In the first part of this two-part series, we discussed some of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) best practices that we have learned over many years and many projects. In this post, we focus on some of the key risks and pitfalls that need to be considered throughout the full lifecycle of an IAM […]
Avoid a Data Breach Through Privileged User Management According to a study by Forester, up to 80 percent of data breaches are attributed to misuse or abuse of privileged credentials. This is because many organizations tend to overlook the importance of managing and securing their super accounts or administrator accounts. Like other users and typical IT workers, […]
1. Does the vendor have the track record and scalability your organization requires?In a world where several big and small, service / product based companies are competing to get a piece of action in Identity and Access Management space, companies who have been around for a decade or so clearly have an edge in terms […]
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In my previous post, I discussed the third of four steps for limiting Vendor Risk. In this, the last of my five-part series, we’ll dive deeper into the fourth and final step: Ensure Access to Your IT Environment is Protected Using All Means Necessary. We all know that organizations are being attacked on a daily […]
In my previous post, I discussed the first of four steps in how you can limit vendor risk. This month we will review maybe the most important of the steps, Step 2: Identify and Control Who is Accessing Your Critical Information. Steps to identify and control who is accessing your critical information: Create an inventory […]
In my last post, I introduced four steps you can take to limit vendor risk. In this month’s post, we’ll take a slightly deeper dive into step 1: properly granting and removing access. Access to systems must be controlled and granted only with proper approvals. If you follow the steps below, you can easily maintain […]