Identity & Zero Trust
Stolen credentials are the most common way in. Conditional access, MFA and least-privilege across Microsoft 365 and Entra make sure that's not enough.
Most breaches get in through credentials, not through the firewall. Someone hands over a password to a convincing email, uses the same one they use everywhere else, or leaves an old account sitting active after they've left the business. Identity is where real protection starts — and most businesses have it configured just enough to look the part.
We enforce conditional access, MFA and least-privilege policies across Microsoft 365 and Entra (formerly Azure AD). Every account gets access to exactly what it needs and nothing more. Leavers are cleanly offboarded. Suspicious sign-ins are blocked, not logged for later. The goal is a posture where a stolen password is an inconvenience, not an incident.
- Multi-factor authentication enforced across all accounts, with policy exceptions reviewed and justified
- Conditional access policies — sign-in risk, device compliance and location checked before access is granted
- Least-privilege review: accounts audited and trimmed to what each person actually needs
- Privileged identity management for admin accounts — elevated access on-demand, not permanently open
- Clean leaver process so offboarding removes access rather than just disabling the mailbox
- Ongoing identity posture review via Microsoft Secure Score and RiskSense
Quick questions
We already have MFA turned on. Is there more to identity than that?
MFA is the floor, not the ceiling. Conditional access adds the what-and-where layer — blocking sign-ins from unmanaged devices, flagging risky locations, requiring compliant hardware. Least-privilege stops a compromised account reaching everything. MFA alone doesn't cover any of that.
What's Zero Trust in plain terms?
Don't trust anything just because it's inside the network. Verify every sign-in, every device, every access request — rather than assuming that once you're in, you're safe. It's the opposite of the old castle-and-moat model, which falls apart the moment someone gets through the gate.
How long does it take to get identity configured properly?
For a typical Microsoft 365 environment, the core policies take days, not months. We audit what's there, fix what's misconfigured, and document what we changed and why. Ongoing administration is part of managed services, so it doesn't drift back.
Security, identity, backup — with RiskSense keeping score.
Cyber threats don't announce themselves. We cover identity, email, endpoints and data — all of it together, not bolted on one piece at a time — with RiskSense, our own platform, watching for the gaps before they become incidents. All of Protect →
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