Your environment has valuables within the data you keep. Managing the access to this sensitive data is crucial to an organization’s security. Core principles in data security include strategies that protect this information. Understand and identify the important data and where it resides in order to do this. Recognize who is responsible for collecting it, using it, and protecting it. Minimize exposure by placing safeguards around it and controlling access and permissions.
Identity defined security, or identity & access management (IAM), is a practice in prioritizing user access controls. This includes policies, processes and tools. The goal is to authenticate a user’s identity and access to appropriate resources and monitor the activity for any vulnerabilities or suspicious behaviors. The benefits of this action can result in protections against credential and identity based threats, enable safer remote access, improve productivity, privacy and other policy compliance, enhance a zero trust environment, and minimize cyber risks overall.
Identity security can be used to enforce privilege and access. It can empower users with secure access to resources. It fortifies the overall security posture to protect information and people.
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Why Identity Security Should Be the Basis of Modern Cybersecurity