What is access management?
Access management protects applications and the data behind them by ensuring the right user has access to the right resource at the right level of trust. You can control access by setting granular policies so authorized individuals can do their jobs efficiently and effectively. You can monitor user access permissions and the risks associated with each login, applying step-up authentication only when the user’s context changes and the level of risk is concerning. Access management can make life easier for workers, hiring managers, IT teams, and CISOs.
Why use access management?
Do you know who accessed what and when? Or how their identity was verified? By default, user identities are distributed among cloud applications, virtual environments, networks and web portals. With no central Identity Access Management (IAM) strategy, businesses of all sizes lose precious security and productivity.
Why do we need access management?
Without access management, organizations become increasingly vulnerable to data breaches arising from compromised identities.
IT administration overheads rise due to inefficient identity management procedures
User productivity drops due to password fatigue and password resets
Lack of visibility into cloud access events impedes regulatory compliance
How do Cloud access management solutions address these challenges?
Enable secure cloud adoption in the enterprise through:
Simplified cloud access with cloud single sign on (cloud SSO)
- Optimized security with granular access policies
- Scalability enabled by centralized management
- Improved compliance through visibility into cloud access events
The Need for Access Management in a blurry IT Perimeter
Typically, users access applications across multiple cloud platforms, virtual environments, networks and web portals. With no central IAM strategy, businesses of all sizes lose precious security and productivity:
- Organizations become increasingly vulnerable to data breaches arising from compromised identities
- IT administration overheads rise due to inefficient identity management
- User productivity drops due to password fatigue and password resets
- Lack of visibility into cloud access events impedes regulatory compliance
Cloud access management
Cloud access management solutions have emerged to address these challenges, and enable secure cloud adoption in the enterprise through several key functionalities:
- Simplified cloud access with cloud single sign on (cloud SSO)
- Optimized security with granular access policies
- Scalability enabled by centralized management
- Improved compliance through visibility into cloud access events