Identity Governance & Access Review Services
Auditors want proof that the right people have the right access, and that it is reviewed. Skytech Enterprise implements Microsoft Entra ID Governance, including access reviews, entitlement management and lifecycle workflows, so access stays least-privilege and audit evidence is produced automatically.
Identity governance at a glance
Who this is for
CISOs, compliance leads and IT managers who need access control evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA or internal audit.
When you need this
An audit asks for user access review evidence (for example SOC 2 CC6), access has accumulated over years, or joiners and leavers are handled manually.
Delivery model
Implementation project in Microsoft Entra ID. Licensing prerequisite: Entra ID P2 or Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
What is identity governance?
Identity governance and administration (IGA) ensures that every user, guest and workload identity has only the access it needs, for only as long as it needs it, and that this is reviewed and documented. In Microsoft environments this is delivered through Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
A user access review is a periodic check where managers or resource owners confirm or remove access to groups, applications and privileged roles.
What our service includes
- Access reviews – recurring reviews of groups, Teams, applications, guest users and privileged roles, with automatic removal of denied access.
- Entitlement management – access packages with approval workflows and expiry dates.
- Lifecycle workflows – automated joiner, mover and leaver tasks, linked to our joiner-mover-leaver automation.
- Guest user governance – review and expiry of external collaborators.
- Privileged role reviews – combined with Privileged Identity Management.
- Non-human identities – governance of service principals, app registrations and AI agents, see AI agent identity governance.
- Audit evidence – exportable review history mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA controls.
Our process
- Access inventory – identify sensitive apps, groups, roles and guests.
- Design – reviewers, frequency, scope and auto-apply rules.
- Pilot – first review cycle with a business unit.
- Roll out – extend to all in-scope resources.
- Evidence – reporting configured for auditors.
Read: Access reviews in Microsoft Entra ID Governance: a practical guide.
Benefits
- Audit-ready evidence without spreadsheets.
- Reduced risk from excessive or forgotten access.
- Faster, consistent onboarding and offboarding.
- Clear accountability for access decisions.
Why choose Skytech Enterprise
- Microsoft Entra specialists with compliance experience.
- Designs that reviewers will actually complete.
- Direct mapping to SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA controls.
- Part of a complete identity security offering, including Entra ID hardening.
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Identity governance FAQs
Questions we hear about access reviews and Entra ID Governance.
What licence do we need for Entra ID access reviews?
Access reviews require Microsoft Entra ID P2 or Microsoft Entra ID Governance licences for the users in scope. Some advanced lifecycle features require Entra ID Governance specifically.
How often should access reviews run?
Quarterly for privileged roles and sensitive applications, and at least annually for general access. Your auditor or framework may specify a frequency.
Do access reviews satisfy SOC 2?
They provide strong evidence for SOC 2 logical access criteria (CC6), provided reviews are completed, decisions are applied and records are retained.
Can reviews remove access automatically?
Yes. Entra ID access reviews can automatically remove access that reviewers deny or do not respond to, based on your settings.
Can you govern service accounts and AI agents?
Yes. We include service principals, app registrations and agent identities in the governance design.
Make access reviews automatic
Talk to Skytech Enterprise about implementing Entra ID Governance and audit-ready access reviews.