's 11 security domain requirements and Freddie Mac Section 1302 policies, producing evidence packages for independent security assessments and penetration testing. For banks and credit unions, Guardian maps to the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook and produces examiner-ready reports. Guardian's compliance drift detection catches policy changes between audits, preventing surprises during examination.
What security certifications does ABT hold?
ABT holds SOC 2 Type II certification, independently validating security controls across the Trust Services Criteria. ABT is a Tier-1 Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider with Premier Microsoft Support status. ABT implements Zero Trust security principles across all client tenants and maintains its own tenant to 90%+ Microsoft Secure Score. ABT has been cloud-native since 1999 and has built its security expertise defending customers against nation-state threat actors from Russia and China.
What does co-managed IT mean and how does the ABT model work?
Co-managed IT means ABT handles the security and compliance layer of your Microsoft 365 environment while you maintain control over daily operations. Three common models: (1) ABT replaces a traditional MSP entirely, becoming the managed IT department. (2) ABT works alongside an internal IT team, handling security, governance, and compliance while internal IT handles operations. (3) ABT works with an existing MSP or IT provider, filling the security gap that the provider cannot address. In all models, ABT provides tenant hardening, continuous monitoring, compliance insights, and incident response through the Guardian operating model.
How does ABT handle AI governance and Copilot deployment?
ABT deploys Microsoft 365 Copilot with governance guardrails, including Purview audit trails for AI interactions, DLP policies preventing sensitive data from being fed to AI tools, and Copilot Studio tenant-governed agents. ABT assesses AI readiness through its AI Readiness Assessment, evaluating data classification, access controls, and governance maturity before enabling AI features. This prevents Shadow AI risk where employees use AI tools without proper data protection or audit trails.