Identra

Solutions / Microsoft Entra consulting

Microsoft Entra consulting for tenants already licensed for it.

Most Microsoft 365 tenants pay for Entra ID Protection, Privileged Identity Management and Conditional Access every month, then leave the policies at defaults or in report-only mode. Identra turns those licensed capabilities into a working policy set with documented rollout, staged enforcement, and a handover pack the internal team can maintain.

Focus
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Baseline licence
Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 · Entra Suite optional
Typical duration
6 to 12 weeks
Pricing model
Fixed scope, fixed price per phase

01 / What we configure

Four capability areas, sequenced by risk reduction per hour.

  • 01

    Conditional Access policy design

    Sign-in risk from Entra ID Protection, device compliance from Intune, plus location and application signals combined into a policy set that blocks the risky and lets the legitimate through untouched. Report-only policies are graduated to enforcement in a staged rollout with rollback windows.

    Entra IDID ProtectionIntuneNamed locations
  • 02

    Privileged Identity Management

    Global Administrator and other high-impact roles converted from permanent assignments to just-in-time activations with approval, MFA and time-boxed access. Emergency-access accounts documented and monitored separately.

    PIMJITApproval workflows
  • 03

    Phishing-resistant authentication

    Passkeys, Windows Hello for Business and FIDO2 rolled out to privileged users first, then all users through registration campaigns. Legacy authentication disabled to close the MFA-bypass gap.

    PasskeysWindows HelloFIDO2
  • 04

    Access reviews and entitlement management

    Recurring reviews on privileged roles, business-critical applications and guest accounts, with access packages for common request patterns. Joiner/mover/leaver automation via Entra Lifecycle Workflows so access follows people through role changes.

    Access reviewsEntitlement managementLifecycle

02 / What it looks like

Three engagements, one pattern.

Different sectors, different starting states, same shape of work: the licensed controls exist, they are just not enforced.

IT Director, 200 to 500 users

Situation. Migrated to Microsoft 365 E5 in the last two years. Conditional Access is present but sitting in report-only. MFA is on but users can still fall back to app passwords. Global Administrator role is held by three people permanently.

Outcome. CA policies moved to enforcement in three graduated batches. Legacy auth disabled tenant-wide. PIM turned on so Global Admin activates only when needed. Documented runbook handed to the internal team.

CISO at a US financial services firm

Situation. Regulated for SOX ITGC. Auditors have asked for evidence that privileged access is monitored and reviewed. Currently answered with a Word document, updated quarterly.

Outcome. PIM configured on every privileged Entra role with mandatory activation approval. Sentinel workbook produces the audit trail exportable on demand. Quarterly access review runs automatically and flags approvers.

Security lead at a healthcare organisation

Situation. HIPAA-covered. Clinical staff work on shared tablets between wards. Currently every device is trusted equally. A single stolen password could reach patient records.

Outcome. Device compliance policy blocks non-managed devices. Sign-in risk policy adds MFA when the tablet is used from an unusual location. Break-glass account isolated with alerting on any use.

Next step

Book a scoping call for your Entra engagement.

Thirty minutes on your current Conditional Access, PIM, and access-review posture. We will send a written scoping note within two business days.