Your employees access applications and confidential business data every day. Hackers, on the other hand, are trying to do the exact same thing but for more malicious reasons. What’s worse, even employees can go rogue and steal your data. That is why it’s crucial that you have an identity and access management (IAM) solution in place.
What is IAM?
Identity and access management is a system that secures, stores, and manages user identities and access privileges. It ensures that users are legit and only grants access to specific applications. System administrators can make it so that employees can only access apps and data they need for work.
Other solutions that go into identity and access management include single sign-on (SSO) and multifactor authentication (MFA). The former allows users to securely log in to multiple applications that they can access. Meanwhile, MFA sets an additional method of user verification other than passwords. This includes fingerprint scans, facial ID, or a one-time security code from an SMS.
These security solutions protect digital assets even if users attempt to access company accounts through mobile devices and the cloud.
Centralize access control
Too much access to certain systems is risky, while too little can hamper productivity and frustrate users. IAM strikes the perfect balance by letting you set centralized policies for the right access privileges. For example, you can deny your design team access to the accounting system while granting it to your CFO.
Each user’s role and attribute can determine which resources they can access and to what extent. This not only offers better security but also more flexibility and ease of management.
Lower chances of data breaches
With SSO and MFA, your employees will no longer have to remember multiple passwords. Instead, they’ll be able to prove their identity using evidence-based authorization such as answering a personal question that only they would know. IAM also comes equipped with advanced encryption tools to protect sensitive data, reducing the risk of compromised user credentials.
Improve user experience with IAM
Customers today interact with your company across multiple channels, whether in the cloud or via third-party applications. IAM provides a better experience through SSO, self-service capabilities, and unified customer profiles. It makes communication processes quick and easy.
Your employees, on the other hand, will be able to access the information they need securely and conveniently no matter where they are. This means productivity will no longer be end at their office desk.
Achieve regulatory compliance
Businesses today must meet the constantly changing regulatory requirements concerning data access governance and privacy management. IAM provides control over who can access data and how it can be used and shared.
Reduce IT costs
IAM automates and standardizes many aspects of identity, authentication, and authorization management. This means you’ll be able to minimize significant labor costs associated with keeping your business environment secure.
An identity and access management solution equips you with much-needed security without compromising on usability and convenience. To operate in a digital business environment, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when."
If you’re looking to enhance company-wide security, whether with IAM or other solutions, why not give us a call? We’re sure we can help.
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