Identity services scoped around the decision in front of you.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess assesses identity platforms, authentication paths, privileged access, application integration patterns, and control gaps. CogniAccess then defines the target architecture and sequence: which platform owns which function, which applications move first, what policies apply, and which risks should be corrected before expansion.

Zero Trust planning is treated as an operating model, not a product label. Identity decisions are connected to device trust, least-privilege access, session controls, monitoring, and ownership. CogniAccess sequences Zero Trust adoption against the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, starting with the identity pillar, and frames the target state against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework where leadership reporting requires it.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess reviews tenant configuration, authentication methods, administrative roles, application assignments, named locations, device signals, and sign-in behavior. Conditional Access is organized into named policy sets with a clear purpose, population, control, exception path, and owner.

Work includes Entra Connect and hybrid identity support, application SSO, tenant hardening, report-only testing, pilot groups, staged enforcement, and monitoring during each wave. Tenant and directory hardening is checked against DISA STIG and CIS Benchmark configuration guidance where those baselines apply, with deviations documented rather than left implicit. Emergency access accounts are designed, protected, tested, and documented rather than treated as an afterthought.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess supports Okta SSO and MFA configuration, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0 integrations, SCIM 2.0 provisioning for automated joiner–mover–leaver lifecycle, federation between identity providers, group and attribute rules, lifecycle provisioning, and application onboarding standards.

For platform migrations, CogniAccess maps application dependencies, authentication behavior, provisioning flows, and user impact before cutover. The plan identifies pilot applications, parallel-run needs, rollback points, and support ownership.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess inventories current authentication methods by population, identifies legacy authentication and exception paths, and designs the target mix: passkeys, FIDO2 security keys, Windows Hello for Business, Microsoft Authenticator protections, certificate-based authentication, and tightly controlled alternatives where a business process requires them. Method selection is framed against the NIST SP 800-63 authentication and federation assurance levels, and PIV and certificate-based options follow FIPS 201 where federal credentialing under HSPD-12 applies.

Enrollment is planned with communications, support scripts, pilot feedback, temporary access procedures, and measurable checkpoints. The goal is stronger authentication that users can complete without creating a parallel support problem.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess designs joiner–mover–leaver processes, access review campaigns, application ownership, approval paths, and remediation for stale or excessive access. Privileged Identity Management patterns are applied to eligible roles, activation approvals, time-bound assignments, alerts, and review of permanent role holders.

Governance work also covers non-human identities — service accounts, application and workload identities — each with a named owner, credential hygiene, and least-privilege review, alongside emergency access, federation trust, and the evidence trail: who requested access, who approved it, when it was reviewed, and when it was removed.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess designs Microsoft Intune compliance and configuration policies, enrollment patterns, application and certificate profiles, update expectations, and the signals passed into Conditional Access. Work includes baseline design, pilot validation, exception handling, and operating documentation. Configuration baselines draw on DISA STIG and CIS Benchmark settings for the platform in scope, adapted to the organization's operating constraints and documented wherever a setting must differ.

Where an environment also uses Jamf Pro and Apple Business Manager, CogniAccess aligns Mac identity, device compliance, application access, and certificate delivery with the same access standards.

What CogniAccess provides

CogniAccess provides control gap assessments against FISMA requirements and the selected NIST SP 800-53 baseline. The work identifies the control owner, implementation state, evidence source, weakness, risk, and practical remediation order.

CogniAccess supports NIST SP 800-53 control implementation and hardening by translating control intent into identity, endpoint, cloud, and operating settings. DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides and CIS Benchmarks are used where applicable to create baselines that can be checked and maintained. Authorization work is organized under the NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework; identity controls are framed against the FICAM architecture and NIST SP 800-63 assurance levels where authentication is in scope; and the same identity evidence is aligned to FedRAMP baselines for cloud services in scope, with CMMC 2.0 identity-control alignment support available for defense-industrial-base preparation.

For audit readiness, CogniAccess organizes assessor evidence, implementation statements, screenshots and configuration exports where appropriate, meeting support, and response tracking. For the Authorization to Operate package, CogniAccess supports control narratives, evidence mapping, risk documentation, and package updates. CogniAccess also creates and maintains Plan of Action and Milestones items, tracks milestones and dependencies, supports remediation, and prepares material for continuous monitoring reviews.

What CogniAccess does

CogniAccess supports Risk Management Framework activities around categorization inputs, control implementation, assessment readiness, authorization package maintenance, and continuous monitoring. Security risk assessments examine identity paths, privileged access, third-party connections, data flows, compensating controls, and residual risk.

Interconnection Security Agreement support includes connection inventories, shared responsibility mapping, data-flow descriptions, security requirements, points of contact, renewal triggers, and evidence needed before a connection is approved or changed.