Entra ID // Privileged access

PIM is switched on. Is anyone using it properly?

Admins activate the widest roles for eight hours with "work" as the reason. It ticks the audit box and protects very little. We show how privileged access is really used, fix it and keep it that way.

PRIVILEGED ACCESS // HEALTH CHECK SAMPLE
  • Role activations (30 days)386
  • Global Administrator activations41
  • Reason given as "work" or similar63%
  • Average activation length7.4 h
  • Assigned roles never activated12

41 Global Administrator activations, most of them for tasks a smaller role could do.

The problem

PIM is like a gym membership. Having it is not the same as using it.

Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM) was set up once, the audit box was ticked and nobody looked again. Meanwhile admin rights quietly grow, and the widest roles become the default.

A checkbox, not a controlPIM exists on paper. In practice, the widest roles are activated for everyday work.
Nobody reads the logsWho activated what, for how long and why is in the logs. Nobody reads them.
Policing does not scaleChasing admins one by one is a job nobody wants, and it does not change habits.
Free PIM health check

See how PIM is really used in your tenant.

We look at how privileged roles were activated over the last weeks, then walk you through the results in a 30-minute call. No cost, no commitment. You keep the findings either way.

Request the free health check
After the health check

Fix it once. Keep it that way.

Start with a redesign, then keep admin habits in shape every month. If you are not sure which fits, get in touch.

01 // FIX IT

Privileged Access Redesign

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The smallest role that gets the job done, for every admin.

  • Roles matched to the work each admin actually does.
  • Activation lengths, approvals and reasons that make sense.
  • The widest roles kept for the few moments that need them.
  • Admins trained on the new setup, so it sticks.
02 // KEEP IT

Admin Coaching

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Like a coach who watches the game and gives feedback after it, not a referee who only blows the whistle.

  • Built into your own environment as a project, not a switch we flip.
  • Regular feedback to each admin on how they use their rights.
  • Good habits recognised, risky ones addressed early.
  • A monthly view for management of how privileged access is used.
The difference

PIM switched on vs PIM that works.

PIM switched on

  • Widest roles used for everyday work
  • Eight-hour activations as the default
  • "Work" as the reason
  • Nobody reviews what admins do
  • Fine for the audit, weak in practice

PIM that works

  • The smallest role for each task
  • Activations as long as the work needs
  • Reasons someone can check
  • Admins get regular feedback
  • A real control you can show
FAQ

Questions worth asking.

What do we need for the free health check?

Read-only access to the audit history your tenant already keeps, and 30 minutes for the results call. If that history is not being kept yet, we help you switch it on and run the check a few weeks later.

We do not use PIM yet. Is this for us?

Yes. The redesign then starts from how admin rights are assigned today and sets up PIM properly from the beginning.

Will admins see this as surveillance?

The goal is better habits, not blame. Admins get feedback on their own use, and most of them improve once they see it.

Contact

Start with a 30-minute call.

Ask for the free PIM health check or tell us how admin rights work today. We will tell you what we see and what to do next.

We work remotely with teams worldwide, in English.

LakeForest Technologies

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