12.10.2015 - That Synching Feeling I Get From Cloud SSO

Single Sign-On is all the rage these days.  Organizations are looking to ease the hassles and expenses related to user passwords.  Single sign-on (SSO) is a user authentication process that permits a user to enter one name and password in order to access multiple applications.  This can help reduce the number of calls to a help desk for access issues, thereby reduce the operating cost for the organization.  The latest market trend is to take this a step further and leverage external companies for SSO.  By using products that offer SSO as software as a service (SaaS), an organization can greatly reduce the expense related to the management of these integrations. However, when an organization moves their SSO infrastructure into “the cloud” there are new risks to be considered. sinking feeling definiton ...

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  • The database in which all of your organization’s sensitive identity data is stored.
  • A digital ledger in which digital transactions are recorded chronologically and publicly.
  • Securely managing customer identity and profile data, and controlling customer access to applications and services.
  • The means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems.
  • A legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the EU.
  • The policy-based centralized orchestration of user identity management and access control.
  • An authentication infrastructure that is built, hosted and managed by a third-party service provider.
  • A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction.
  • A global provider of innovative and affordable identity access management solutions. 
  • Managing and auditing account and data access by privileged users.
  • Tools and technologies for controlling user access to critical information within an organization.
  • An authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.