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Voices of experience – What’s the role of a cloud-first approach to identity security?

Managing cyber security for an organization is an ongoing process that evolves as an organization’s infrastructure, applications, technology, and user base evolves. For many organizations, cloud is an important part of that evolution. Some organizations have gone fully to the cloud with applications and data; others are still wholly on-premises, while many others are somew...

It’s a good thing I’m not bitter: how easy it’d be to wreak havoc on my previous employer

Authored by Anonymous SailPoint Employee Before joining SailPoint, I worked at a B2B company for just over a decade. I loved my time there, and I still have nothing but the fondest of feelings for the organization, the people I worked with, and the work we did together there. And, let me tell you, it’s a good thing that I don’t have an iota of bitterness or negative feeli...

Takeaways from RSA 2023: LLMs, National Defense and identity as the new cybersecurity perimeter

The 2023 RSA Conference in San Francisco showcased cutting-edge developments in the cybersecurity landscape, focusing on the potential and challenges Large Language Models (LLMs), the increasing importance of identity as the new perimeter for cyber defense, and the cybersecurity imperative for national defense. In this blog, I’ll be diving into the three key themes that eme...

Identity Day in Boston

Authored by Jerry Aubel, Senior Product Marketing Manager On a summer-like spring day in the historic city of Boston, the first of many SailPoint Horizons of Identity Security workshops took place. Over the next few months, more workshops are scheduled across North America and EMEA. The Horizons of Identity Security workshops are designed to be informative, interactive ses...

Voices of experience – Best practices for initiating an IAG project

Most companies do not doubt that implementing identity and access governance in their organization might be a good idea. But what’s the best way to do it? By following the advice of those who have gone before. Specifically, at Navigate 2022 in London, IT leaders from various industries recently shared their best practices for initiating an identity and access governance pr...

Why identity security is core to your business

Without identity security, there is no enterprise security. The companies who rally behind this statement are the ones who stay out of the headlines. They remain protected. They drive down risk. They drive up business agility. This creates acceleration and energy across their business. And ultimately, this empowers the entire workforce to rally behind the business, driving...

Register for Navigate 2023: Identity Security Accelerated

Technology moves fast, and identity security threats are keeping pace. Enterprises are racing against time to keep up with ever-evolving risks and must protect their information and data. But organizations can’t do it alone. Modern enterprises need a partner that is anticipating the next threat and knows that the key to security is being open to what’s next, to taking a ch...

Our SailPoint crew in Latin America

One thing we are proud of at SailPoint is our global footprint. From Europe, to America, to APAC, our capabilities, our customer base, and our talent. Today, we wanted to take a moment to highlight our crew in Latin America. Kate Cox, senior manager of engineering, sat down with Mark McClain, CEO, and Raul Carbajal, director of engineering, to talk about SailPoint and its ...

World Password Day 2023

Happy World Password Day! Created by cybersecurity professionals in 2013 and designated as the first Thursday in May, World Password Day is meant to educate about healthy password habits that help keep our information secure. Passwords are not only hard to remember and keep track of but also one of the most common entry points for attackers. According to Microsoft Azure Act...

HIMSS 2023: 4 key takeaways

Our biggest takeaway from HIMMS 2023 is that healthcare identity security needs help. During the conference, we spoke to many healthcare professionals about issues and upcoming trends. We discovered that many healthcare organizations are still early in their identity security journey but are ready for a positive change. Many currently use manual processes, while others are...