Australia's specialist identity and access management consultancy.
Modern 42 designs, builds and runs identity, privileged access and identity governance programs for Australian government and enterprise. 100% Australian-owned, delivered onshore by security-cleared engineers.
Who does IAM consulting in Australia?
Modern 42 is a 100% Australian-owned identity and access management consultancy, headquartered in Canberra with a presence in Sydney. We have delivered more than 100 identity and privilege projects across 11 industry sectors, and every engagement is delivered onshore by Australian Government security-cleared engineers, with no offshore involvement.
Our work spans three areas. Workforce identity on Microsoft Entra ID, privileged access management on BeyondTrust and Entra PIM, and identity governance and administration for the joiner, mover and leaver lifecycle. We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security with the Identity and Access Management specialisation and a BeyondTrust Advanced Delivery Partner.
Identity, privilege and governance, engineered as one program.
Most identity programs fail at the seams between these three. We deliver them together so the controls line up.
Workforce identity
Microsoft Entra ID architecture and hardening, Conditional Access frameworks, phishing-resistant MFA and SSO migration from AD FS, Okta and Ping. The sign-in layer every other control depends on.
Secure Entra IDPrivileged access management
BeyondTrust Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management and Privileged Remote Access, plus Entra PIM for just-in-time role activation. Migration from CyberArk and Delinea, aligned to the Essential Eight "Restrict Administrative Privileges" mitigation.
Privileged access managementIdentity governance (IGA)
Joiner, mover and leaver automation driven by your HR source of truth, access reviews and entitlement management on Microsoft Entra ID Governance, and replacement of Microsoft Identity Manager.
Workforce IAM & IGAEnd-to-end IAM services from advisory to managed.
Every engagement is delivered by named senior identity specialists from our Australian team.
IAM Strategy & Architecture Advisory
Get the direction right before engineering begins. Our IAM & PAM strategy and architecture advisory services set a sequenced roadmap and target architecture.
Conditional Access Review
Find bypass risks and coverage gaps, then design a framework that stays robust as policies change. Start with a Conditional Access Review.
Microsoft Entra ID Engineering
Greenfield builds, tenant consolidations and hardening through our Secure Entra ID engineering service.
Privileged Access Management
BeyondTrust deployments and migrations through Modern PAM-as-a-Service, with a BeyondTrust assessment for existing environments.
Workforce IAM & IGA
Lifecycle automation, access reviews and entitlement management across Entra ID, AD and connected systems via our Workforce IAM & IGA service.
MIM Replacement
Move off Microsoft Identity Manager to Entra ID Governance and Cloud Sync with our MIM replacement service.
SSO Application Migration
Migrate legacy application authentication to Entra ID single sign-on. Our SSO migration service handles SAML, OIDC and legacy protocols.
Entra External ID & CIAM
Migrating from Azure AD B2C? Our B2C to Entra External ID migration service handles the full lifecycle. Start with a CIAM readiness assessment.
Application Governance
Visibility into legacy protocols, highly privileged service principals and OAuth grant sprawl. Our application governance assessment uncovers the risks and sets ongoing controls.
Identity Observability
Measure whether your IAM and PAM controls are working through identity observability on Apporetum, correlating HR, AD, Entra ID and disconnected systems.
Need ongoing capacity rather than a project? See our managed identity services and staff augmentation.
Canberra HQ, national delivery.
We are headquartered in Canberra with a presence in Sydney, and deliver across Melbourne, Brisbane and other capital cities. Each city page covers the sectors, case studies and delivery model for that market.
IAM consulting Canberra
Head office. Federal departments, agencies and authorities, ISM and Essential Eight aligned.
IAM consulting Sydney
Banks, insurers, ASX-listed enterprises and NSW Government. Also covers Newcastle and the Hunter.
IAM consulting Melbourne
Victorian Government, health services, retail and property, and CIAM on Entra External ID.
IAM consulting Brisbane
Queensland Government, resources and energy operators, and distributed contractor workforces.
100% Australian-owned. Sovereign identity delivery.
An identity-specialist team, delivering onshore. No offshore handoffs, no generalist consultancy padding.
Wholly Australian-Owned
Not a subsidiary, franchise or local arm of an overseas firm. Modern 42 is wholly Australian-owned, founded in Canberra, and our leadership team is based here.
Onshore Delivery
All delivery is performed by our Australian team. Your tenant, your identity architecture and your privileged credentials are never handled offshore.
Security-Cleared Engineers
Our engineers are Australian Government security-cleared. We scope each team to the clearance levels the engagement requires and confirm them at the start of the work package.
Recognised by Microsoft and BeyondTrust.
Modern 42 is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security with the Identity and Access Management specialisation, and a Microsoft End Customer Investment Funds (ECIF) approved partner. Our Microsoft Partner profile provides independent verification of those credentials.
For privileged access, we are a BeyondTrust Advanced Delivery Partner and were named BeyondTrust Technical Excellence Partner of the Year for 2024. Our M42 Labs research division discloses vulnerabilities in the Microsoft and BeyondTrust platforms we implement, so our engineers know these products beyond the documentation.
- Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security
- Identity & Access Management Specialisation
- BeyondTrust Advanced Delivery Partner
- Available through BuyICT (Cyber Security)
- 100% Australian-owned
IAM, PAM and IGA delivered in the field.
Representative engagements across government and enterprise. Client names are protected; we are happy to walk through specifics under NDA.
Transforming Identity and Cyber Capability for a Federal Government Department
A large Australian Government department partnered with Modern 42 to overhaul its identity infrastructure and strengthen its cyber security posture.
End-to-End PAM Capability Uplift for a Major Australian Retail Property Group
A major Australian retail property group partnered with Modern 42 over multiple years to embed a mature Privileged Access Management capability.
Identity Governance and Administration Uplift for a Major Retail Property Group
Continuing its IAM transformation journey, a major Australian retail property group engaged Modern 42 to define its Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capability, laying the groundwork for automated identity lifecycle management.
IAM consulting in Australia
Common questions about engaging Modern 42 for identity, privileged access and identity governance work.
Let’s talk about your identity platform
No pitch decks. No pressure. Just a straightforward conversation about your Entra ID environment, what’s working, and what needs to change.
- Review your current Entra ID and identity architecture
- Identify migration paths and modernisation opportunities
- Get practical engineering guidance — no strings attached
Free 30 min discussion
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Book a time that works for you. We’ll come prepared with initial observations about your identity platform and common engineering challenges.