CYBERSECURITY FIELD GUIDE #7.0

Why IAM Is a Top
Cybersecurity Priority

Identity and access management (IAM): It’s officially critical as digital transformation, compliance and work-from-home requirements increase, making your security perimeter more fluid and dynamic.

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The Topics and Summaries

Access management means the right people (or machines) have the right level of access at the right times. Achieving this involves authentication methods such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO) and federated identity management (FIM). These can be employed individually or in concert to ensure proper access to IT and even to internet of things (IoT) environments. Download the field guide to learn:

Where multi-factor authentication (MFA) fits in
Single sign-on advantages
Federated identity management and when to use it
Password management best practices including password vaults and MFA
Why privileged access management is critical

Identity governance is the process of managing and supporting the lifecycle of identities and access within your organization. Learn how the three types of identities in the user lifecycle need to be managed, and about least privilege, separation of duties and more.

Determining actions for joiners, movers and leavers
Audit/Access certification as a core function of identity governance
Cloud identity governance and reducing the risks of over-provisioning and unused access
Where identity falls in Zero Trust, SASE, CIAM and CIEM

Dive in deeper. This guide outlines what your implementation of Zero Trust would look like across multiple security domains, including:

How to align Zero Trust with program management
Ways Zero Trust can reduce your operational risk
Expert Zero Trust strategies on data protection and governance
How Zero Trust applies to cloud security and IoT devices

Take a Look Inside

Mature IAM programs balance security, compliance enablement perspectives and stakeholder requirements. So how can you get there? Remember, IAM is more than technology. It’s also people and processes – and every single part is crucial. Our guide tackles them all.

October 01, 2021

Where does IAM belong in your security program? Dive deeper into your options. They are key components of IAM that can be harnessed on-premises and in hybrid and cloud environments to help you deploy and manage a more successful IAM program.

Optiv’s Field Guide #7 includes topics like:

Access management and privileged access management
Identity governance
Identity in modern frameworks
Communications
How Zero Trust, SASE, DIEM and CIEM relate to IAM

Download this guide to better understand IAM and the strategies for using it in your cybersecurity program.

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