Practical IAM Training
for IT Professionals.
Build on your IT experience with practical identity and access management training. Learn SSO, MFA, provisioning and access reviews through fictional Acme Corp business scenarios.
Learn with Manmeet Dhanesar through guided midPoint, Active Directory, Okta and Microsoft Entra ID exercises, with an emphasis on least privilege, troubleshooting and evidence.
Practical
Business-led
scenarios
Guided
Learn with
Manmeet
Evidence
Practice and
explain
Connected
Identity
systems
midPoint • Active Directory • Okta • Microsoft Entra ID
Where Are You Starting From?
FOUNDATION PATH
NEW TO IAM — Build Your Identity Foundation
Start with the concepts that make the rest of IAM easier to understand.
- Identity vs. account
- Authentication vs. authorization
- Users, groups, roles and entitlements
- SSO and MFA fundamentals
- Joiner–Mover–Leaver
- How enterprise IAM fits together
ENTERPRISE DEEP DIVE
ALREADY IN IT / IAM — Go Deeper Into Enterprise Identity
Connect your existing technical knowledge to modern enterprise Identity.
- SAML, OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
- SCIM and provisioning
- Microsoft Entra ID and Okta
- Identity Governance
- SailPoint concepts
- PAM and CyberArk
- Real enterprise IAM scenarios
Hi, I’m Manmeet.
I’ve spent more than a decade working in technology, with much of my career focused on Identity & Access Management.
My experience spans enterprise Identity technologies including Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, Active Directory, ServiceNow and Workday.
I’ve worked across SSO integrations, MFA, identity lifecycle management, application onboarding, identity governance, privileged access and access automation.
But Cyber IAM Academy isn’t about teaching you a list of tools.
I want to teach you how all the pieces connect.
Because understanding what SAML, SCIM or PAM means is one thing. Understanding why an organization needs it, where it fits, how you implement it and what problem it solves is what turns theory into practical IAM knowledge.
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
SailPoint
CyberArk
ServiceNow
Workday
HOW I TEACH IAM
Don’t memorize IAM. Learn how to think through it.
Start with a business problem, choose an identity control and verify the outcome. Practise explaining your decisions with Acme Corp scenarios, guided exercises and troubleshooting evidence.
01
PROBLEM
“What are we trying to solve?”
02
WHY
“Why does it matter?”
03
WHAT
“What identity control addresses it?”
04
HOW
“How would we implement it?”
05
OUTCOME
“What security or business outcome did we achieve?”
“Technology changes. The ability to understand the problem, select the right Identity control and explain the outcome is what stays valuable.”
What you will learn
MODULE // 01
01 — IDENTITY LIFECYCLE
Joiner → Mover → Leaver. HR-driven identity, provisioning and deprovisioning.
MODULE // 02
02 — PROVISIONING & SCIM
Accounts, attributes, directories, SCIM and automated provisioning.
MODULE // 03
03 — SSO & FEDERATION
SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, federation and authentication flows.
MODULE // 04
04 — AUTHENTICATION
MFA, Conditional Access, authentication and modern access controls.
MODULE // 05
05 — IDENTITY GOVERNANCE
Access requests, approvals, certifications, access reviews and governance.
MODULE // 06
06 — PRIVILEGED ACCESS
PAM, PIM, privileged identities, vaulting and elevated access.
GUIDED LABS: midPoint • Active Directory • Okta • Microsoft Entra ID
Governance and privileged access are also explored through business scenarios.
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO CONFIDENCE
Learn to Explain What You Know.
Understanding IAM is one skill. Being able to clearly explain your thinking is another.
Practice scenario-based questions that help you explain:
01
What happened
02
Why it matters
03
What you would investigate
04
What control you would recommend
05
What outcome you expect
FREE STARTER PACK
FREE RESOURCE — 15 IAM Scenario Questions
Download 15 IAM scenario questions, an Acme Corp lifecycle exercise and a safe AI review activity. Free PDF, with no email required.
Instant download. No email required.
LEARN BY DOING
Learn IAM by Seeing How It Works.
Where practical, training includes hands-on exercises, configuration walkthroughs and troubleshooting scenarios using accessible enterprise Identity environments.
MICROSOFT ENTRA
Users • Groups • MFA • Conditional Access • Enterprise Applications • Identity Governance
OKTA
Users • Groups • Applications • SAML/OIDC • Policies • Lifecycle concepts
ENTERPRISE IAM SCENARIOS
Provisioning • SSO • Governance • PAM • Troubleshooting • Architecture
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE
IAM Isn’t One Tool.
01
Source of Truth
HR / Workday
02
Profile
Identity
03
Directory
AD / Entra ID
04
Access Model
Groups + Roles + Entitlements
05
Target Assets
Applications
06
Edge Security
SSO + MFA
07
Compliance
IGA / Access Reviews
08
Privileged Zone
PAM / Privileged Access
09
Lifecycle Loop
Mover / Leaver
“The goal isn’t to memorize different products. It’s to understand how Identity moves through an organization.”
START LEARNING
Explore IAM With Me.
Explore practical identity concepts, scenario questions and safe AI-assisted learning. Start with the free IAM pack, then ask about guided training that fits your IT background.
01
IAM Fundamentals
Build your Identity foundation.
02
Authentication & SSO
Understand SAML, OAuth, OIDC and MFA.
03
Identity Governance
Learn access reviews, certifications and governance.
04
Privileged Access
Understand PAM, PIM and privileged identities.
05
AI + Identity
Review AI-generated access decisions, improve runbooks and examine impersonation risks using fictional data. Verify the advice before acting.
06
Tech Tuesday
Practical Identity concepts explained simply.
CYBER IAM ACADEMY COMMUNITY
Learn Identity With People
Learning It Too.
Build practical IAM skills with other IT professionals. The planned founding cohort covers twelve 90-minute sessions from November 10 to December 19, 2026, with a maximum of ten learners.
Explore Acme Corp lifecycle, SSO, MFA and governance scenarios. Use the contact form below to ask about prerequisites, lab access and the planned October 30 introductory workshop. Dates and access are confirmed before enrollment.
LET’S CONNECT
Have a Question About Learning IAM?
Whether you’re starting your IAM journey, transitioning from another area of IT, or looking to strengthen your existing Identity knowledge, I’d love to hear from you.
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