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Secure access, zero friction

The right people get in. The wrong people don't. And your team stops fighting with passwords.

99.9%account attacks stopped by MFA 3,000+apps with pre-built SSO Entra IDenterprise identity Essential 8aligned control

Identity is the new perimeter

Most breaches start with a compromised account. A stolen password, a phishing attack, someone's credentials from another breach used against your systems. Get identity right and you block the most common attack vector. Get it wrong and nothing else in your security operations matters.

We configure Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) to actually protect you. Multi-factor authentication so stolen passwords are useless. Single sign-on so your team accesses everything with one secure login. Conditional access that adapts to risk in real time. No more password spreadsheets, no more sticky notes on monitors.

Get identity right and you block the most common attack vector.

What identity management actually looks like

Multi-factor authentication means that even if credentials are stolen, attackers can't get in. Push notifications for everyday convenience, security keys for high-risk roles, Windows Hello for laptops. Multiple methods for different situations, all enforced consistently across your organisation.

Single sign-on eliminates password fatigue. One login for everything: Microsoft 365, your line-of-business apps, SaaS tools, internal systems. Your team clicks once and they're in. No more password resets every Monday morning, no more forgot-password tickets clogging your helpdesk.

Conditional access makes decisions that adapt to context. Login from the office on a managed device? Seamless. Login from an unknown location at 3am? Blocked or challenged. Risk-based policies that protect without annoying legitimate users.

Lifecycle management handles the mundane but critical work. New starter? Access provisioned automatically based on role. Someone leaves? Everything revoked in minutes. Role change? Permissions update to match. No more accumulated access that nobody remembers granting.

Built on Microsoft Entra ID

Every Microsoft 365 organisation has Entra ID included. Most businesses barely scratch the surface. We configure it properly: enforced MFA, conditional access policies, privileged access management, automated provisioning. Enterprise-grade identity security using tools you already pay for.

The platform supports passwordless authentication through biometrics, FIDO2 security keys, and app-based methods. It integrates with over 3,000 applications through pre-built SSO connectors. Whether you're connecting Salesforce, Xero, or a custom internal app, the authentication layer is consistent and secure. This is also a key control for compliance frameworks like Essential Eight and CIS Controls.

MFA that people actually use

The technology is straightforward. Getting people to adopt it is the challenge. We've rolled out MFA for hundreds of organisations and learned what works: proper communication before rollout, training that doesn't assume everyone's technical, quick support when someone loses their phone.

The right method for each situation makes the difference. Push notifications for everyday use. Hardware keys for executives and finance. Windows Hello for laptops. Backup codes for emergencies. Protection that people forget is there because it just works.

In practice
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What you get

The essentials
01 / Stolen passwords, useless
Multi-factor authentication
Push for everyday use, hardware keys for executives and finance, Windows Hello for laptops. Enforced consistently across the whole organisation.
02 / One secure login
Single sign-on
One login for Microsoft 365, line-of-business apps, SaaS tools and internal systems. Less password fatigue, fewer helpdesk tickets.
03 / Adapts to risk
Conditional access
Trusted device in the office gets in seamlessly. An unknown location at 3am gets blocked or challenged. Protection that doesn't annoy your people.
On the record
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Identity, measured.

By the numbers
0%
Account attacks
stopped by MFA
0+
Apps with pre-built
SSO connectors
E8
Essential Eight
aligned control
Entra
Built on Microsoft
identity you own
Common questions

Identity, answered straight

The things people actually ask

It is the discipline of knowing exactly who can access what, and proving it at every sign-in. In practice that means one account per person with single sign-on across your apps, multi-factor authentication, and conditional access policies that weigh up each sign-in before letting it through. With work happening everywhere, identity is the perimeter now, which is why it is where modern security programmes start.

Yes, and it is the industry's most unanimous answer. Multi-factor authentication is the single most effective control against account compromise, and it stops the overwhelming majority of automated credential attacks. Cyber insurers now routinely require it. Done well, with app prompts or passwordless sign-in rather than codes typed from a text message, it is also barely noticeable day to day.

Policies that evaluate every sign-in in context: who is signing in, from what kind of device, from where, and how risky it looks, then respond accordingly, allowing it, requiring another factor, or blocking it outright. It is the baseline pattern on Microsoft Entra ID, and it pairs naturally with managed devices, so a non-compliant machine simply does not get in.

Offboarding should be one pass, not a checklist someone half-remembers: the account disabled, active sessions revoked, group and app access removed, and company data wiped from devices. Orphaned accounts are one of the most common audit findings and a favourite way in for attackers, so leaver access reviews are part of how we run identity.

Ready to talk about
identity security?

We'll review your current setup and show you what's possible with proper configuration. Most organisations already have the licensing they need, we'll show you how to use it properly.

And relax

Getting started is the easy part.

Onboarding without drama

We do the switch: your current provider, the migration, the handover, all of it. Most teams barely notice the cutover happened.

Everything looked after

On the right plan, compliance, reporting and budgets are handled inside the partnership. You run the business; we run the IT underneath it.

Your QBR writes itself

Quarterly business reviews are generated automatically from your live environment: spend, posture, recommendations and roadmap, ready for the board, reviewed with your account manager.

The honest bit: the full looked-after experience comes with the right plan. We charge fairly for what we take on, and when costs step up it's because you are taking on more, always moving in the right direction.

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