One risk IAM administrators are very familiar with is having a lack of control over credentials. Once credentials that grant privileged operations are lost or shared without permissions, they can be used to give unauthorised people elevated access to resources. A reasonable prevention strategy is to use a Just-in-Time (JIT) access model to make…

The password has been much maligned since its creation, and deservedly so. Even Fernando Corbató, the MIT computer scientist who created the password, said it had become “kind of a nightmare.” However, Corbató could not have conceived of the hundreds of passwords we now use and the proliferation of complex rules to overcome the weakness of the…

In today's dynamic digital landscape, Zero Trust architecture has emerged as a critical paradigm shift. With the constant evolution of threats and the increasing complexity of digital environments, organisations must adopt a comprehensive security approach that challenges implicit trust. Zero Trust enables effective protection against advanced…

We won’t deny it. We’ve been talking a lot about hybrid work lately. After all, it’s an important issue: arguably, hybrid work adoption is at the heart of the most significant workplace transformation that’s taken place in decades.  Despite this fact, and despite all the press it's received lately, misinformation about hybrid working – and hybrid…

We explore how IT leaders can build resilient hybrid work strategies that ensure their teams can collaborate and remain productive in the face of a growing cyber threats. Along with how, where, and when we work, the way we think about work is changing. In fact, The Economist declared “hybrid work” the word of the year for 2022, noting that the…

Today’s workforce is dynamic with employees working from the office, home, and other remote locations across the world. For organisations, Zoom has increasingly become the de facto solution for video conferencing, connecting them to employees and customers. But the shift to remote and hybrid work has left IT and security teams with a new challenge…

It’s no longer new, it’s no longer trendy, and it’s no longer temporary. In Europe, hybrid work is here to stay. As the dust settles in the aftermath of the short-term crisis period provoked by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s becoming increasingly clear that widespread adoption of flexible and hybrid working models will be part of the…

In this blog, Alison Colwell explores the benefits that adopting hybrid working can bring to organisations who are committed to sustainability and reducing their green house gas (GHG) emissions. What was once seen as a temporary response to the short-term crisis engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic has now become the norm across the U.K. and…

By adopting a modern Identity strategy, organisations can support many critical initiatives—from boosting workforce productivity to streamlining end-user experiences.  Organisations that collect and store personal information are subject to a broad range of data protection and privacy laws that vary based on where in the world they conduct their…

This is the third blog in our series on building a business case for a new Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. In the first article, I described five steps that every business decision-maker should take to build a convincing case for an enterprise software and/or technology investment. In the second, I took a deeper dive into the…