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User Activity Monitoring tools (UAMs) have a bad rep, with many employees believing that they are used by employers for the sole purpose of spying on them. While this may actually be true in some cases, there are so many ways that a UAM can be of real value to an organization – for both … Continue reading Identifying Training Opportunities and Boosting Productivity with a User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tool

In which stage of the user or employee lifecycle should an IAM solution ideally be implemented? The answer is: Right at the beginning, during onboarding. When the IAM is implemented early, it becomes part of the organization’s culture and ethos. Provisioning and onboarding Access to necessary applications and data needs to be provisioned as soon … Continue reading When should you implement an IAM solution?

A Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution helps to secure and control privileged access to critical software and assets. Credentials and specific levels of access to various applications are provided through the PAM. Usually, organizations implement PAM only for authorization and de-authorization of access to the apps. For instance, let’s say a new employee needs access … Continue reading How does a true PAM work?

In 2020, the pandemic had a major impact on security and cyberattacks. The year saw the highest number of data breaches and cyberattacks in decades. In India alone, more than 1.1 million cyberattacks were reported in 2020, almost three times the number reported in 2019. The new norm of work-from-home, paired with the Great Resignation, … Continue reading Think beyond Active Directory for hybrid working

Do you need to restrict content for your employees? Or can you allow them complete and free access to the worldwide web? There’s simply too much information out there, which can result in distraction and lowered productivity. At the same time, too many restrictions can make your team feel suffocated! It’s important to strike a … Continue reading The Goldilocks Zone of Content Restriction: Not too wide, not too narrow, but just right

One of the key functions of an effective Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution is data logging, to capture and store information about which users access what applications, and when. These logs can help to drive effective decision-making through auditing in three key areas – financial, security, and compliance. Here’s how. Financial audits Optimization of … Continue reading Data Logging and Audit: The IAM advantage

In the world of Identity and Access Management (IAM), flexibility is the key to stability. While IAMs are not new, the threats that they are helping to protect against and the environment in which they are operating are constantly evolving. Adaptability is more critical than ever. Negotiating this ever-transforming environment, enterprises need both flexibility and … Continue reading Flexible Identity: IAM solutions need to bend… a little at least!

In an earlier article, we explored the 3 pillars of a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), with Identity and Access Management (IAM) being one of these pillars. In this blog, we dive deeper into IAM, and the key concepts on which it is built. 2021 saw the average cost of a data breach rising from … Continue reading Authentication, Authorization, Auditing: the Three Pillars of IAM

To stick with passwords or to go passwordless is a million-dollar cyber security question. Resetting, remembering, and changing passwords regularly is not only frustrating but puts critical information at risk. But at the same time, have we reached a point where we can realistically remove passwords entirely from our authentication processes? The drawbacks of passwords … Continue reading Passwordless Authentication 101: What it is, How you can adopt it, and Why it’s the future