On the one hand, cybercrime threats are growing at a fast pace and regulators are raising the requirements for IAM processes and procedures higher and higher. On the other hand, new competitors and new technologies are pushing banks to be more agile and to adopt faster, either using self-developed applications, solution providers, or cloud services.
So, how can an online bank cope with these issues? What are some possible strategies to be compliant and agile with your IAM solution? In this presentation I will describe the current situation from the perspective of comdirect bank and will give you valuable insights for developing strategies to master the IAM challenges of the future.
At the end of 2014, Henkel launched the AIM4 Future program to simplify and optimize the Identity & Access Management process and architecture landscape. One of the major targets is to automate the standard User Lifecycle process as much as possible with an end to end process view over IT, Security, HR and Financial processes, e.g. starting with HR recruitment and ending with IT workplace onboarding at day1 of an employee.
Beside the technical challenges to exchange 5 tailor made application to a standard market solution the most intense discussion area is the cross process alignment with HR which is basis to achieve the visions around automation in IAM.