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Microsoft Security

Microsoft Entra & Identity and Access Management

Secure access. Reduce risk. Create the trust needed for transformation.

Identity has become the foundation of modern security.
 
As organisations embrace cloud services, hybrid working and AI-powered tools, traditional network boundaries matter less than they once did. The people, devices and applications accessing your environment now represent one of your most important security considerations.
 
Every user account, access request and permission creates an opportunity to strengthen security or introduce risk.
 
Trustmarque Ultima helps organisations build a modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy using Microsoft Entra. We help customers protect identities, secure access to critical systems and establish the foundations required for Zero Trust security, AI adoption and regulatory compliance.

Why identity matters

Many organisations invest heavily in protecting infrastructure, devices and applications, yet security incidents increasingly begin with compromised identities or excessive permissions.
 
As organisations grow, people change roles, join new projects and move between departments. Access rights accumulate, permissions become harder to manage and visibility declines.
 
Without effective identity governance, organisations can face:
 
  • Excessive user permissions
  • Unauthorised access to sensitive data
  • Increased cyber security risk
  • Compliance and audit challenges
  • Manual administration and operational inefficiencies
  • Reduced confidence in digital transformation initiatives
 
Effective Identity and Access Management helps ensure the right people have the right access, at the right time, for the right reasons.

Our Microsoft Entra Services 

Microsoft Entra provides the identity platform that underpins modern Microsoft security. Trustmarque Ultima helps organisations design, implement, optimise and govern Microsoft Entra capabilities to improve security and simplify access management.
 
 

Microsoft Entra Assessment

Gain a clear understanding of your current identity security posture.
 
Our assessment reviews your existing Microsoft Entra configuration, security controls and governance processes to identify risks, improvement opportunities and quick wins.

Assessment Areas

- Identity security
- Authentication policies
- Conditional Access
- Privileged access controls
- Identity governance
- External identities
- Lifecycle management
- Reporting and monitoring
 

Outcomes

  • Visibility of identity-related risks
  • Prioritised recommendations
  • Improved security posture
  • Roadmap for future improvements

Identity Governance & Lifecycle Management

Ensure access evolves as people do

Managing user access throughout the employee lifecycle remains one of the most common security challenges facing organisations today. Trustmarque Ultima helps organisations implement identity governance processes that automate access management and reduce the operational burden placed on IT teams.

We help customers:

 
- Automate joiner, mover and leaver processes
- Improve access reviews and certification
- Reduce privilege creep
- Introduce role-based access controls
- Improve audit readiness
- Strengthen governance processes
  • By reducing manual administration and improving visibility, organisations can lower risk while improving the user experience.

Conditional Access & Zero Trust

Move beyond perimeter-based security

Modern security requires every access request to be evaluated based on context, risk and trust.
 
Trustmarque Ultima helps organisations implement Zero Trust principles using Microsoft Entra's Conditional Access capabilities.

Areas of focus include:

 
- Multifactor authentication
- Identity risk management
- Device-based access controls
- Location-based policies
- Privileged access controls
- Secure access for remote and hybrid workers

 

  • Our consultants work with customers to create practical Zero Trust roadmaps that align security improvements with business priorities.

Privileged Access & Identity Protection

Administrative accounts remain a key target for attackers.
 
We help organisations strengthen privileged access management using Microsoft Entra capabilities designed to reduce exposure and improve control.
 

Typical engagements include:

 
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Just-in-time administration
- Access reviews
- Secure administrator controls
- Identity protection policies
- Security reporting and monitoring

 

  • The result is greater visibility of privileged access and improved protection of critical systems.

Identity for AI Readiness

As organisations introduce Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI technologies, identity becomes even more important.
 
AI systems can only be trusted when access controls, permissions and governance are properly managed.
Trustmarque Ultima helps organisations establish the identity foundations required to support responsible AI adoption, including:
 
- User access governance
- Information security controls
- Role-based access management
- Conditional access policies
- Compliance and security reviews
  • Strong identity controls help ensure AI users only access information they are authorised to see.
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Microsoft Cyber Security Integration Partner

Trustmarque is one of a select group of Microsoft Cyber Security Integration (CSI) partners in the UK.

This elite status recognises our deep technical expertise and proven success in deploying Microsoft security solutions like Defender, Sentinel, and Entra. It means we’re trusted by Microsoft to deliver high-impact security outcomes, faster, smarter, and with direct access to Microsoft engineering and funding programmes.

This award means Trustmarque can offer you: 

  •  Priority access to Microsoft-funded workshops and incentives
  • Expertise across all Microsoft Security domains
  • Faster deployment and measurable ROI on your Microsoft investment

Work with a partner trusted by Microsoft to secure your estate and accelerate your Zero Trust journey.

MS Partner Designation - Security

What makes Trustmarque Ultima different? 

Many organisations can implement Microsoft Entra. Few connect identity, security operations, compliance, governance and AI readiness into a single security strategy.
 
Trustmarque Ultima's differentiator is our ability to combine:
 
 

Strategic Advisory

We help organisations understand the business impact of identity risk and align improvements to wider organisational objectives.

 

Microsoft Security Expertise

Identity does not exist in isolation. Our teams work across Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel and Purview, helping customers create connected security architectures.

 

Security Transformation Experience

We help organisations move from tactical identity projects to mature, scalable identity and access management programmes.

 

Practical Outcomes

Recommendations are prioritised around risk reduction, governance improvement and operational efficiency, not simply technology deployment.
 

Customer Success

Automating identity lifecycle management at scale for THG

THG, a global technology-led consumer business operating across more than 160 countries, wanted to improve the way user access was managed for its growing workforce.
 
With approximately 150 new starters joining each week, the organisation required a more effective approach to managing joiners and leavers while reducing manual administration.
 
Trustmarque Ultima delivered an automation solution that connected identity processes across Entra ID, Active Directory, Exchange and core business systems.

 

Outcomes included

  • Saving 2.2 manual days of effort per week
  • Supporting large-scale identity processes around the clock
  • Reducing administrative errors
  • Improving the experience for new starters
  • Allowing technical teams to focus on higher-value activities

 

This engagement demonstrates how modern identity management can improve both security and operational efficiency.
 
2.2 days
of manual effort saved per week
Automation across Entra ID, Active Directory, Exchange and business applications reduced administrative overhead and improved operational efficiency.
150+
new starters every week
THG required a scalable identity management solution to support rapid growth while maintaining control and consistency across onboarding and offboarding processes.
See how Trustmarque Ultima can help you

Start building a stronger identity foundation

Identity is at the centre of modern security. Whether your objective is reducing risk, improving governance, preparing for AI adoption or implementing Zero Trust principles, Trustmarque Ultima can help you create an identity strategy that supports both security and business progress.
Speak to our security specialists to discuss your Microsoft Entra and Identity and Access Management requirements.

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