Identity Security

Identity is the perimeter. Engineer it accordingly.

Design and harden identity, authentication and access management for workforce, customer and machine identities.

The problem

Why this matters

Credential theft, session hijacking and privilege misuse remain the most common routes to a serious compromise. Identity estates grow through acquisitions and new SaaS adoption until nobody can say with confidence who has access to what.

Common challenges

  • Phishable MFA methods still in widespread use
  • Standing privileged access that is rarely reviewed
  • Service accounts and API keys with no clear owner
  • Fragmented identity providers across business units

Our approach

How we work

  1. Discover

    Map identity providers, privileged roles, service identities and access paths.

  2. Prioritise

    Identify the attack paths that lead to critical systems and data and close them first.

  3. Modernise

    Introduce phishing-resistant authentication, just-in-time privilege and lifecycle automation.

  4. Govern

    Establish access reviews, joiner-mover-leaver processes and monitoring.

Capabilities

What our identity security work covers

  • 01

    IAM architecture

    Federation, SSO and authorisation design across cloud and on-premise estates.

  • 02

    Phishing-resistant MFA

    FIDO2/passkey rollout strategies that balance security with user experience.

  • 03

    Privileged access management

    Just-in-time elevation, session controls and break-glass procedures.

  • 04

    Customer identity (CIAM)

    Secure registration, authentication and account-recovery flows for digital channels.

  • 05

    Machine identity

    Workload identity federation and secret elimination for services and pipelines.

  • 06

    Identity threat detection

    Detections for token theft, impossible travel and privilege escalation.

Engagement

Deliverables and benefits

What you receive

  • Identity attack-path analysis
  • Target-state IAM architecture and roadmap
  • Privileged access policy and procedures
  • Access review and lifecycle process design

What it changes

  • Reduced exposure to credential-based attacks
  • Least-privilege access that can be evidenced to auditors
  • Faster, safer onboarding and offboarding

Standards & technology

  • OAuth 2.1
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML
  • FIDO2 / WebAuthn
  • SCIM
  • Microsoft Entra ID

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are you tied to a specific identity vendor?

No. We design around open standards and work with the identity platforms you already operate.

Discuss your identity security requirements

Let’s discuss it. Tell us what you are working on and an engineer — not a sales script — will respond.