8 Key Strategies For Hardening Your Identity And Access Management Security
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, October 18,2023
Social engineering attacks aimed at SaaS Super Admins are fast becoming a leading attack vector. This follows the trend of threat actors routinely targeting and compromising end-user SaaS accounts, which are notorious for having weak identity security controls such as single-factor authentication and excessive privileges.
Hardening your identity and access management (IAM) security isn't a one-size-fits-all task, but rather, it requires a multipronged and layered approach. But before we delve into the key strategies, let's first gain a deeper understanding of Identity Security and how it relates to SaaS.
How Is IAM for SaaS Overlooked?
According to Gartner, IAM entails ensuring that the 'right people or machines have access to the right assets at the right time and for the right reasons.' Importantly, effective IAM means that unauthorized access and fraud are prevented.