Secure the identities
machines leave behind.

Identity security assessments for organisations, from access governance
to AI agents and non-human identities.

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The problem

Identity risk is growing faster than most organisations can govern it.

From unreviewed access rights and ungoverned privileged accounts to AI agents and pipeline credentials sitting outside any PAM programme, the identity attack surface is expanding. Regulators under NIS2, DORA, and NCSC guidance expect you to have answers. Most organisations don't.


Azarao delivers structured assessments that give you those answers: fast, fixed-price, and mapped to the compliance frameworks that matter to your board.

45×
More non-human identities than human ones in the average organisation
80%
Of privileged accounts sit outside formal PAM governance
NIS2
Mandates ICT risk management covering all authenticated access
6wk
From engagement start to boardroom-ready risk report

What we do

Services

Two assessment tracks. Choose based on where your risk lies. Both are fixed-price, fixed-scope, and deliver a boardroom-ready remediation roadmap.

Identity Security Assessment: Know who has access to what, and whether it's governed properly. Covers human identities, privileged access, IAM health, access governance, and compliance gaps. The right starting point for most organisations.
01

Identity health check

Know your identity estate is working as it should.

A 2–3 week assessment of your current identity environment: AD, Entra ID, and IAM tooling. Surfaces stale accounts, excessive privileges, and governance gaps with clear remediation guidance.

  • Active Directory and Entra ID health review
  • Stale, orphaned, and over-privileged account identification
  • Joiner-mover-leaver process gap analysis
  • MFA and conditional access coverage review
  • Prioritised findings report with quick wins
Most requested
02

Identity security assessment

Full visibility of your identity risk posture.

A comprehensive 4–6 week assessment covering your full identity estate: privileged access, IGA maturity, PAM coverage, and compliance alignment. Delivers a prioritised remediation roadmap.

  • Full identity estate discovery and risk scoring
  • PAM coverage gap analysis (CyberArk, Delinea, etc.)
  • IGA maturity review (SailPoint, Saviynt, Omada)
  • Compliance gap mapping (NIS2, NCSC CAF, ISO 27001)
  • Executive report + 30/90/180-day roadmap
03

Programme design

Build the governance that lasts.

Post-assessment, we help you design and stand up a sustainable identity governance programme: tooling selection, policy frameworks, and integration with your existing estate.

  • Vendor-neutral tooling recommendation
  • Identity lifecycle policy framework
  • PAM and IGA integration architecture
  • RFP and vendor selection support
  • Business case for investment sign-off
AI & NHI Assessment: Everything in the Identity Security Assessment, plus full discovery of non-human identities: AI agents, service accounts, API keys, pipeline credentials, and machine identities. For organisations deploying AI or with complex cloud environments.
01

Rapid NHI triage

Fast answers when time is short.

A 2-week focused assessment for organisations facing an audit, regulatory deadline, or recent incident. Scoped to a single environment. Surfaces your highest-priority NHI exposures immediately.

  • Single environment scope (e.g. Azure / Entra)
  • Critical NHI risk identification in 10 working days
  • PAM coverage gap summary
  • Immediate mitigation recommendations
  • Compliance gap summary for auditor use
Most requested
02

AI & NHI security assessment

Know what your machines can access.

A full 6-week assessment that discovers every non-human identity in your environment, maps its access rights, and delivers a prioritised remediation roadmap tied to your compliance obligations.

  • Full NHI inventory: Entra ID, AD, cloud IAM
  • AI agent and Copilot permission sprawl review
  • CI/CD pipeline credential exposure analysis
  • Blast radius modelling and risk scoring
  • Exec report + 30/90/180-day roadmap
03

NHI programme design

Build the governance that lasts.

Post-assessment, we help you design and stand up a sustainable NHI governance programme, including tooling selection, policy frameworks, and integration with your existing PAM and IGA estate.

  • Vendor-neutral tooling recommendation
  • NHI lifecycle policy and ownership framework
  • PAM / IGA integration architecture
  • RFP and vendor selection support
  • Investment business case for exec sign-off

Compare

Which assessment is right for you?

What's covered Identity Security AI & NHI Assessment
AD & Entra ID health review✓✓
Stale and over-privileged account review✓✓
PAM coverage gap analysis✓✓
IGA maturity review✓✓
Compliance gap mapping (NIS2, NCSC, DORA)✓✓
Non-human identity (NHI) full inventory—✓
AI agent & Copilot permission review—✓
CI/CD pipeline credential exposure—✓
Blast radius modelling—✓

How it works

From engagement to roadmap
in six weeks.

Weeks 1–2
01
Discovery
Full enumeration of identities across your in-scope environment, human and non-human, depending on assessment track.
Weeks 3–4
02
Analysis
Risk scoring, PAM and IGA coverage gaps, compliance mapping, and blast radius modelling against your existing security tooling.
Weeks 5–6
03
Reporting
Executive summary, full technical findings, and a 30/90/180-day remediation roadmap. Delivered via a readout workshop with your CISO.
Ongoing
04
Programme
Optional post-assessment engagement to design and stand up the governance programme, select tooling, and ensure remediation lands.
Mapped to
NIS2 Article 21 NCSC CAF DORA ICT Risk ISO 27001 MOD Cyber Standards IEC 62443 Cyber Essentials Plus

Our sectors

Sector-focused.
Outcomes-driven.

Azarao works directly with organisations where identity security, AI risk, or compliance is on the agenda. We bring specialist capability to complex environments, vendor-neutral on assessment and focused entirely on your outcomes.

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Defence & aerospace+
MOD supplier requirements and NCSC guidance create strong demand for identity risk visibility. Privileged access to classified systems and OT networks makes identity governance a board-level concern. Azarao understands the sensitivities of supply chain and contractor access.
Engineering & manufacturing+
Industrial organisations are accelerating AI adoption across operations and supply chain, often without the identity governance to match. IT/OT convergence creates complex identity landscapes spanning IAM and operational technology. NIS2 OES obligations add a compliance imperative that is increasingly board-visible.
Financial services+
DORA's ICT risk management requirements and the FCA's operational resilience expectations make identity governance a regulatory necessity. Financial institutions running large Microsoft 365 estates with Copilot deployments are particularly exposed to AI agent identity sprawl.
Government & public sector+
NCSC CAF alignment and GovAssure requirements demand demonstrable control over privileged access. Legacy IAM estates combined with modern cloud adoption create layered identity complexity. Azarao assessments provide the evidence trail needed for CAF assessors and departmental security reviews.
Healthcare & life sciences+
Clinical system integrations, medical device connectivity, and rapid digital transformation have created complex identity landscapes. NIS2 critical entity obligations apply directly to this sector, creating urgent demand for structured identity risk assessments.
Logistics & critical infrastructure+
Supply chain digitalisation and AI-driven logistics optimisation are generating identities at pace. As NIS2 essential entity obligations extend through supply chains, Azarao assessments provide the audit-ready evidence that procurement and compliance teams require.

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Whether you're a reseller looking to bring specialist capability to an account, or an organisation that needs to understand its identity exposure, get in touch and we'll respond within one business day.

elliot@azarao.co.uk
azarao.com · United Kingdom