IAM has become vital due to the increasing complexity of IT environments, hybrid working and regulatory landscapes. We guide organizations through the labyrinth of IAM in an end-to-end model, ensuring that the foundational principles of a well-architected IAM system are not only understood but also effectively executed and maintained.
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an essential framework that ensures the right individuals have access to the right resources at the right time for the right reasons. By centralizing the authentication and authorization processes, an IAM framework streamlines the management of user identities, roles, and permissions, thereby mitigating cybersecurity risks.
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) framework is a set of policies, processes, and technology whereby we can distinguish 3 technical domains.
This domain encompasses the mechanisms and policies that control access to IT resources. Through the implementation of single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Desktop SSO, Contextual Device data and conditional access policies, organizations can achieve a balance between security and user convenience.
IGA forms the backbone of IAM, focusing on the lifecycle management of digital identities and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. By auto- mating and streamlining identity-related processes, IGA enhances operational efficiency and mitigates the risk of unauthorized access.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) deals with the oversight and control of privileged accounts, which hold elevated access to systems and data. By securing these high-risk accounts, companies can significantly reduce their vulnerability to insider threats and external attacks, thereby protecting their most sensitive information.
Companies facing challenges in efficiently managing user access rights, integrating diverse systems and applications, both cloud-based and on-premises, while also complying with evolving regulatory requirements.
While many cloud infrastructure vendors offer IAM tools as part of their platform offerings, these solutions often lack the comprehensive capabilities needed to address the diverse identity management needs of modern businesses. Here’s why.
The IAM tool provided by your cloud infrastructure vendor may focus solely on managing access to their own services or a limited set of integrated SaaS apps, leading to siloed identity management and limited interoperability with other platforms and applications.
Most solutions offer basic authentication and authorization functionalities but lack both advanced security features and ability to tackle complex enterprise scenarios. Features such as continuous threat protection, passwordless options, risk-based authentication, and adaptive access controls elevate your security game whilst making the workforce’s life easier.
Relying solely on your cloud infrastructure vendor’s IAM tool can result in vendor lock-in. Upright Security chose to step away from these solutions and focus on working with technical solution leaders within the IAM space. We typically see vendor lock-in limit organisations’ flexibility to integrate with future technology providers and adapt to changing business requirements.
Five years ago, Upright Security chose Okta for its robust, cloud-first approach to identity and access management, recognizing the potential to enhance security while simplifying user experiences across companies’ diverse IT environments. Being recognised as the EMEA Partner of the Year, our partnership has been a great success.
By marrying leading identity verification from Okta with the nuanced cloud security capabilities of Netskope, this collaboration addresses credential threats and supports cloud adoption. It offers a unified solution that ensures secure access across applications, enhances visibility into user actions, and integrates seamlessly with SASE architecture for dynamic policy enforcement.
Since 2005, SailPoint specializes in identity governance solutions, offering enterprises the tools to effectively manage and govern user access to applications and data. Through identity governance, organizations can enforce compliance policies, mitigate security risks, and ensure that access privileges align with business objectives, all while maintaining visibility and control over their digital assets.
Spotted by the Upright team years ago for its pioneering approach, Netskope stands out with its unique private infrastructure and extensive peering to major SaaS & IaaS platforms. With capabilities ensuring low latency, high performance, and secure cloud access, Forrester & Gartner point out Netskope as a clear winner among companies seeking an agile SASE solution.
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