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The Ah-ha Moment in Identity Security for Healthcare

Authored by Matthew Radcliffe Historically and as early as three years ago, healthcare organizations may have thought having an identity security program was as simple as having single-sign-on (SSO). However, COVID shined a spotlight on a variety of process gaps across healthcare organizations when it came to managing the access of clinical staff including hospitalists, af...

World Password Day

Today is World Password Day – the perfect opportunity to ensure we are doing all we can to manage our online logins. Passwords are a key to our digital identity. They allow us to bank, shop, work, and socialize online, but they also protect us. Strong, complex passwords ensure all the information we store online is protected, which is essential for our privacy and security....

Artificial Intelligence as a Force Multiplier

Security professionals, identity managers, and IT operations teams are under growing pressure to make fast decisions based on a nonstop flow of alerts, reports, and initiatives to both enable and protect the business. According to a recent cloud security report1, 59% of surveyed IT professionals say they receive more than 500 public cloud security alerts per day; 38% receiv...

Zero Trust and the Future of the Workplace

There has never been a more challenging time managing cyber risk and responding to the challenges of an ever-changing business landscape than today. A recent Forrester report investigated new challenges modern enterprises face, like: A sharp increase in the number of remote workers and non-employee workers More types of users, non-human entities, devices, and data sources...

Identity Outliers – Discover & Remediate Anomalous Identities

What if you could discover risky identities within an organization as easily as you search for your next favorite song on Spotify? Leverage SailPoint’s security expertise to surface Outlier identities. Press “remediate” or “ignore” to train the AI/ML to adapt to your organization’s unique security preferences. The music industry was revolutionized by the advent of AI/ML. W...

How Our New Product Suites Are Setting the Standard for Identity Security

People tend to want what they need. This is as true for technology solutions as it is for everything else. But while the truism may sound simple in theory, the unfortunate truth is that people don’t always know what they need. Often, customers need to see for themselves the positive outcomes that stem from implementing a solution before they understand why it is necessary. ...

Identity Security: The Foundation of a Successful Cybersecurity Strategy

Identity has transformed from a back-office function to becoming one of the most critical components of a company’s transformation strategy. But how can your company adapt if you do not know who has access to what systems, how they got that access, whether it is still relevant, and what they are doing with that access? Companies need a comprehensive intelligent identity pl...

Identity Security, SpaceX, Ephemeral Entitlements, and Data

It’s a time-worn adage: “What goes up must come down.” This took on a new meaning this past winter. On February 3, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 Starlink satellites. A day later, they were hit by a geomagnetic storm. By February 8th, SpaceX reported that 40 of the original 49 would reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate, or they would soon. These precious resources last...

The Core Components of Identity Security

Over the last few months, organizations have seen a shift in managing and securing identities, and it has moved well beyond human capacity. In order to do this effectively, organizations need artificial intelligence and machine learning at the core of their identity solution to automate the discovery, management, and control of all user access throughout their digital life ...

Data Privacy Day 101

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on January 28. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about how businesses and individuals can promote privacy and data protection best practices. But where did Data Privacy Day come from and how can you celebrate and protect yourself? We get into the 101 below. ...