Managed Security
Access decided by identity, device and risk, on every request.
Identity and access management, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, privileged access and Zero Trust architecture, designed and operated.
Sound familiar
Where this usually starts.
Most breaches now begin with a stolen identity rather than a broken firewall. Zero Trust moves the control point accordingly: every request is decided by who is asking, from what device, with what risk, to which application. We design and implement that model in stages, starting with the identities and privileged accounts that would hurt most, so the estate keeps working while the old perimeter assumptions are removed.
Scope
What is included.
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Identity architecture
One identity provider, with directories consolidated and lifecycle automated.
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Single sign-on and MFA
Phishing-resistant authentication across your applications.
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Conditional access
Policies that weigh device health, location and risk at every sign in.
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Privileged access
Separate administrator accounts, just-in-time elevation and session recording.
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Zero Trust network access
Application access that replaces broad VPN access.
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Access reviews
Regular certification of who can reach what, with removals tracked.
Reference architecture
From every signal to one response, and the evidence for the audit.
Identity is the control point of the security architecture: every sign in, from every device, is decided there. This service designs and builds that control plane, which every other part of the security stack relies on.
What this service delivers here
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Identity
Sign-ins, privilege changes and risky sessions.
Before you start
Decisions to settle early.
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Which identity provider is the source
Two directories make every policy twice as hard. One becomes the authority, and the other follows or is retired.
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Passkeys or app approval
Passkeys and security keys resist phishing; app approvals are easier to roll out. Administrators get the stronger method first.
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Replace the VPN or keep it
Access per application reduces exposure, but some legacy systems still need network access. The VPN shrinks before it goes.
Approach
How the work runs.
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Assess
Identities, privileges and access paths
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Harden
Privileged accounts and authentication first
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Extend
Conditional access and application access
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Govern
Lifecycle and access reviews
Commercials
How it is bought.
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A fixed-fee assessment
We review identity providers, privileged accounts, application sign in and remote access, and rank the paths an attacker would use. You receive the findings and a fixed price for the first phase.
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A fixed-price build
Each phase, privileged access first, then single sign-on, conditional access and access per application, is delivered at a fixed price agreed before it starts.
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Running it afterwards
Afterwards, access reviews, lifecycle automation and policy changes can run monthly under our managed service, or be handed to your team.
Start with the assessment.
Worked example
Shared admin accounts and a VPN to everything.
Say a regional hospital group has administrators sharing privileged accounts, several clinical applications with passwords of their own, and a VPN that gives remote staff the whole network.
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Assess
We inventory identities, privileged accounts and the paths into each application, and rank them by the damage their misuse would cause.
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Privilege
Administrators get separate named accounts with phishing-resistant authentication, and elevation is granted just in time and recorded.
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Extend
Clinical applications move behind single sign-on with conditional access, and remote access shifts from the VPN to access per application.
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Govern
Accounts are created and removed from the HR system, and managers confirm their teams' access on a regular cycle.
At the end, every privileged action is tied to a person, a stolen password on its own no longer opens an application, and leavers lose access when they leave.
An illustration
Where it goes wrong
What we design out.
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Starting with everyone
Rolling out new controls to all users first produces resistance and exceptions. Privileged accounts come first, because they carry the most risk.
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Exceptions that become the rule
Every unreviewed exclusion from policy is a gap. Exceptions are time-limited and reviewed.
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Leavers who keep access
Manual offboarding misses accounts. Access is removed automatically when employment ends.
Outcomes
What it changes.
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Identity as the control plane
Access is mapped to roles, environments and privileged actions, so Zero Trust becomes an operating model rather than a slide.
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Stolen passwords stop working
Phishing-resistant authentication and conditional access block the most common attack path.
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Access that ends on time
Automated lifecycle removes access when people move or leave.
How you will know it is working
- Administrator activity can be attributed to an individual.
- A stolen password on its own opens nothing.
- Leavers lose access on the day they leave.
- Access reviews are completed and recorded on schedule.
You keep
What you have at the end.
Handover pack
five items
- Identity and access architecture The target design for identity providers, directories, authentication and access decisions across your estate.
- Privileged account inventory and controls Every administrator and service account, who holds it, and how its use is controlled and recorded.
- Conditional access policy set The policies that decide access by user, device, location and risk, with the reasoning for each.
- Joiner, mover and leaver workflows Automated account creation, change and removal tied to your HR system, so access follows employment.
- Access review reports Who confirmed which access, what was removed and what remains open, for each review cycle.
The team
Who you work with.
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Identity architect
Designs the identity model, authentication and access policies across your estate.
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Identity engineers
Implement single sign-on, conditional access, privileged access and lifecycle automation.
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Access governance analyst
Runs access reviews and keeps the records auditors ask for.
What we need from you
- Administrative access to your identity providers.
- A list of applications and how users reach them today.
- Your HR system as the source of joiners and leavers.
- Owners for each application who can confirm access.
Detect, contain, recover and learn, with the same engineers throughout.
Questions
Questions we get asked.
Where should a Zero Trust program start?
With privileged accounts and authentication: separate administrator identities, phishing-resistant multifactor authentication and conditional access. Those changes remove the most common attack paths quickly, and the rest of the program builds on them.
Can we replace our VPN?
Usually, one application at a time. Zero Trust network access grants users the specific applications they need rather than the whole network, and the VPN is retired once the last application has moved.
Do we need a separate privileged access tool?
Not always. Built-in capabilities such as Entra ID Privileged Identity Management cover many estates; dedicated platforms earn their cost with large server estates, shared secrets and session recording requirements.
How do you integrate identity during an acquisition?
Usually with cross-tenant trust and synchronization first, so people can collaborate on day one, followed by a planned consolidation into one directory.
What does phishing-resistant authentication mean?
Sign in methods that a fake login page cannot relay, such as FIDO2 security keys and passkeys, which are bound to the real site. Codes sent by text or typed from an app can be phished and these cannot, which is why they come first for administrators.
What is just-in-time privileged access?
Administrator rights granted only when needed and for a limited time, often with approval and with the session recorded. An attacker who steals an administrator's credentials outside that window gains nothing, and every use of privilege leaves a record.
How do access reviews work in practice?
On a set cycle, each manager or system owner is shown who has access to what and confirms or removes it. Removals are carried out and recorded automatically where possible, and the report shows auditors that access was reviewed, by whom and with what result.
Can Zero Trust work with legacy applications?
Often, yes. An application that cannot use modern sign in directly can sit behind an access proxy that applies single sign-on and conditional access in front of it. A few cannot be adapted at all, and those are isolated and monitored until they are replaced.
Ask about your situation
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Where it is bought
Identity and Zero Trust, by sector and region.
Sectors that ask for it
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What usually comes next.
CONTACT
Close the access paths attackers use first.
Start with an identity and privileged access review. You get a ranked plan for the changes that remove the most risk.
- Senior-led
- Accountable
- Direct
- Fixed-price options
- Compliance-ready
- 24/7 capable
Prefer to talk it through? Call +92 (333) 32 11011
What happens next
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You pick the time
Tell us which identity provider you use and how remote access works today; the call is at your convenience.
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Thirty minutes, with an engineer
An identity architect discusses the highest-risk accounts and where to begin.
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A written assessment
It sets out the ranked findings and a fixed price for the first phase.