09.1.2021 - Authentication vs. Authorization
In the world of identity and access management, you may have heard the terms “authentication” and “authorization.” You may have often heard them mentioned as if they were a single process — “authentication and authorization.” But are they the same thing? What’s the difference between authentication and authorization, if any?
08.20.2021 - How Data Breaches Happen
Words that are probably only spoken in hushed tones around your office are “data breach.” A data breach can be disastrous for a company. Typically, one results in the theft of either company data, personal information of customers such as credit card numbers, names and email addresses or both. Even a data breach that’s caught quickly can require an expensive cleanup, and one that’s allowed to go on for any reasonable length of time can cost companies millions and ruin their reputation.
06.22.2021 - The Breach That Didn’t Have to Happen
15 billion passwords are for sale on the dark web. Some of them belong to you. Multi-factor authentication renders those stolen passwords useless even if they’re still valid in your system.
04.21.2021 - Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Face Greatest Security Risk
Hackers love SMBs. Secure your business with Identity and Access Management.
03.31.2021 - 8 Ways SMBs Can Improve Cybersecurity
Cybercrimes and data breaches are a growing threat for businesses. In total, cybercrimes are predicted to inflict upwards of 6 trillion USD globally in 2021, and the cost of cybercrime is expected to grow by 15% each year within the next five years. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) aren’t immune to these threats — according to one report, 15% of small businesses suffered a virus, leak or hack in 2019…
03.12.2021 - Gartner Buyer’s Guide for Access Management
According to Gartner, “Security and risk management leaders responsible for IAM and fraud should follow these five steps to select a long lasting, cost-efficient AM solution.” ...
02.11.2021 - Identity as the New Perimeter of Security
There was a time when all of a company’s data was completely on the premises. Even an employee who needed to work remotely would use a VPN to get into the company’s on-premise physical network. This was an environment with many fewer challenges to authentication security. Everyone who was in a position to access a company’s data was someone who was supposed to be there, so as long as the building’s physical security was strong, cybersecurity would be strong as well. ...
01.8.2021 - Types of Data Breaches
If you’re responsible for managing your company’s cybersecurity, you know that one of the biggest threats you need to address is the possibility of a data breach. A data breach can spell disaster for any company, and no company is entirely safe. Some of the biggest companies in the world have been the victims of data breaches, and it has cost them millions — sometimes even billions. Even a small, brief data breach can be catastrophic for your bottom line and your reputation. So what types of data breaches should you be on the lookout for? ...
12.7.2020 - IAM Managed Services Address a Human Problem
The task of protecting your company’s data from a breach comes with one very important challenge. Users. If cybersecurity were merely an internal process, it would be easy. But data is useless unless the people who need it are able to access it, and that makes identity access management a human problem. ...
10.8.2020 - The Forrester Wave: Customer Identity and Access Management, Q4 2020
The report helps security and risk (S&R) professionals select the right vendor for their needs. The 13 most significant CIAM vendors are evaluated who include “…a thought-leading, productized portfolio of products and services. According to the report, “[Forrester] included CIAM vendors that demonstrated thought leadership and solution strategy execution by regularly updating and improving their productized product and model portfolio. Customers of vendors had to report that the solution is purpose-built for customer-facing identity and access management. ...
