Zero Trust Architecture
I implement Zero Trust end to end across all six Microsoft pillars: verify explicitly, enforce least privilege, and assume breach, across identity, endpoints, applications, data, infrastructure, and network.
Up to 80%
security posture uplift from Zero Trust models I have designed
50,000+
users secured across enterprise Zero Trust and EMS rollouts
The principles
Verify explicitly
Authenticate and authorize on every signal available: identity, device health, location, and risk. No implicit trust.
Least privilege access
Just-enough and just-in-time access, risk-based policies, and no standing privilege that nobody is watching.
Assume breach
Segment to contain blast radius, verify end to end, and use analytics to detect and respond fast.
The six pillars, with Microsoft
For each pillar: what I deliver, the Microsoft technologies, and the business outcome.
Identity
Entra ID architecture, a layered Conditional Access framework, MFA, and PIM for just-in-time admin access.
- Entra ID
- Conditional Access
- PIM
- MFA
OutcomeEvery access decision is explicit, risk-aware, and auditable.
Endpoints
Intune compliance policies tied to access, and Defender for Endpoint for risk-based device signals.
- Intune
- Defender for Endpoint
OutcomeOnly healthy, compliant devices reach your data.
Applications
App governance, session controls, and shadow IT discovery so app access follows the same policy as everything else.
- Defender for Cloud Apps
- Conditional Access
OutcomeSanctioned and unsanctioned apps are governed, not guessed at.
Data
Purview classification, sensitivity labels, and DLP so protection travels with the data itself.
- Microsoft Purview
- Sensitivity Labels
- DLP
OutcomeSensitive data stays protected wherever it moves.
Infrastructure
Defender for Cloud posture management, hardening baselines, and least-privilege control of workloads.
- Defender for Cloud
- Azure Policy
OutcomeDrift and misconfiguration are caught before they become risk.
Network
Segmentation, Azure Firewall, and private connectivity that contains blast radius and removes flat trust.
- Azure Firewall
- Segmentation
- Private Endpoints
OutcomeA breach in one segment stays contained, not estate-wide.
Reference architecture
The Microsoft Zero Trust model, mapped across identity, endpoints, apps, data, infrastructure, and network.
Verify explicitly · Least privilege · Assume breach
- Identity
- Endpoints
- Applications
- Data
- Infrastructure
- Network
Ready to make identity your control plane?
I can assess where you are against the six pillars and build a practical, staged Zero Trust roadmap.