Featured Solution

Integrate your non-Windows systems, web apps, databases, ERP systems and storage with Active Directory...

Improve Security

Secure access to systems, applications and data. Reduce replication and redundancy of information. Integrate and unify cross-platform environments.

Address Compliance

Define control objectives. Remediate audit findings. Define and Enforce policies. Centralize controls. Automate systems. Certify & report on 'who has access to what.

Reduce Costs

Centralize User administration and provisioning. Consolidate existing directories and User repositories. Enhance interoperability between systems.

Who We Are

Nine North is an Information Technology Consulting Firm specializing in Application Security, Identity Management and Systems Integration. Made up of a seasoned group of technology professionals, we work closely with businesses to define and address key IT-related issues affecting both their short-term and long term security, compliance and identity-related objectives.

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Top Initiatives for 2010

Consolidate Your Directories

Re-focus your efforts on Directory and Data consolidation over distribution. ..

Centralize Access Control

Spend more time on centralizing access control NOT on large-scale provisioning projects...

Simplify Provisioning

Simplify provisioning by eliminating ‘connector explosion’.
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Build Policies and Roles

Implement fine-grained access control and role-based privilege management.
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Manage Privileged Accounts

Centrally manage Unix Root delegation and SuDo permissions via Active Directory...

Improve Reporting

Centrally report on your user population and determine ‘who has access to what’...

Remove SSNs

Remove SSNs from your files, databases and distributed systems...

Leverage Existing Investments

Leverage your existing investments in Active Directory to centralize access control...

What the Analysts Say

Any successful implementation of an Identity Management solution should begin with a thorough understanding of the core business processes.

- Every Nine North Consultant

Regulations are Here to Stay...

Organizations are facing a growing number of regulations, most of which are difficult to understand and are not explicitly prescriptive on how to comply.
Thanks to the legislative initiatives such as HIPAA, SOX, PCI, GLBA and others, information security is now a non-negotiable mandate carrying stiff fines and even prison terms for non-compliance.

Build and Maintain a Compliant IT Infrastructure...

We can help you control access to information, audit activity on business-critical systems and report on 'who has access to what' in order to address these and other regulations.

Protecting the privacy of individuals, as well as their sensitive and personal information, now requires strict, process-driven Security and Identity Management principles.
Well-defined processes, enforceable policies and manageable roles are all keys to success.

Unified Security for your Environment...

We will help you implement security through shared policies, role-based access control (RBAC) and fine-grained privilege management for your systems, applications and services to globally enforce and maintain cross-platform security throughout your enterprise.

Today's Identity solutions are focused on managing the life-cycle of users and their relationships to systems, applications and services.
As a result, they provide the foundation for profile, personalization and security and play an ever increasing role in establishing an maintaining ongoing security and compliance.

A Comprehensive Approach to Identity...

Our comprehensive, cross-platform identity-related solutions are based upon extending and adapting existing systems to take advantage of new technologies and ideas while leveraging investments in infrastructure, tools and off-the-shelf products.

Directories are at the center of almost every successful Identity and Access Management solution.
They are the life-blood of IAM and represent the fundamental principle of 'centralized administration' by storing, securing and maintaining the policies, permissions, and often the user accounts, of the systems they protect.

Get your Directory House in Order...

Our integrated, directory-centric solutions help you centrally manage and control access, comply with regulatory requirements and maintain your IT infrastructure. Our solutions work across Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac and application identity stores to centralize authentication, privilege mgmt. and streamline IT operations.
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Applications, Data and Process...

Many enterprises have undertaken several efforts to provide a common, secure services framework to multiple applications.
While some provide various merits, few have delivered a comprehensive, available service to multiple applications.

A Services-oriented Approach...

Our information sharing and integration solutions address these challenges by connecting disparate systems, applications and data repositories using a common framework and open architecture through a flexible, services-oriented approach.