The wide-ranging privacy laws in place around the world means that security teams need to be concerned about identity management and identity transfer. Organizations need a way for users to control and manage their credentials in digital form in a way that allows for greater identity portability while maintaining security standards.
Cloud and mobility, including the blurred lines between personal and corporate devices has increased the complexity of identity and access management. Likewise, the surge in the sheer volume and variety of data has contributed to a more dynamic and multifaceted authorization process for enterprises.
One of the biggest obstacles enterprises face during their digital transformation journey is operating in a hybrid model that maintains legacy systems while migrating to the cloud. A main issue with hybrid environments is identity management.
Online trust and identity management giant Entrust suffered a security breach by a notorious ransomware gang that exfiltrated files from the company’s internal network.
The key to creating a mutually trusting relationship between a business and its customers may lie in consumers becoming more empowered and knowledgeable about their personal data.
Third-party access can quickly transform from an enabler of operational efficiency into a security strategy Achilles heel if an organization lacks an adequate third-party identity and risk management strategy.
With the number of machines rising to vastly surpass the number of people using them, machine identity management has recently garnered attention from IT leaders all over the world, especially among organizations undergoing a digital transformation.
A modern identity and access management system is critical to manage access across multiple operating systems, devices, locations and applications, based on what a user should be able to do and what they will need over time.
With the pandemic accelerating digital transformation, there has also been a surge in fraudulent activity as threat actors are exploiting newly remote operations. In today’s digital world, knowing your customer is more critical than ever before.
Attackers who are blocked by strong defenses in other areas, are exploiting exposures from mismanaged machine identities to exploit the trust these systems are designed for.