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Microsoft Entra
In an era of boundless virtual expansion, securing identities has become the new frontier of digital security. While we once focused on fortifying networks and on-premises systems, the spotlight has now shifted to identity protection.
Microsoft Entra is designed to help organisations strengthen their security posture, while eliminating complexity and extra costs by simplifying your IAM, shortening product development timelines, and improving user productivity.
At the heart of Microsoft Entra lies a vision for modern, secure access. Identity should serve as a gateway to innovation and collaboration, not a barrier that hinders progress. In an interconnected world, trust is in high demand. Microsoft Entra steps forward as the trusted fabric, extending identity and access solutions across the digital ecosystem.
Unified Identity and Network Access
Entra provides you with a centralised platform to secure identities and access, safeguarding your digital realm.
- Ensure secure access to any app or resource, from any location: Leverage adaptive identity and network access controls to fortify entry to applications and resources for all users and digital workloads within your entire environment.
- Validate and safeguard every identity: Apply consistent security policies across all users, including employees, frontline workers, customers, partners, as well as apps, devices, and workloads spanning multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
- Grant only the necessary access: Efficiently manage permissions, oversee access life cycles, and enforce least privilege access for every identity.
- Streamline user experience: Mitigate IT friction and enhance the hybrid workforce experience through seamless resource access, single sign-on, user self-service management, and automated lifecycle workflows.
Identity Governance
Simplify Identity Management, Enhance Security, and automate compliance with Entra Identity Governance
With Entra Identity Governance and our tailored Identity DNA Platform, we’re all about making your life easier. Cloud HR application to Entra ID user provisioning means effortless integration with platforms like Workday, SuccessFactors or any source of truth. Logic has been built into the Identity DNA platform to assist with identifying and resolving complex attribute mismatches or multiple data sources.
Entra in action
Take the example of a network of schools. With thousands of students, teachers, and contractors across multiple campuses, all requiring access to different areas of the network, data, licenses and so on.
Entra is specifically designed to streamline this process, for you, your team and for the end user.
Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study and examine the potential ROI enterprises may realise by deploying Entra products.
Forrester aggregated the interviewees’ experiences and combined the results into a single composite organisation. The key quantifiable findings were:
- 240% return on investment
- 50% increase in IAM team efficiency
- 20% reduced likelihood of a breach from strengthened security posture
- Shortened time to receive access to resources by 90% due to improved product development velocity
- 75% reduction to password reset requests due to self-service
- Average productivity increase of 13 hours per year for business end users.
While the unquantifiable (for the purposes of the study) were:
- Strengthened security through modern authentication capabilities
- Improved regulatory compliance
- Reduction in the amount of vendors
- Reduced costs through license rationalisation
- Reduced level of effort managing IAM tools and infrastructure
Protect Your Network and Data with Microsoft Security Service Edge
At the forefront of cyber security, Microsoft Security Service Edge (MSSE) provides a cloud-based solution that delivers comprehensive protection and visibility across your organisation. As a robust platform leveraging Microsoft’s global network and security intelligence, MSSE ensures fast, reliable, and secure connectivity, enhancing the performance and safety of your users and devices.
Seamless Security Across Any Platform
MSSE is an identity-centric solution that converges network, identity, and endpoint access controls. This allows secure access to any application or resource from any location, device, or identity. Perfect for today’s hybrid and modern workforce, it helps overcome traditional security challenges such as inconsistent controls, security gaps, high operational costs, and complex legacy systems.
Ongoing Monitoring and Adjustment: MSSE allows for real-time adjustments in user access based on permissions or risk level changes.
Boost Employee Productivity: Minimise latency and maximise performance with Microsoft’s vast global network ensuring fast access to apps and resources.
We recommend MSSE for its ability to transform your organisations approach to cybersecurity:
- Enhanced Security: Integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Sentinel to provide a unified response to threats.
- Reduced Complexity: Simplifies security management by centralising multiple functions into a single cloud service, easily managed through a comprehensive dashboard.
- Improved Network Performance: Optimises traffic routing via the nearest Microsoft edge point of presence to reduce latency and bandwidth use, while securing access to cloud services.
Where Microsoft Entra Fits In
Microsoft Entra integrates Internet and Private Access solutions with our advanced Cloud Access Security Broker, enhancing MSSE by simplifying access policy management and enabling continuous monitoring and real-time adjustments in security protocols.
Efficient and Secure Connectivity with MSSE
Microsoft Security Service Edge (MSSE) streamlines and secures your digital transformation, enhancing user experiences with both public and private network solutions:
- Public Access: Enhance security with MSSE serving as a proxy or firewall, providing advanced protection against web-based threats like phishing and malware. Utilise granular control policies for users, devices, and applications, and ensure fast, secure access to cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Azure.
- Private Access: Implement MSSE as a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution for secure, zero-trust access to private networks and applications. This setup allows remote and mobile access without traditional VPNs, maintaining compliance and visibility across your network.
We’re here to help
Our team of expert technical consultants and engineers bring a wealth of experience in deploying MSSE across varied customer environments. Whether you’re looking to secure a hybrid cloud network, protect sensitive data, or manage advanced threats, we tailor our solutions to meet your specific needs.
- Customised Security Solutions: Tailored to meet specific needs and challenges, from compliance and threat prevention to incident response and risk management.
- Continuous Support and Optimisation: We provide training, support, and continuous optimisation to ensure you’re getting the most from MSSE’s features.
- Adaptable Security Platform: As your business evolves, so do our solutions. We help deploy MSSE’s full capabilities to protect your diverse assets from emerging cyber threats.
As a trusted Microsoft partner, we are equipped to help you leverage the full power of MSSE to safeguard your network and data assets comprehensively. Contact us today to discover how our expert services can elevate your organisation’s security stance with Microsoft Security Service Edge.
