Recognise device trust levels
Treat managed, unmanaged, hybrid, and BYOD devices differently instead of assuming every device presents the same level of assurance.
Pillar focus
Devices are part of the access decision, not just the backdrop.
UNIFY helps organisations bring device identity, trust, and access context into Zero Trust architecture so access decisions reflect user, device, and operational reality together.
Device trust is a core Zero Trust input, helping organisations make stronger access decisions across managed, unmanaged, hybrid, and BYOD environments.
Operating outcomes
What Zero Trust device thinking should deliver
Use device context in access decisions
Combine user, device, and other contextual signals so policy can reflect actual access risk rather than location alone.
Support hybrid transition patterns
Accommodate Entra Registered, Hybrid Entra Joined, and Entra Joined models as organisations modernise endpoint and identity capability.
Reduce unmanaged access risk
Create clearer policy boundaries for BYOD, remote work, and partner access without blocking practical business use cases.
Control model
Make the signal useful to the whole Zero Trust model.
Where it shows up
Device scenarios that commonly matter
Managed corporate devices
Devices with stronger ownership, policy enforcement, and operational control that can support higher-assurance access outcomes.
BYOD and unmanaged devices
Personally owned or lightly governed devices that still need access, but under more constrained trust assumptions.
Hybrid endpoint estates
Environments where legacy device dependencies and newer cloud identity models must coexist for a period of time.
Role and context sensitive access
Different device requirements for privileged users, operational staff, remote workers, contractors, and third parties.
UNIFY services
Service offerings that support this pillar
UNIFYTrust
Use device and assurance signals as part of governed trust decisions.
Architecture
Define device trust patterns across managed, unmanaged, hybrid, and partner access scenarios.
UNIFYSecure
Managed security operations support for device, identity, and access risk signals.
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Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
- Trusted Sign-in
- Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
- Verifiable Credentials
- Identity Protection
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
- Secure External Access
- Controlled Delegation
- Just-In-Time Privilege
- Federated Authentication
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
- Enterprise Governance
- Access Lifecycle
- Data Protected
- Access Reviews
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
- Intelligent Threat Detection
- Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
- Endpoint & Cloud Protection
- Vulnerability Management
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
Trusted Sign-in
Deliver secure workforce authentication with resilient cloud identity.
ProductsFront-door sign-in experience.Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
Automate joiner, mover, and leaver processes with governance built in.
ServicesFoundational lifecycle automation.
Verifiable Credentials
Enable verifiable credential ecosystems and decentralised identity patterns.
ProductsSupports modern trust models.Identity Protection
Detect and remediate compromised identities using adaptive risk policies.
ProductsProtects credentials and sessions.
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
Secure External Access
Deliver frictionless yet secure access experiences for customers.
ProductsCustomer access journeys.Controlled Delegation
Enable secure delegation of administrative privileges and oversight.
ServicesDelegation pattern for partner and internal admins.
Just-In-Time Privilege
Control, monitor, and audit privileged accounts and sessions.
ProductsJIT admin elevation.Federated Authentication
Enable standards-based federation and single sign-on across cloud and enterprise identity providers.
ProductsFederated identity for workforce and customer journeys.
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
Enterprise Governance
Orchestrate policy, entitlement lifecycle, and compliance controls.
ProductsUnified governance framework.
Access Lifecycle
Automate request, approval, and lifecycle workflows for entitlements.
ProductsDriven by Microsoft Entra ID Governance features.Data Protected
Protect sensitive data through policy, detection, and response controls.
ProductsPrevents data exfiltration.Access Reviews
Run periodic and event-driven access attestation campaigns.
ProductsKeeps access least privilege.
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
Intelligent Threat Detection
Deliver endpoint detection, response, and analytics using SIEM and XDR.
ProductsUnified endpoint threat detection.Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
Detect compromised identities and supplier threats across external sources.
ProductsExtends monitoring beyond the perimeter.
Endpoint & Cloud Protection
Secure hybrid environments spanning on-premises and cloud workloads.
ProductsHybrid security posture.Vulnerability Management
Surface, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud and on-prem assets.
ProductsPowered by Tenable and Rapid7 platforms.
Practical next step
Turn the pillar into governed access decisions.
UNIFY helps organisations connect architecture, policy, lifecycle, and operational evidence so Zero Trust becomes something teams can run, review, and improve.
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Applications
Once device trust is available, application access patterns need to enforce the same policy model.
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