IDENTITY SECURITY SERVICES
Identity Threat Detection & Response – Protect Your Users, Protect Your Business
Identity is the primary attack vector in modern cyber threats. More than 80 percent of breaches involve compromised credentials, whether obtained through phishing, credential stuffing, social engineering, or dark web marketplaces. Once an attacker gains access to a valid user account, they can move laterally through your environment, escalate privileges, exfiltrate data, and deploy ransomware, often without triggering traditional perimeter-based security alerts. Our Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) services address this critical gap.
We implement comprehensive identity monitoring using Microsoft Defender for Identity and Azure AD Identity Protection (Entra ID Protection). These tools continuously analyse authentication events, access patterns, and user behaviour to detect indicators of compromise. This includes detection of password spray attacks, brute force attempts, and credential stuffing, anomalous sign-in activity such as impossible travel, unfamiliar locations, or new devices, token theft and session hijacking attempts, privilege escalation and suspicious administrative actions, and lateral movement techniques such as pass-the-hash and pass-the-ticket.
Detection is only half the equation. Response speed is what determines whether a compromised identity leads to a minor security event or a full-scale breach. We configure automated response policies that take immediate action when high-confidence threats are detected. These responses can include forcing a password reset, revoking active sessions, blocking sign-in attempts from suspicious locations, requiring step-up authentication, and triggering an alert to our security operations team for investigation.
For organisations with Azure AD Premium P2 or Microsoft 365 E5 licensing, we leverage risk-based conditional access policies that dynamically adjust access controls based on real-time risk assessments. A user signing in from a trusted device and familiar location might be granted seamless access, while the same user signing in from an unfamiliar country on an unmanaged device would be challenged with multi-factor authentication or blocked entirely. This risk-adaptive approach balances security with user experience.
Our ITDR service includes regular identity security assessments where we review your identity configuration, access policies, privilege assignments, and authentication methods. We identify weaknesses, recommend improvements, and implement changes to continuously strengthen your identity security posture. Combined with ongoing monitoring and response, this creates a comprehensive identity security programme that protects your users and your business.
