Identity and Access Management (IAM) Quick Stats
Senior-level IT security professionals participated in a survey to uncover how
your peers in other organizations regard their current IAM status.
How does your Access Management Maturity compare to theirs?
SPHERE can help you design and implement an IAM solution or
accelerate and fill any gaps you may have with your existing IAM deployment.
Check out a past webinar we hosted with SailPoint.
The Power of Identity: Enabling Secure Business Growth
Why is IAM so challenging?
In order to implement a complete IAM solution, you need to have an understanding
about every distributed system, application, platform, and how each manages entitlements.
And that’s just step 1!
Top 5 Best Practices (and examples of how we help!)
| 1. Least Privileged Access | We prune access by engaging with the right owner to make sure only the right people have access. Tools and processes are put in place to manage this process long term. |
| 2. Role Based Access | We map identities to the resources they require access to for their job function. This correlation of information, along with the appropriate HR system feeds, is used to create a role. |
| 3. Accurate Ownership | We know there is no one-size-fits-all approach, so we created a waterfall process that takes multiple approaches into consideration and automates the initial massive task of establishing ownership and knowing whom to ask questions about access controls. |
| 4. Focus on Clean AD Groups | We recognize how important Active Directory is to implementing effective access controls. AD groups are the primary mechanism for providing access to Windows-based resources. We inventory the groups, identify how the group is used and ensure ownership is accurate. |
| 5. Deep Dive on Privileged Accounts | We understand that security is a huge motivating factor for IAM programs. Therefore we always set aside time to focus on Privileged Access Management and the stronger and tighter controls we will put in place for these important accounts. |
Benefits of Identity and Access Management
Security and Data Breach Prevention
Security and Data Breach Prevention
A successful IAM deployment automates the necessary business rules for ensuring proper governance and appropriate access controls are granted. This will also ensure security policies are being followed. A good IAM solution will also integrate with your DLP solution.
Regulatory and Audit Compliance
Regulatory and Audit Compliance
Implementing a robust IAM solution should include features like audit reporting to prove compliance. This includes audit trails for past access requests, the completed tasks when employees are terminated, and other business-as-usual events.
Efficiency and Productivity of Users
Efficiency and Productivity of Users
A centralized IAM solution will simplify the provisioning and changes across entitlements when users need new or updated access. This will allow for automation, reduce the time it takes for a user to be able to be productive, and improve the end user experience.