Press Releases

Identity Management and Governance for Businesses – and the Cloud

Munich, May 27th 2010 – The European Identity Conference 2010, which drew to a close on May 7th, 2010, has further solidified its position as the premier event for IAM (Identity and Access Management) and GRC (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance). At the same time, the topic of Cloud Computing—with special emphasis on Cloud Security and Governance—has shifted even more into the limelight, also as a result of the Cloud 2010 conference that ran parallel to the EIC.

Duesseldorf March, 31st, 2010 - Martin Kuppinger, co-founder and Principal Analyst at Kuppinger Cole, has written an article on the topic of „Identity Management for the Cloud“ in which he explores the reasons why companies and organizations must ask themselves if their Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems are capable of handling not just external users, but external ones as well: suppliers, partners and above all customers. Such comprehensive systems will increasingly become necessary as parts of corporate IT, especially services and data, become cloud-born. Here, security issues such as access governance and IT risk and compliance will dictate coming trends. In his article, Mr. Kuppinger gives an overview and suggests solution strategies that will enable companies and organizations to face the future of distributed IT with confidence.

Duesseldorf February, 16th, 2010 - Martin Kuppinger, co-founder and Principal Analyst at Kuppinger Cole, has just written a new article on data theft and insider attacks in which he describes the associated problems and risks and describes tactical and strategic measures to avoid them. According to Mr. Kuppinger, unprotected data and subsequent data leakage remain a major hazard in most organizations today. He also discusses ways and means for reducing information-related risks from both within and without.

The article runs to approximately 1,100 words and can be made available to you on request. Please contact me so that I can send you the manuscript.

New Overview Report from Kuppinger Cole available

Duesseldorf October, 14th, 2009 - Governance, Risk & Compliance - these three terms, in short "GRC" are pretty widely used in these days. Unfortunately, there is great confusion in how this term is used. The reason for this confusion is with high probability the fact that it allows to sell pretty easily all kind of technology under the umbrella of "Risk" and "Compliance" solutions.

The new report "A GRC Reference Architecture" aims to clarify the term GRC by defining a reference architecture, what exactly should be part of a GRC framework and how the different parts interact. It looks at GRC from a company-wide point of view, assembling all activities that have a certain internal control nature, yet focused on cost effectiveness and overall capability building.

Analyst company Kuppinger Cole confers European Identity Award 2009

On the occasion of the European Identity Conference 2009 (EIC), the leading European event for Identity and Access Management (IAM) and GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance), the analyst firm Kuppinger Cole conferred the European Identity Award. The award recognizes outstanding projects as well as innovations and additional developments of standards.

Around 500 attendees. More than 50 exhibitors.

The 3rd European Identity Conference 2009 (EIC), which has opened its doors today, has already been a resounding success. This year´s conference continues to generate a lot of interest despite the difficult economic climate. With more than 50 exhibitors, the venue has established itself as Europe´s leading event on the topic. All big names in identity management will be represented there, which means that the EIC 2009 will provide the most comprehensive access to European identity management providers in one single venue.

Strategies for the right step towards "Cloud Computing"

The analyst company Kuppinger Cole will hold the Cloud 09 conference from November 24 - 26 in Munich. The leading conference on Cloud Computing in Europe will combine Thought Leadership and Best Practices.

25 useful indicators to lower IT risks

The analyst group Kuppinger Cole has presented a new report dealing with Key Risk Indicators (KRI), that is data measuring the risk in businesses. KRIs help businesses recognise and address risks. Risk management is becoming more and more important at all company levels, especially in hard times.