Modern-day security breaches, such as the SolarWinds or T-Mobile attacks, aren’t one-off events; they are prime examples of how someone can steal your organization’s credentials and use them to gain illegitimate privileged access to sensitive assets. Data breaches happen daily, and in too many places at once to keep count. They remind us that, regardless of our information security investments, business-critical resources can be compromised if access isn’t protected.

Organizations depend on a variety of systems, applications, and devices to run their operations, and users require access to these resources to do their jobs efficiently. Managing this can be a challenge, especially in large corporations with hundreds or thousands of users requiring personalized access. Identity and access management adds a layer of security by tracking, managing, and securing the identities of individuals and their associated data. It helps keep track of who is who so people can access the information they’re authorized to see and make the transactions they’re permitted to make.

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