Identity is the
New
Perimeter.

Identity-centric security for EU organisations: Zero Trust IAM, PAM, and non-human identity governance mapped to NIS2 and DORA.

Maturity Assessment
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The Identity-Centric Model

01

Zero Trust Architecture

"Never trust, always verify." Access is never granted by default based on network location. We assume breach and mandate strict contextual verification.

02

Core IAM Stack

Scaling robust Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), seamless Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and dynamic Attribute-Based Access Control.

03

Privileged Context

Securing high-risk administrative environments using Just-in-Time (JIT) access, vaulting, and intelligent AI-driven risk analytics mapping lateral movement.

Regulatory Compliance Hub

Don't wait for audits. Continuously assess and prove compliance with strict EU mandates on cyber resilience and reporting.

NIS2 Identity Security

Identity controls, phishing-resistant MFA, and board liability for essential and important entities. Free NIS2 checklist.

NIS2 identity security →
DORA Identity & ICT

Third-party ICT risk, TLPT, and privileged access for EU financial entities. Free DORA checklist.

DORA identity resilience →
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Illustrative CISO scenarios

Anonymised composites of the identity programmes we specify — not named client endorsements.

"The assessment immediately highlighted our service account sprawl. We closed 180 orphaned accounts in 45 days and passed our first NIS2 review with zero findings on identity."

— CISO, Tier-1 European Bank

"Their NHI governance approach cut our mean-time-to-detect for credential-based threats from weeks to hours. The vendor recommendations were practical and vendor-neutral."

— Head of Security Architecture, Critical Infrastructure Operator

"Board now receives clear identity risk metrics every quarter. The Level 1 Member portal gives us the exact roadmap we needed for DORA TLPT prep."

— CISO, Financial Services Group
Named logos and case studies available when clients authorise publication

Governing The Machine

Service Accounts & Bots (NHI)

Humans only make up 10% of network identities. The silent majority of OAuth tokens, API keys, and service accounts represent massive unmonitored attack paths within the modern infrastructure.

  • Automated Discovery & Revocation
  • Just-In-Time Credential Rotation
  • Microservice Anomaly Detection
45x
More NHIs than Human Users

OAuth Auditing

Continuous review of shadow IT and 3rd party integrations.

Identity Maturity Assessment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Identity security, Zero Trust, and EU compliance — answered.

Traditional security relied on a network perimeter — firewalls and VPNs separating "inside" from "outside." In cloud and hybrid environments that boundary has dissolved. The control plane that actually governs access is identity: who (or what) is requesting access, from where, and with what risk. Identity Centric Solutions helps enterprises enforce security continuously at the identity layer through Zero Trust, adaptive authentication, and identity governance.
It is a free, 60-second self-assessment that scores your organization's Zero Trust and identity-governance posture. You receive a maturity level, a domain-by-domain breakdown (privileged access, Non-Human Identities, MFA, logging), and prioritized remediation guidance mapped to NIS2 and DORA expectations. No payment or sales call is required to see your results.
Non-Human Identities are service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, bots, and microservice credentials. They outnumber human users by roughly 45 to 1, yet typically receive a fraction of the security investment — making them a primary enterprise attack surface. Securing NHIs requires automated discovery, just-in-time credential rotation, and continuous anomaly detection rather than vaulting alone.
NIS2 is an EU directive covering cybersecurity for essential and important entities across critical-infrastructure sectors. DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is an EU regulation focused specifically on ICT operational resilience for the financial sector, including strict third-party risk rules (Article 28) and incident reporting (Article 19). They overlap heavily in identity governance — strong authentication, privileged access control, logging, and third-party identity risk satisfy requirements under both.
Yes. PAM is a core pillar of an identity-centric architecture. We provide vendor-neutral guidance across leading platforms — including Delinea, CyberArk, and BeyondTrust — covering privileged session control, just-in-time access, secrets management, and how PAM maps to NIS2 and DORA control requirements.
Our vendor ecosystem includes Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Elisity, Okta, Microsoft Entra, Ping Identity, Zscaler, Stellar Cyber, and CrowdStrike. We provide neutral comparisons and real-world case studies to help security leaders select and deploy the right controls.