Identity security

An open door for attacks Identity-based attacks are a rising threat, and every organization is responsible for protecting itself. What do we mean? Just as you have a door and a lock at home, Identity security protects your cloud and SaaS assets: It’s the external perimeter of your organization’s assets. Identity security means controlling who…

Identity is the connective tissue between every person and technology in your ecosystem. This connective role also places Identity at the center of your risk profile. It’s no surprise that Identity remains the No. 1 attack vector in today’s threat landscape —  over 80% of data breaches involve some form of compromised Identity. Properly addressing…

As students return to campus and activities ramp up with classes, alumni activities, and campus events, Identity security and management take center stage in ensuring a welcoming yet secure environment for college and university communities. With millions of students heading back to school, colleges and universities are grappling with offering…

At Oktane this year, we announced that the OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has launched a working group devoted to creating the first unified enterprise Identity security standard. Called Interoperability Profiling for Secure Identity in the Enterprise (IPSIE), the group aims to tackle key challenges that underlie Identity security in today's enterprise…

Technology is unlocking opportunities and business outcomes like never before, but it’s also introducing complexity and potential risk for organizations.  When a biomedical engineering team spins up new AI models, they could drive business outcomes like accelerating a clinical trial for a new vaccine. At the same time, IT and security teams have…

Identity is under attack. Over 80% of data breaches involve compromised Identity,* the main enterprise security entry point for workforce and consumer applications.  Lack of standardization is a major reason for this. Without a unifying industry standard for Identity Security that provides full visibility into every part of the technology stack,…

The cloud Identity sprawl has changed the rules of Identity Security. As organizations move to the cloud and embrace more and more SaaS apps, Identity has become a jungle of users, entities, permissions, and activity. Managing this growing complexity is hard: siloed Identity data, sophisticated configurations, and a lack of visibility.    …

Security leaders today need to adopt a comprehensive approach to Identity-powered cybersecurity that extends beyond multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) to mitigate threats before, during, and after authentication-based attacks. This approach begins pre-authentication with a strong Identity posture capable of discovering…