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A Guide To IAM Compliance: Set Your Organization Up For Success

Security Boulevard, Wednesday, October 4,2023

When it comes to successfully securing your organization today, the three most important words may be who, what, and how. Who can access your network, what company assets will they have access to, and how are the access privileges used?

Identity access management (IAM), or the practice of monitoring and regulating the who, what, and how of cyber network access, has become a popular topic in modern security circles-and with good cause. Almost two-thirds (61%) of all breaches today involve credentials, or the lack of the correct ones, when attempting access. Correctly identifying, authenticating, and authorizing all who receive access to your company's network is a critical component of security and compliance today. Failing to create and maintain effective identity access management policies and practices can jeopardize your most sensitive data and leave your organization at risk of compliance violations.

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