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Understanding multifactor authentication features in IAM suites

2008-05-20 12:01:24 by Joel Dubin in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Enterprises often make the mistake of assuming that IAM suites come with tightly integrated multifactor authentication features, but in reality making sure they work together well can be a challenge. In this tip, IAM luminary Joel Dubin explains why multifactor authentication is worth the effort and how to make it work well with IAM suites
 
Tags: multifactor authentication, multifactor authentication features, iam suites, effort, worth, enterprises, tightly, tip, reality
 
 
 
 
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Worst practices: Exposing IAM blunders

2008-04-01 09:37:21 by Joel Dubin in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Simple IAM mistakes such as writing down passwords and unaudited user accounts can allow malicious access into corporate networks. In this tip, contributor Joel Dubin exposes the most common identity management and access control blunders, and enlightens information security professionals on how to prevent these mistakes
 
Tags: simple iam mistakes, mistakes, access control blunders, common identity management, user accounts, malicious access, passwords, prevent, networks
 
 
 
 
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Cisco Acquires Securent - moving policy decisions to the network layer

2007-11-01 09:12:16 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...IAM market is not a new phenomenon and has been following the following pattern: a large software company with a follower IAM product set acquires a smaller IAM vendor with a proven track record to update the IAM product and services portfolio and to secure increased market presence. The acquisition of Securent by Cisco is fairly different...
 
Tags: iam, iam vendors, network, entitlement management product, iam market, product, entitlement management, network operations, operations
 
 
 
 
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EIC 2008: Takeaways from Europe's biggest identity event

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2008-06-13 08:19:15 by Bill Nagel in Security & Risk Management
...IAM) is increasingly a must-have if we want to have effective information security, information risk management, and even GRC in today's and tomorrow's enterprises. 2008 may not be the tipping point for IAM, but we're getting close. A few highlights It seemed that every third presentation contained the words "Société Générale" or "...
 
Tags: identity, information, information risk management, user-centric identity, iam, iam implementation, effective information security, implement iam, holistic iam context
 
 
 
 
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Ping Identity acquires Sxip Identity

2008-03-11 12:31:57 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...IAM) vendors that have incomplete IAM product lines. Ping Identity still needs to make substantial investments to build an IAM suite, or forge strategic partnerships with pure-play provisioning and role vendors to successfully compete long-term in the IAM arena of large vendors
 
Tags: identity, sxip identity, identity management, iam, iam arena, vendors, role vendors, forge strategic partnerships, iam suite
 
 
 
 
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IBM Acquires Encentuate

2008-03-13 09:58:32 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...IAM) will grow from E-SSO's $250 million in 2006 to $2 billion in 2014 - a CAGR of 28.5%. What are the likely implications of this acquisition in the E-SSO marketplace 1. After CA and Novell, now IBM will have a fully integrated IAM suite in which E-SSO will be first acquired, but later an organically grown product offering - provided that...
 
Tags: e-sso, e-sso marketplace, ibm, iam, iam suite, market, e-sso vendors, market share, iam market growth
 
 
 
 
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Hitachi acquires M-Tech Information Technology

2008-04-24 15:24:10 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...IAM) pedigree, this move can prove important due to the following reasons 1) Using IAM for provisioning of physical resources and hardware resources 2) Extending enterprise role definitions to previously uncharted verticals and cultures 3) Evangelizing user account provisioning and IAM in Japan and other APAC regions 4) Hitachi becoming a...
 
Tags: hitachi, access management, access, m-tech, m-tech information technology, adaptive access management, user account, enterprise role definitions, iam
 
 
 
 
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Enterprise role management: Trends and best practices

2008-07-08 13:39:39 by Joel Dubin in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Enterprise role management technology is intended to help an enterprise keep tabs of who has access to various network resources, and also makes it easier to define groups of users. Joel Dubin explains how the technology integrates with RBAC and IAM suites, plus examines the top ERM vendors
 
Tags: joel dubin explains, top erm vendors, enterprise, iam suites, network resources, tabs, easier, access, examines
 
 
 
 
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Sun acquires Vauu

2007-11-14 08:25:51 by Andras Cser in Security & Risk Management
 
...IAM suite vendors trying to complete their provisioning role management portfolio
 
Tags: sun, rbacx alive non-sun, rbacx, enterprise role maintenance, receive acquisition offers, iam suite vendors, role management portfolio, identity management portfolio, compliance requirements
 
 
 
 
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