FEATURE : CLOUD SECURITY
THIS ‘ IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION ’ IS THE NATURAL NEXT STEP IN MEETING MODERN CHALLENGES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE , CENTRALISED APPROACH .
IT infrastructure . With it , identity management shifts from being a part of the cybersecurity strategy to the foundation of it . To achieve this , organisations need to take the principles of IAM one step further .
Identity management strategies must be implemented robustly , reviewed continually and not inhibit workflows for employees who might otherwise ignore security measures . When users and their digital identities are not centrally managed , it is nearly impossible to get visibility into their resource access privileges , which devices they use to access company resources and whether their systems and software are appropriately updated and patched .
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