Industry context

Identity, access and privileged access in healthcare and life sciences

We put identity and access on one lifecycle, so access follows each person's role and every privileged action can be traced.

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Identity and access work decides who can reach which systems and how that is proved. We connect HR and directory sources, automate joiner, mover and leaver steps, set up single sign-on and multi-factor authentication, and put privileged accounts under tighter control.

Healthcare providers, insurers and life sciences companies work under patient safety obligations and strict health data rules. Clinical leaders, privacy officers and IT need to agree how data is accessed and shared before anything is configured. Identity work in the region often connects to UAE PASS and Nafath for user sign-in, and maps controls to the UAE Information Assurance Regulation issued by TDRA and the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls in Saudi Arabia.

After stabilisation we hand over to your teams or keep running the service with you.

Alongside sector regulation, we often map delivery evidence to cross-industry baselines such as the UAE Information Assurance Regulation issued by TDRA, the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls in Saudi Arabia and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which many risk reviewers already use.

What the work covers

We design, deliver and stay until operation is stable, with evidence your procurement and risk teams can rely on.

  • Identity lifecycle

    Joiner, mover and leaver steps driven from HR data, so access follows a person's role.

  • Access and authentication

    Single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and conditional access applied according to risk.

  • Privileged access

    Vaulted credentials, session recording and approval steps for administrator and service accounts.

  • Health regulators and exchanges

    We work within the requirements of the authority that licenses you: DOH in Abu Dhabi, DHA in Dubai or MOHAP in the UAE, or the Ministry of Health, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority and the National Health Information Center in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, health insurance claims follow the Council of Health Insurance's rules through NPHIES, and public hospitals are grouped into health clusters under Health Holding. Integration with exchanges such as Malaffi, Nabidh, Riayati and NPHIES is planned where your services use them.

  • Access reviews

    Regular reviews of who has access to what, with removals tracked to completion.

  • Directory clean-up

    Duplicate, ownerless and dormant accounts found and resolved before automation starts.

Signs you are ready to start

Identity work is ready to start when HR data can be trusted and the applications to connect first have owners.

  • The clinical or business owner of each workflow in scope has been named.
  • HR data has been checked and is reliable enough to drive joiner and leaver events.
  • The privileged accounts in scope have been listed with their owners.

Plan identity, access and privileged access in healthcare and life sciences

Tell us where you are today and which dates matter. We will propose a first phase with scope, owners and an itemised quotation.

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