Identity & Zero Trust

Make identity your strongest security control, not your easiest attack path.

Strengthen Microsoft Entra ID, modernize authentication, reduce standing privilege, and build practical Zero Trust access controls without creating unnecessary friction for users or administrators.

Identity Security Scope

Reduce identity risk with controls that fit the way people actually work.

Identity security is more than turning on MFA. The goal is to understand who can access what, under which conditions, with what level of privilege, and to make those decisions consistent, enforceable, and maintainable.

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Entra ID Security

Tenant configuration, identity posture, risky users, authentication methods, account lifecycle, and core security settings.

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Conditional Access

Policy design, exclusions, emergency access, device and location conditions, session controls, and phased deployment planning.

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MFA & Passwordless

Modern authentication strategy using phishing-resistant methods where appropriate, with practical user adoption and recovery planning.

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Privileged Access

Administrative role review, least privilege, Privileged Identity Management, approval workflows, and reduction of standing access.

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Identity Governance

Joiner-mover-leaver considerations, access reviews, group and role governance, entitlement decisions, and lifecycle controls.

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Zero Trust Access

Access decisions based on identity, device, risk, application sensitivity, and business context rather than network location alone.

What You Get

A clearer, safer access model your team can operate.

The engagement focuses on decisions your team can understand and sustain, not a maze of one-off policies that nobody wants to touch six months later.

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Current-State Review

A practical assessment of authentication, Conditional Access, privileges, governance, and identity-related security gaps.

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Policy Architecture

A recommended access-control model with clear policy intent, exceptions, sequencing, and administrative ownership.

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Privilege Reduction Plan

Recommendations to minimize standing administrative access and strengthen privileged workflows.

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Authentication Roadmap

A phased path for MFA modernization and passwordless or phishing-resistant authentication where it delivers meaningful value. See our passkey phishing and identity attack guide for why enrollment, recovery, and monitoring matter too.

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Governance Priorities

Clear next steps for access reviews, lifecycle controls, group ownership, role governance, and other identity processes.

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Implementation Path

Sequenced recommendations your internal team can execute or engage Shield Security Advising to help implement.

Who It's For

A good fit when access has become harder to understand than it should be.

MFA Is In Place, But Risk Remains

Organizations that already use MFA but still rely heavily on push approvals, broad exclusions, or inconsistent policies.

Too Much Administrative Access

Teams with persistent privileged roles, unclear admin ownership, or a need to introduce PIM and stronger least-privilege controls.

Conditional Access Has Grown Organically

Environments with overlapping, inconsistent, or poorly documented policies that need a cleaner and safer structure.

Zero Trust Is a Goal, Not Yet a Program

Organizations that want to move beyond the buzzword and establish practical identity-centered access decisions.

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Not sure whether your identity controls are actually reducing risk?

We can review your environment, identify the access and privilege gaps that matter most, and build a practical path forward.

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