Category: Blog Articles

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant economic challenges, forcing many organizations to make tough decisions such as budget cuts and layoffs. As a result, security, compliance, risk, and identity management teams are being asked to do more with less. These groups are tasked with protecting …

In recent years, data breaches have become increasingly common, with organizations of all sizes and industries falling victim to cyber-attacks. These breaches not only compromise sensitive information but can also cause significant financial and reputational damage. The consequences of a data breach can be devastating, …

In today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, automating user access reviews (UARs) has become a critical component of an organization’s security and compliance strategy. However, the traditional manual review process is time-consuming, error-prone, and costly, particularly for organizations with large and complex IT infrastructures. To address …

Written By : Abhi Kumar Access recertification is a nightmare for any organization looking to fulfill SOX, HIPAA, ISO27001, GDPR, or PCI compliance. With expanding IT stacks, limited resources, and increased scrutiny—it’s more important than ever to increase internal security and build scalable, repeatable processes. …

Written By: Abhi Kumar The term “identity as the new perimeter” refers to the notion that the traditional network perimeter, which was once the primary focus of security teams, is no longer an adequate means of protecting the sensitive data of an enterprise. The changing …

Written By: Abhi Kumar User accounts are an essential aspect of today’s IT applications and systems, and privileged user accounts are the most powerful of user accounts. Privileged access is often allowed to a small number of persons depending on their jobs and in compliance …

Written By : Abhi Kumar It’s that time of year again—Halloween! And what could be more frightening than a manual user access review? User access review is an essential component of the access management process. It helps organizations meet compliance mandates for SOX, FFIEC, HIPAA …

Written By : Abhi Kumar October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since 2004 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), and the industry has come together to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms …

Written By : Abhi Kumar WHAT ARE SERVICE ACCOUNTS?   Service accounts are a special kind of non-human account that are often used with the intention of automating a wide variety of different system functions. They have their own unique set of permissions and privileges. Service …

Even for the most streamlined organizations, the process of collecting a list of users, roles, and permissions across all systems then correlating user identities to accounts, assigning reviews to managers or application owners, and resolving or remediating all violations is anything but easy. …