Case studies
Representative examples of the identity challenges we solve and the outcomes we help our clients achieve. Client names are withheld to respect confidentiality.
Manufacturing
Streamlining access certification for a global manufacturer
- Challenge
- Quarterly access reviews took weeks of manual effort across spreadsheets, and auditors struggled to validate segregation-of-duties controls.
- Solution
- We deployed an identity governance platform with automated recertification and fine-grained segregation-of-duties policies, integrated with the client's HR and ERP systems.
- Results
- Cut the manual effort behind quarterly access reviews
- Enabled internal audit to validate controls far more quickly
- Eliminated orphaned accounts left behind by role and HR changes
Healthcare
Reducing phishing-related compromises for a healthcare network
- Challenge
- Clinicians faced repeated logins and password fatigue, while phishing attacks led to frequent account compromises.
- Solution
- We implemented single sign-on and adaptive MFA that steps up authentication only when risk signals warrant it, preserving clinician productivity.
- Results
- Sharply reduced phishing-related account compromises
- Removed the repeated logins that frustrated clinical staff
- Strengthened security posture without slowing patient care
Energy and Utilities
Curbing standing privileged access for a utilities operator
- Challenge
- Administrators held broad, permanent access to critical systems, with little visibility into privileged session activity.
- Solution
- We introduced credential vaulting, just-in-time elevation, and full session recording for administrative access.
- Results
- Significantly reduced standing privileged access
- Brought administrative access under continuous monitoring
- Accelerated the path to compliance
Retail
Consolidating fragmented identity systems for a global retailer
- Challenge
- Fragmented identity systems acquired through growth and acquisitions blocked omnichannel initiatives and inflated operating costs.
- Solution
- Following a focused assessment, we delivered a multi-year roadmap and led the consolidation of identity stores onto a unified platform.
- Results
- Consolidated fragmented identity stores onto a unified platform
- Lowered ongoing IAM operating costs
- Unblocked omnichannel customer initiatives
Financial Services
Making audit preparation repeatable for a fintech
- Challenge
- Preparing for PCI DSS and SOC 2 audits required weeks of manual evidence gathering and last-minute remediation.
- Solution
- We implemented a continuous compliance dashboard that maps controls to identity data and collects evidence automatically.
- Results
- Reduced the back-and-forth cycles with auditors
- Eliminated last-minute remediation before audits
- Lowered ongoing compliance effort for the security team
Life Sciences
Accelerating partner onboarding for a pharmaceutical firm
- Challenge
- Onboarding research partners across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud took weeks and risked inconsistent, over-provisioned access.
- Solution
- We implemented identity federation and automated role-based provisioning across all three cloud providers.
- Results
- Dramatically accelerated partner onboarding across clouds
- Enforced least-privilege access consistently across clouds
- Met GxP compliance requirements
Education
Automating student and staff identity for a university
- Challenge
- Each term, manually creating and disabling accounts for large populations of students and staff delayed access and left dormant accounts active long after enrollment ended.
- Solution
- We implemented automated, policy-driven identity lifecycle management integrated with the student information and HR systems, with single sign-on across campus applications.
- Results
- Automated account provisioning at the start of each term
- Automatically disabled dormant accounts at the end of enrollment
- Gave students and staff single sign-on across campus systems