Developing an IAM Strategy
When you are developing an Identity Access Management strategy, there are certain aspects that you must take into account. They are:
- The organization’s requirements
- The risks related to IAM strategy and the manner in which they can be addressed
- The method to approach IAM within an organization and effectiveness of IAM
- The procedure of authenticating users
- The process of identifying users and the percentage of users that are present in an organization
- Monitoring of the users is accessing the IT resources in an inappropriate way
- Access approvals that are given to the users
- Tracking and recording user activities
Keeping all these aspects in mind, service providers of information risk management and data protection have introduced identity access management solutions with advanced features such as:
Strategy and Design
Here the service providers a methodical requirement analysis and planning essential for setting up a base for an efficient IAM strategy. The company evaluates the end-user’s requirements through various avenues that comprise field assessments and executive workshops thereby setting up a strategy and IAM route map. It also helps with technology evaluation, business case analysis and solution architecture.
Digital Identity and User Lifecycle Management
This comprises of design and management of data for identifying individuals to approve them digital transactions. It is also important to monitor these identities over a span of time.
Access Management
This offers a comprehensive solution for enterprise access management including single sign on, web access management, information rights management and coverage access control.
Service providers with advanced IAM solutions enable you to sustain and optimize your IAM strategy. The IAM has been always active and hence the systems associated with it too needs to change and update continuously. High-end IAM solutions cater to this through system improvements and upgrades.
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