A repeatable framework — not improvisation.
Generic consultants improvise each engagement. Every Link3IT review runs the same disciplined five-phase method, built on published frameworks and validated in a controlled lab — so the rigor is consistent every time.
Establish the baseline
Before any finding, we agree what “good” means for your environment — the control set, the risk appetite, and the systems in scope. Everything downstream is measured against that baseline, not a generic checklist. This is the step most rushed engagements skip, and it's why their findings read as noise.
Evidence collection
We gather configuration evidence directly from the platforms — vault policies, CPM rotation state, Conditional Access, privileged group membership — using scoped, read-only access. Findings are grounded in what the systems actually report, not in interviews or assumptions. Every claim in the final report traces back to an artifact.
Analysis against attack paths
Each gap is assessed for how an attacker would actually use it — credential theft, privilege escalation, lateral movement — and scored by exploitability and blast radius. The result reflects real risk, not just deviation from a standard. A misconfiguration that can't be reached matters less than one that hands over the domain.
Prioritized remediation
The roadmap orders fixes so the work that removes the most risk fastest comes first. Each item names the owner, the effort, and the control it satisfies — something your team can execute and your auditor can trace. Phase 1 is deliberately high-impact and low-effort: contain first, harden second, institutionalize third.
Executive translation
Finally, the technical reality is translated into a one-page narrative leadership can act on: where identity risk lives, what closing it costs, and what it buys. No jargon, no fear — just a decision-ready picture. Security work that leadership can't understand doesn't get funded.
Principles that hold on every engagement.
Evidence over opinion
Every finding is grounded in configuration the platform actually reports — not what a questionnaire claims.
Least privilege, always
We work with scoped, read-only access wherever possible. The review never expands your attack surface.
No lock-in
Reports, evidence, and roadmaps are yours. They're built so your own team can execute without us.
Built in a lab, proven in production
The method is refined against controlled reference environments before it ever touches a client.
See the method applied to your environment.
A focused discussion of your privileged access and identity priorities, and where Link3IT can reduce risk fastest. No pitch, no obligation.