Darktrace Identity
Official partner of Redsquid
AI-Powered Identity Threat Detection & Protection, Managed by Experts
Darktrace Identity
Identity is the new perimeter, and it’s under attack. From credential theft to privilege escalation, identity-based threats bypass traditional defences.
Darktrace Identity uses Self-Learning AI to detect and stop account takeovers, insider threats, and misuse of access in real time across Active Directory, cloud identity platforms, SaaS apps, and VPNs.
With Redsquid, this capability becomes a fully managed identity protection service, fine-tuned by experts, actively monitored by analysts, and integrated into your broader SOC.
What is Darktrace Identity?
Darktrace Identity is a behavioural AI solution designed to protect your organisation from identity-based threats.
It learns how users and service accounts behave across your identity platforms — spotting subtle signs of compromise such as:
- Unusual login patterns
- Privilege escalation
- Lateral movement
Unlike policy-driven IAM or CSPM tools, Darktrace Identity adapts to your environment and flags emerging risks without needing predefined rules.
How Does Darktrace Identity work?
- Darktrace Identity monitors identity activity across:
- Active Directory (on-prem & cloud)
- Azure AD / Entra ID
- Okta, SSO, VPNs, and SaaS applications
It works in four stages:
- Learns baseline identity behaviour
- Detects anomalies in real time
- Investigates using Cyber AI Analyst
- Responds with machine-speed actions, like logging out compromised users or disabling accounts
Redsquid then strengthens this AI with expert-led alert triage, threat hunting, and response recommendations, giving you confidence that identity threats won’t go unnoticed.
Key Capabilities:
🧍♂️ Real-time monitoring of user and service accounts
🔑 Detection of privilege escalation, lateral movement, and credential misuse
🧠 Automated identity threat investigation via Cyber AI Analyst
🌐 Coverage across AD, Azure AD, Okta, Entra ID, VPN, SSO, and SaaS apps
🧩 Seamless integration with the wider Darktrace platform
🔒 Support Zero Trust strategies through dynamic behavioural analytic
Why use Darktrace Identity?
Identity-based attacks often go undetected for months, especially when driven by insiders or stolen credentials.
Darktrace Identity helps close this gap by:
- Detecting misuse in real time
- Reducing investigation time with automated analysis
- Surfacing critical identity threats for SOC teams
- Scaling effortlessly with your environment
- Supporting Zero Trust with behaviour-based identity monitoring
With Redsquid, you gain operational support, strategic insights, and weekly analyst-driven reporting across your identity ecosystem.
What are the benefits of Darktrace Identity?
- Detects insider threats and account takeovers
- Speeds up detection of risky access or privilege usage
- Correlates identity signals with network and cloud behaviour
- Accelerates response with automated investigations
- Enhances your SOC’s response capabilities
- Increases visibility into user and service account activity
- Strengthens Zero Trust and identity-first security models
Why Choose Redsquid + Darktrace Identity?
As a specialist MSSP, Redsquid unlocks the full value of Darktrace Identity:
- Tailored deployment based on your infrastructure
- Ongoing analyst-led monitoring and escalation
- Integration with your SIEM, SOAR, and case management platforms
- Weekly threat insight reports and hunt recommendations
From initial detection to expert-led response, Redsquid ensures Darktrace Identity works as part of a unified, proactive defence.
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Darktrace Identity - FAQs
In response to a surge of interest in our technology, Darktrace, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers to help broaden your knowledge. View Darktrace FAQs.
What’s the difference between Darktrace Identity and traditional IAM/CSPM tools?
IAM tools enforce policy and access controls. Darktrace Identity goes further by detecting live misuse of identity — such as account takeovers or lateral movement — in real time, using Self-Learning AI.
Can Darktrace Identity detect privilege escalation?
Yes. It spots both legitimate and suspicious changes in privilege usage based on historical user behaviour and peer comparison.
Does this integrate with Active Directory and Azure AD?
Yes, it supports both on-prem AD and Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID), along with other identity systems like Okta and Duo.
What is Cyber AI Analyst’s role in identity protection?
It automates investigations, summarising incidents and highlighting high-risk activity involving credentials and permissions, saving analysts hours per incident.
Can Redsquid manage this alongside other Darktrace modules?
Absolutely. We provide an integrated, SOC-supported view across all Darktrace modules — Network, Cloud, SaaS, Email, and Identity.
Why is identity and access management important?
Identity and access management (IAM) is critical because it ensures that the right people — and only the right people — have access to the right systems and data, at the right time. As users, devices, and applications grow more distributed across cloud and hybrid environments, IAM becomes a foundational layer of security.
Without strong identity controls, attackers can exploit credentials to move laterally, escalate privileges, and access sensitive data — often without raising alerts. Behaviour-based identity detection, like Darktrace Identity, complements traditional IAM by identifying when legitimate access is used maliciously.
What is the typical method of account takeover?
Account takeover (ATO) typically starts with stolen or compromised credentials. Attackers often:
- Phish users to steal usernames and passwords
- Use brute-force or credential stuffing attacks
- Exploit weak MFA implementations or misconfigurations
- Target service accounts with elevated privileges
Once inside, they mimic legitimate behaviour to stay under the radar — making AI-powered behavioural detection essential to surface misuse that traditional controls miss.
What are the consequences of account takeover?
Account takeover can lead to serious consequences, including:
- Data breaches from unauthorised access to files or systems
- Privilege escalation to gain admin-level control
- Lateral movement across networks and cloud environments
- Deployment of malware or ransomware
- Disruption of business operations
- Regulatory and reputational damage
The impact is often amplified because attackers use valid credentials, making detection harder. Solutions like Darktrace Identity, supported by Redsquid’s expert SOC services, are key to detecting and stopping these threats early.
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