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Join us for this second installment of our series, 5 Most Common Pre-Breach Mistakes Organizations make with Cyber Security. Last time we talked about Mistake One: Insufficient Information Security Independence. Today we’re discussing the second mistake, which is the inadequate use of outside assessors to help create a strong security plan. Second Mistake: Poor Use

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5 Common Pre-Breach Mistakes That Organizations Make With Cyber Security

6 Hot Summer Articles for Identity Management Professionals

Leave a Comment / ALL, Cybersecurity, IAM / By Hanno Ekdahl

More downward trends in cyber insurance, a discussion of Amazon Sidewalk, and a take on why ransomeware is feeling so very hot right now. All that and more in this week’s digest of articles for Identity Management Professionals. Thanks for checking out this week’s digest of articles for Identity Management Professionals. Click here to view the

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How to Define Your Path to Identity Management Success

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM / By Hanno Ekdahl

An IAM Assessment helps guide your program to Identity Management success, the first time around. The most common benefit from Identity Management is moving from high-touch, human-driven processes to a policy-driven, automated approach for identity lifecycle management. Considering that more than fifty percent (50%) of IAM implementations fail the first time around, this isn’t a

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Understanding Common IDM Implementation Pitfalls

Leave a Comment / ALL, IDM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Hanno Ekdahl shares common IDM Implementation Pitfalls that organizations should avoid if they want a successful IDM launch, the first time around. Did you know that over 50 percent of IDM projects fail the first time around? While Identity Management solutions offer a large range of benefits for organizations, the implementation of these solutions

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7 Powerful Characteristics of a Strategic IAM Assessment

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, IDM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems have revolutionized how IT departments and businesses operate. Historically, companies were guilty of using multiple management tools that don’t interact with each other to manage user access from worker onboarding through separation. While this model can work for smaller organizations, it typically leads to bad data quality, processing errors,

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7 Things that Successful Process Mapping Should Reveal

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, Identity, Process / By Hanno Ekdahl

Onboarding workers is one of the most complex processes that impact Identity Management implementations and the end-user experience. Completing the hiring process, creating the user’s IT accounts, setting up payroll and benefits, issuing security badges, and building a workstation are all part of worker onboarding. When there are many activities that have to come together

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3 Critical Success Factors for Every IAM Project

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM / By Hanno Ekdahl

Many organizations are lulled into a false sense of security when building out an Identity and Access Management solution. Much like the story of the “unsinkable” Titanic, the waters may appear calm but the ice you see on the surface is really an iceberg that threatens to sink your project. Considering more than half of IAM

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How a Solution Roadmap Aligns IT and Business Strategy

Leave a Comment / ALL, IAM, IDM, Process / By Hanno Ekdahl

The challenge to successfully implement IT solutions that deliver their expected value to the organization is ongoing. According to an IBM study, only 40% of IT projects meet schedule, budget and quality goals. The root cause of this issue, according to the Project Management Institute, is a lack of alignment between the project and the

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Fresh Articles for Identity and Access Management Professionals

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