Identity, access and security architecture
Identity, conditional access, endpoint and cloud security built on Microsoft technologies and practical security architecture.
Identity is the control plane for everything else. Most security gaps that matter turn out to be identity gaps — an excluded account, a legacy protocol still enabled, an administrative role granted permanently because it was easier. This work treats identity as architecture rather than as a list of settings to toggle.
What this covers
Identity architecture
Entra ID design, authentication methods, conditional access structure, and the policy set that is actually explainable to a reviewer.
Privileged access
Administrative role design, just-in-time elevation, break-glass provision, and removing standing privilege where it is not needed.
Endpoint and device security
Compliance policy, device-based access conditions, and reducing the population of unmanaged devices reaching corporate data.
Cloud security posture
Configuration review across the Microsoft cloud surface, logging and audit retention, and the exposure created by legacy authentication.
Typical starting points
- MFA is "enabled" but coverage has never actually been measured
- Administrative rights are permanent because temporary elevation was never set up
- Legacy authentication is still allowed somewhere and nobody is certain where
- A security questionnaire asked something you could not answer with confidence
Common questions
Is this a penetration test?
No. A penetration test attempts to exploit a system; this is identity and security architecture work. If you want a point-in-time review instead, the Cloud & Security Risk Assessment is the scoped version of that.
Not sure where your risk actually sits?
Start with a scoped assessment of your Microsoft 365 and Azure environment.