Category Archives: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Biometric Authentication: Finding a Balance Between UX and IT Security

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When it comes to authentication, most security professionals see it as a necessary evil. It provides security at the expense of the end user’s desire for a frictionless experience. That way of thinking, however, was challenged at the Opus Research Intelligent Authentication 2016 conference. The two-day event made a point to highlight authentication not only […]

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What’s Wrong With SMS Authentication? Two IBM Experts Weigh In on the NIST Recommendation

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IBM experts Dustin Hoff and Ashish Malhotra discussed ways for businesses and end users to mitigate security issues stemming from SMS authentication.

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Out With the Old, in With the New: Are You Ready to Move to IDaaS?

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A move to IDaaS requires skill, knowledge and a small leap of faith, but the increased control over the cloud environment is well worth the elbow grease.

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Five Signs of Identity Governance Trouble

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Security leaders can manage their organization’s risk by identifying and remediating identity governance trouble before it leads to a damaging data breach.

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Dangle Carrots in Front of Users to Correct Their Terrible Password Hygiene

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Rewarding users for strong password selection can be a good way to eliminate terrible password hygiene throughout an organization.

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Get the Identity Governance Scoop: Interview With an Expert

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To learn more about identity governance and intelligence, we interviewed Andy Taylor, one of IBM’s identity and access management specialists.

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The Top Four Reasons CISOs Are Adopting Cloud-Based Solutions for Identity and Access Management

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As business moves to the cloud, it makes sense for CISOs to manage identity and access management functions with cloud-based solutions.

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Audit and Security Come Together with Identity Governance and Intelligence at MISTI: SuperStrategies

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The MITSI: SuperStrategies 2016 agenda is designed to help internal audit executives understand the challenges they face every day.

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Cloud IAM Scenarios in Retail, Academia and Finance: Three Tips From an IDaaS Expert

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The demand for IDaaS is expanding into every industry. Retailers, universities and financial institutions can benefit from adopting cloud IAM solutions.

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Insider Threats in India: Is It Time to Focus on Privileged Users?

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Insider threats can be even more devastating to an Indian organization than distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) or malware attacks.

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