As we step into 2024, the IAM landscape continues to evolve. Decentralized identity, identity data engineering, and the integration of analytics and generative AI stand as pivotal pillars that will shape the success of IAM strategies in the coming year.
Recent research shows that one third of enterprises lose more than 10% of their associated technology assets when offboarding workers, and 42% experience unauthorized access to SaaS applications and cloud resources.
In today’s corporate environment, everyone has become a privileged user accustomed to quick access and swift responses generated in seconds across platforms, vendors, and many different systems. A rigid and rule-bound access management system is no longer sufficient for companies that want to maintain a competitive edge.
CISA/NSA Identity and Access Management Guidelines Provide Cybersecurity Guidance for Administrators
CISA and the NSA note that identity and access management vulnerabilities are a particular recent focus for certain state-backed threat groups, and that 40% of data breaches not involving user error or an insider are now facilitated by stolen credentials.
A hybrid cloud environment is the reality for most organizations. Unfortunately, this set up can quickly create issues around both accessibility and security due to the challenges in managing identity across vastly different systems.
Zero Trust architecture (ZTA) has quickly become one of the hottest new trends in enterprise cyber security. What are the benefits? What role does digital identity and access management play in the Zero Trust model?