Microsoft Entra
Secure identities. Govern access. Connect any application.
What is Microsoft Entra?
Microsoft Entra, formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), is Microsoft’s family of identity and network access products.
With Microsoft Entra you will secure employee access to apps from any location, across any on-premises or cloud environment. Enforce consistent, least-privilege access and improve the user experience with an integrated identity and network access solution.
It helps you implement Zero Trust by verifying identities, validating access conditions, checking permissions, encrypting connections, and continuously monitoring for compromise, across users, devices, apps, and clouds.
To get you started we created sector-orientated Quick Wins. For personalized insights, book a one-on-one demo with an expert.
“Identity is the new perimeter. The greater part of all cybersecurity breaches involve credentials or over‑privileged access. With Microsoft Entra we bring unified controls across users, devices, workloads, and cloud resources.”
– Wouter Landuyt, Microsoft Entra expert @ ACEN
Who benefits from Entra?
Entra is designed for mid-sized and large organizations, but also growing SMEs can benefit greatly from this solution.
Microsoft Entra is especially interesting for companies who:
- are already using Microsoft 365 / Azure or run hybrid identity
- are in need of strong access controls for their workforce, partners or customers
- have compliance or audit requirements and want automated proof of least-privilege & access lifecycle.
Comprehensive identity and network access solutions
Block attacks even before they happen and prepare for the increasing sophistication and scale of attacks with AI-powered protection.
Prevent lateral movement and improve regulatory compliance by ensuring that only the right people, applications and workloads have access to the right resources at the right time.
Increase the experience of your employees, partners and customers. Enhance the effectiveness of your cybersecurity team with the integrated controls and AI assistance.
Reduce complexity and accelerate your Zero Trust path by extending customizable conditional access policies and access controls to identities, endpoints, and public and private networks.
Eager to find out how Microsoft Entra can benefit your organization?
Sit down with one of our experts for a focused and personalized walkthrough of Microsoft Entra.
Why does Microsoft Entra matter?
Modern cyberattacks target the identity first. Why? Because it is often the fastest and easiest path to access your environment. With Microsoft Entra you can reduce these risks and make access both safer and user-friendly:
- Conditional access: enforce “if–then” policies (MFA from unknown locations, block legacy auth) and monitor policy coverage and gaps.
- Risk-based protection: detect risky users and sign-ins. Auto-remediate with policy (Require password reset or MFA for example).
- Identity governance: automate the lifecycle of your users (people who join, move to different teams or leave your organization), access reviews, and separation of duties to meet compliance with less friction.
- Admin safety: protect profiles within your organisation who can execute powerful actions.
- One control panel: manage all your identities and application access centrally in the Microsoft Entra admin center.
Note: Microsoft has announced the retirement of Entra Permissions Management (CIEM) in 2025, ask us about alternatives and transition paths.
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ACEN, your trusted partner for Microsoft Entra
Sit down with our expert for a focused walkthrough of Entra.
In a 30-minute, one-on-one session, Wouter will show you a current real-life setup, show key Entra capabilities (Conditional Access, Passwordless, Governance, PIM), and discuss quick wins for security and compliance.
You’ll leave with a clear next-step plan and an estimated rollout approach.
Who it’s for: CISO’s, IT managers, security leads and cloud architects.
Our promise: Great insights. Complete walkthrough of the Entra environment. No cost, no obligation!
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ACEN, your trusted partner for Microsoft Entra
Get in contact with Wouter, our Microsoft Entra expert, he’s happy to guide you through this and answer any questions you might have.