Identity and Security Integration
In another three months, we will be stepping into 2020. The world is getting digitalized rapidly and enterprises are getting ready for the next decade. Identity and Access Management (IAM) and security play a key role in this digital transformation.
So in this article, I will discuss the importance of Identity and Security Integration for the future of IAM.
Why we need Identity and Access Management?
When it comes to the digital world, “Identity” is a term to represent an entity that consists of a set of attributes that differentiate one from another. Most of the cases it will be a user in an IT system or an application.
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the process of managing these digital identities and controlling access to the resources within your system. Investing in a proper Identity and Access Management solution will enhance productivity and save money in your organization. Therefore it will be a crucial component for the journey of the digital transformation of your organization.
Why we need security?
According to newly published Risk-Based Security research “2019 MidYear Data Breach QuickView Report”, the first six months of 2019 have seen more than 3,800 publicly disclosed breaches exposing over 4.1 billion compromised records. Out of those breaches in 2019, three breaches have made to the list of ten largest breaches of all time.
Also now the world is giving high priority for data protection as we can see a lot of countries and regions implementing new regulations and laws such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD in order to ensure the security and the privacy of the data.
Therefore enterprises need proper security infrastructure in order to ensure the protection of their systems and data from unauthorized access or use. Otherwise, it might cost you a lot of money and time.
Identity and Security Integration
So in summary, security is required to ensure the system is not compromised and the identities are required to define that who has access to your system.
You cannot have traditional security without an identity and access management system as there is no way to know who is entering the system or what their privileges are.
We will need a combination of both IAM and security in order to cater to the fast enterprise growth and the digital transformation of the next decade.
So in the future of IAM, machine learning and artificial intelligence will play a huge role by proactively measuring and addressing security threats. So the behavioral-based and context-based security will be key areas of future IAM and security solutions and it will help to mitigate these growing security threats successfully.
Nowadays, more advanced and secure authentication mechanisms such as adaptive authentication and passwordless authentication are emerging in the IAM domain over the typical username and password authentication. So enterprises will adopt these approaches to their IAM systems going forward and it will help them to address these security risks and implement modern authentication scenarios.
Therefore enterprises will require a complete and reliable IAM solution that can cater to all the above IAM needs along with the next generation of security needs. By implementing a proper IAM solution will reduce the risk and impact of data breaches, and ensure that only authorized users have access to their systems.
IAM vendors?
It’s very important that you choose the right IAM solution that you can rely on for the future of your business growth. You should always choose an IAM vendor who is flexible to your IAM needs, free from vendor lock-in and help you innovate fast.
Recently published KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Identity API Platforms report mention IAM vendors that can help you achieve the next growth of digital transformation. They have named Forgerock, Ping Identity, WSO2 (WSO2 Identity Server), Okta and Auth0 as overall leaders and you can get more details from the report.
So always look for such reliable and innovative IAM vendors in order to fuel your future business growth.
Summary
We discussed the importance of Identity and security integration with the future of IAM and how it will help for the digital transformation of your organization.
So if you still haven’t thought of the importance of IAM and security for your organization it’s better to start now and get ready for the next decade of your business. It will help you to enhance productivity while ensuring the protection of your systems.
