Identity Management

Keyless Biometric Authentication

Keyless specializes in advanced authentication technologies to help customers increase authentication assurance and decrease risks of data leakage. Keyless delivers passwordless authentication utilizing state-of-the-art biometrics and innovative cryptography that improves enterprise and…

Analyst Chat #95: Deconstructing the User Journey (EIC 2021 Special)

KuppingerCole's flagship event EIC 2021 took place very successfully in Munich and online in September. Of course, Matthias took the opportunity to sit down with his fellow analysts in person for some EIC Special Analyst Chat episodes. Building on the themes of his Opening Keynote, Martin…

Managing Access and Entitlements in Multi-Cloud Multi-Hybrid IT

Introducing DREAM (Dynamic Resource Entitlement and Access Management) Paradigm for managing all access of everyone and everything to all resources consistently in a multi-cloud multi-hybrid environment. Policy-based, automated, consuming the current state of services & infrastructure.…

IT for the Digital Age: Introducing BASIS – Business-Driven Agile Secure IT as a Service

A paradigm for unified delivery of IT services to the business demand, based on automated, policy-based management, and supported by the unification of heterogeneous multi-cloud multi-hybrid IT environments following a services-based approach. Businesses need to reinvent themselves…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Maarten Stultjens on the European Perspective of Identity

Maarten Stultjens, VP Corporate Development at OneWelcome is to partake in a panel discussion entitled Identity, Privacy, Security - The European Perspective on Monday, September 13 starting at 15:50 pm at EIC 2021. To give you a sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Maarten some…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Vadim Lander on the Dawn of Digital IAM

Vadim Lander, Symantec Identity Management Security Chief Architect and CTO, Broadcom is to give a presentation entitled The Dawn of Digital IAM on Monday, September 13 starting at 17:40 pm at EIC 2021. To give you a sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Vadim some questions about his…

Making IAM Agile and a Business Enabler 

In the digital era, IAM is no longer just about employees. To become truly digital and tap into the new business benefits, organizations need IAM systems that can cater to partners, consumers and even things, as well as support IAM capabilities across all target systems, regardless of their…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Joni Brennan on the Growing Public Demand for Digital Identity During the Pandemic

Joni Brennan, President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada is to deliver a presentation entitled COVID Has Accelerated Public Demand for Digital ID on Monday, September 13 starting at 19:40 pm at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Joni…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Sadrick Widmann on the Truth About Identity

Sadrick Widmann, Chief Product Officer at Cidaas is to deliver a presentation entitled Give Me 10 Minutes, I'll Give You The Truth About Identity on Monday, September 13 starting at 20:00 pm at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Sadrick some questions about his…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Chris Owen on Identity Management

Chris Owen, Director of Product Management at Savyint is to deliver a presentation on Worlds Collide: The Importance of Convergence in IAM on Tuesday, September 14 starting at 8:30 pm at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Chris some questions about his planned…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Eric Newcomer on How to Improve Security Through IAM Code Management

Eric Newcomer, Chief Technology Officer at WSO2 is to deliver a presentation entitled The Rise of the Developer in IAM on Monday, September 13 starting at 6:40 pm at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Eric some questions about his planned presentation. What…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Mike Kiser on Why Identity Is the New Blue

Mike Kiser, Senior Identity Strategist at SailPoint and passionate storyteller, is to deliver a presentation entitled Identity Is the New Blue on Monday, September 13 starting at 6:00 pm. at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Mike some questions about his…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Peter Busch on Trust as the Key Concept

Peter Busch, Product Owner Distributed Ledger Technologies Mobility at Robert Bosch Group, is to deliver a presentation entitled Trust as the Key Concept in Future Mobility on Tuesday, September 14 starting at 3:30 pm. at EIC 2021. To give you sneak preview of what to expect, we asked Peter…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Barbara Mandl & Dr. Angelika Steinacker on the Women in Identity Workshop

Women in Identity exists to foster new relationships and mentorship between women in technical fields and beyond. At EIC 2021, Dr. Angelika Steinacker and Dr. Barbara Mandl will hold a pre-conference workshop on Monday, September 13 starting at 9:00 am. To give you sneak preview of what to…

EIC Speaker Spotlight: Patrick Parker on Complexity in IT

Patrick Parker, innovation-driven entrepreneur as well as founder and CEO at Identity Management and Cloud Security firm EmpowerID, will deliver a keynote presentation entitled Complexity Has Reached a Tipping Point in IT – What Can We Do About It? at the European Identity and Cloud…

Accelerate Your Digital Transformation Through Identity

Employee Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Consumer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) are typically separate in terms of governance, processes, and technology. But, by leveraging the synergy between the two, businesses can achieve better sales opportunities as well as faster…

Providers of Verified Identity

It is no longer enough to create and secure user identities. Verifying that the identity does indeed describe the individual it was created for is a valuable capability in many use cases, including authentication, remote onboarding, and enabling high value transactions. This Buyer's Compass…

NRI SecureTechnologies: Uni-ID Libra 2.4

Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) continues to be a growing market, offering a better user experience for the consumer and new challenges for the organization. NRI Secure's Uni-ID Libra, with a focus on the Japanese market, continues to provide innovative features within its…

Where Workflows, Service Management, Digital Identities, and Work From Home Meet

Simplifying access to IT services by building on platforms for IT workflows and beyond ServiceNow, over the past few years, has emerged as one of the leaders in the ITSM (IT Service Management) market and beyond to what today is named ESM (Enterprise Service Management). In fact, the…

Smart IAM Services for the Modern Digital Enterprise

The identities of employees, appropriate authorizations in processes and systems, and a permanent control and monitoring of access to prove compliance are becoming increasingly important for organizations. However, the management of these things remains less than optimal.

Alan Bachmann: Bringing Accountability to the Digital Identity While Preserving Privacy and Security

Jas Sagoo: The Business Balancing Act: User Experience and Security

In today’s digital environment, the bar has been reset when it comes to remote working, e-commerce, e-learning, e-health and streaming services. The demand for simple and secure digital experiences for customers has never been higher. And while logging in is such a common process,…

Panel - What's Next for IAM: Building for the Future

Expert Chat: Interview with Francois Lasnier

Francois Lasnier: The Key to Post Covid Success - Aim to Thrive Not Merely Survive

Frances Zelazny: Enabling the Future of IAM with Zero Knowledge Authentication

Expert Chat: Interview with Ian Lowe

Ian Lowe: Trust Arrives on Foot But Leaves in a Ferrari

Inspired by this quote from Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-2013) and the Governor of the Bank of England (2013 -2020), we will take a look at how identity and trust are intimately connected, yet how fragile they are in the digital world. And, using two customer…

Matthias Reinwarth: The Future of IAM: Towards a Unified, Modular, Trusted, and Connected Identity Ecosystem

Identity and access management is evolving. Originating in centralized enterprise systems, IAM must now reflect the complex realities of modern organizations and our post-pandemic society. It is driven by the need for a seamless user experience for all types of identities with all types of…

Why Digital Trust Is at the Top Of CXOs’ Agenda… Even if They Don’t Realise It

When thinking about the C-suite’s priorities, people tend to focus on growth, security, digital transformation or, more recently, keeping a remote workforce running. All of these aspects are important to keep the business profitable, remain at the forefront of innovation, maintain…

David Doret: Improving IAM Success Rates with Rigorous Concepts

Panel: No Zero Trust Without Strong IAM - What You Need in IGA and Beyond for Enabling Zero Trust

Analyst Chat #75: Get Rid of IAM Siloes

Martin Kuppinger joins Matthias for a first hybrid audio plus video episode of the Analyst Chat. They talk about horizontal (capabilities like AM, IGA, and PAM) and vertical siloes (identities like things, robots, customers, partners, or employees). And they lay out a proper approach to…

Analyst Chat #69: IAM Awareness in Daily Life

Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt is an experienced practitioner with extensive background knowledge in all things IAM. He helps us to take a step back and look at IAM in daily life. Drawing on simple, understandable definitions, he provides practical recommendations for successful and efficient…

Identity ist kein Selbstzweck – Unternehmenskritische Applikationen mit Identity Security absichern

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Digitalisierungsbemühungen in der DACH-Region angetrieben, aber auch Grenzen aufgezeigt. Die digitale Identität von Angestellten steht immer häufiger im Fokus des Interesses – sowohl von Sicherheitsbeauftragten als auch von Hackern. Identity…

WALLIX Bastion

WALLIX Bastion is a PAM solution that offers the fundamentals of session management, password management and access management as well as more advanced features such as PEDM and privileged management for machines and applications. The product also provides detailed session recording,…

Vilma Blomberg: No Compromises, No Mercy – IAM’s Inevitable Role in Safeguarding The Organization

Organizations are in a constant race when it comes to cybersecurity. Identity and Access Management has a more relevant role than ever in this ruthless fight against cyber enemies that may cause fatal operational, monetary and reputational damage to organizations. IAM teams must offer a…

Martin Kuppinger: Your IAM Doesn’t Fit for Hybrid Multi-Clouds and Digital Transformation Needs? Time to Rethink

Leveraging what you have and extending it by new services and architectures to support today’s and tomorrow’s business demand on IAM. IAM (Identity and Access Management) is no longer just an administrative tool or a solution supporting your regulatory compliance…

Manoj Kumar: Cloud-delivered IAM: Promises and Challenges

Cloud is here to fundamentally change the way Identity and Access Management services are delivered. It is an imperative but also an opportunity to re-visit and challenge a few tried and tested approaches to delivering core IAM capabilities. It also provides an important pause to design the…

Simon Moffatt: The Road to CIAM Success: Why an Identity Fabric Powers Digital Transformation

Many organizations are undergoing new modes of operation, which is enabling them to develop a "digital instinct" for their customer's needs.  A correctly designed consumer identity management platform allows those organizations to excel, in an agile, secure, and business-enabling…

Martin Kuppinger: Interview with Simon Moffatt

Tobias Urban: The Balance Between User Experience and Security

Logging in is such a common process, it’s easy to take for granted. However, that entry point to your application or service is also when organizations become responsible for the user’s digital identity. And with the increase in innovation, and use of technology to deliver…

David Doret: TOME: Strengthening the Semantic Foundations of IAM

We all know that communication is the most critical success factor of any human undertakings, and IAM initiatives are no exception. However, whether you are: a manager trying to explain its IAM strategic program to top management, an architect trying to make IAM efficiently and…

Sylvie Vandevelde: From a Centralized Digital ID Towards a Hybrid Model

Oliver Krebs: Anchoring Real Identity in a Digital World

In a world where you never meet our customers or employees face to face, it’s critical to anchor their real identity to their digital one. It’s only by doing this that you can securely provision access, verify high-risk actions, and deliver on an experience that keeps them…

Matthias Reinwarth: User & Authorization Management. Real Benefits For The Business, Effective Projects, Efficient Operation And A High Level Of Acceptance

Panel: Tackling the Legacy IAM - Towards Future- Proof Identity Fabric

Christine Owen: Identity-Centric IAM For Enhanced Integration Into Emerging Security Models

Vinay Dabas: Securing the Digital World - Identity Verification and Authentication

Akhilesh Rajendran: Automation in Identity and Access Management Operation

 An organization’s Identity and access management have always been a busy scene, even if the economy is growing or shrinking. IAM operations- the lifecycle management and maintenance of Identities is a resource intensive and costly process. By leveraging the right automation…

Rakesh Tripathi: Future of Identity Management

How to Find the Right Strategy for Access Control Management

Identity Governance Herausforderungen mit ForgeRock Autonomous Identity bewältigen

Die meisten Organisationen sehen den Vorteil von Identity Governance und Administration (IGA), erkennen jedoch, dass es in der Praxis Herausforderungen hat, denn bestimmte Aufgaben sind komplex und schwerfällig. Bestehende IGA-Lösungen kommen dadurch an ihre Grenzen und werden als…

Where to Start Your IAM Modernization Journey

Many enterprises are nowadays dealing with the modernization of their Identity & Access Management. Modernizing Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and well as Access Management at the same time can become too complex. In this video blog post, Martin gives practical advice on…

May 27, 2021: Enabling the Future of Identity and Access Management

Join the KCLive Event on the future of identity and access management to learn how to implement an interconnected IAM architecture designed for the post-pandemic era.

Overcoming Identity Governance Challenges with ForgeRock Autonomous Identity

Most organizations see the value of identity governance and administration (IGA). However, they recognize that it has its challenges in practice, with certain tasks being complex and cumbersome. As a result, existing IGA solutions are faltering. Dynamic businesses require new approaches…

Privileged Access Management for DevOps

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is an important area of access risk management and identity security in any organization. Privileged accounts have traditionally been given to administrators to access critical data and applications. But, changing business practices, hybrid IT, cloud and…

The Evolution of Access Control

The purpose of an identity management system is to support access control to an organization’s sensitive systems and protected resources. Contemporary access control has progressed from static entitlements, still used in many organisations. Not only manual interventions are necessary…

Making Zero Trust Work With the NIST Framework

There’s lots of hype around Zero Trust Security in the context of our changing mobile and cloud-centric working environments. Moving towards a modern and agile Zero Trust security concept is essential in today's mobile first, work-securely-from-anywhere world.

The 3 Pillars of Access Control Optimization: IAM, GRC and User Monitoring

Identity & Access Management (IAM) tools are used to automate processes of user lifecycle management and control user access permissions from a single point. We can improve these processes by using conditions and policies, and eventually implementing rule-based access controls (RBAC)…

There Is No Successful Digital Transformation Without Strong Identity Management

2020 will go down in history as the year in which many companies gave their stagnating digital transformation initiatives a big new push. Due to the pandemic, organizations were forced to rapidly scale up their remote working facilities, secure employee-owned devices (Bring Your Own Devices…

Ivanti’s Zero Trust Journey

Ivanti has completed its acquisition of MobileIron and Pulse Secure. Ivanti, headquartered in Salt Lake City, had its roots in desktop management (LANDESK), evolved into endpoint and patch management, and had added full IT asset, service, and workspace management, as well as IAM…

Managing Azure AD – Regardless of How You Use It

Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) has gained widespread adoption. Coming with Microsoft Azure Cloud as well as Microsoft 365 (i.e. Office 365), it appears in many organizations just because of decisions made outside of the IAM team.

The Interplay between Zero Trust and IAM

Martin Kuppinger and Danna Bethlehem, Director of Product Marketing at Thales discuss their perspectives on the interplay of Zero Trust and Identity and Access Management.

The Role of Customer Identity & Access Management in Digital Transformation

Companies and organizations have strategic decisions to make at the Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) front. First, they have to decide whether to invest into a dedicated CIAM solution or to build on existing infrastructure. If there is already a foundation, what should be…

The Future of IAM is Automated

Interview with Paul Trulove, Chief Product Owner, SailPoint

2020 Is the Year of the Identity Management Revolution

2020 has been the year of dispersed workforces and working environments. The impact on existing infrastructure, strategies and legacy technology has been unprecedented. As a result, we embarked on a revolution for Identity & Access Management and a mind-set change for organizations big…

Jan 26, 2021: The Evolution of Access Control

The purpose of an identity management system is to support access control to an organization’s sensitive systems and protected resources. Contemporary access control has progressed from static entitlements, still used in many organisations. Not only manual interventions are necessary to…

Identity and Access Management

UNITY: IGA Modernization Framework by Persistent

Inevitably, every organization with digital security and governance requirements will go through iterations of IAM and IGA system modernization efforts. Persistent Systems' Unity provides the necessary migration framework to facilitate an IGA modernization transition.

How Security and Identity Fabrics Work to Help Improve Security

Many organizations struggle or even fail because they overcomplicate the implementation and extension of their cybersecurity toolset. Most do not have a central approach on security, and often use a set of tools that are not well-integrated with each other.

Dec 03, 2020: There Is No Successful Digital Transformation Without Strong Identity Management

2020 will go down in history as the year in which many companies gave their stagnating digital transformation initiatives a big new push. Due to the pandemic, organizations were forced to rapidly scale up their remote working facilities, secure employee-owned devices (Bring Your Own Devices…

IAM Essentials: Identity Data Integration

In an Age of Digital Transformation Managing Vendor and Partner Identity Is Critical

Organizations have been managing the identity and access of employees for many years to protect data and the overall security of the enterprise. However, the onset of digital transformation has driven a need for faster, cost-effective innovation and with it the increased utilization of…

Dec 02, 2020: Managing Azure AD – Regardless of How You Use It

Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) has gained widespread adoption. Coming with Microsoft Azure Cloud as well as Microsoft 365 (i.e. Office 365), it appears in many organizations just because of decisions made outside of the IAM team.

The Fast Track to Optimized Operations With IAM-as-a-Service

IAM-as-a-Service provides the operational agility by bringing-in skills and expertise to implement a precise strategy, technology deployment, process automation, service delivery and support model, thus, gaining operational efficiency and streamlining budgets. Therefore, IAM-as-a-Service,…

Dec 09, 2020: The 3 Pillars of Access Control Optimization: IAM, GRC and User Monitoring

Identity & Access Management (IAM) tools are used to automate processes of user lifecycle management and control user access permissions from a single point. We can improve these processes by using conditions and policies, and eventually implementing rule-based access controls (RBAC) and…

Dec 16, 2020: Making Zero Trust Work With the NIST Framework

There’s lots of hype around Zero Trust Security in the context of our changing mobile and cloud-centric working environments. Moving towards a modern and agile Zero Trust security concept is essential in today's mobile first, work-securely-from-anywhere world.

Identity for All – Not for the Few

While digitalization is a major challenge for all kinds of enterprises, it is particularly hard for medium sized enterprises. For many years, medium sized enterprises have struggled to deploy Identity Management as well as Identity Governance (IGA) solutions and show true business value and…

Identity and Access Management Strategies That Grow With Your Business

For these organizations, an adaptable Active Directory-centered (AD) approach can address the areas of highest impact. By adding cloud-based access request and access certification functionality to the mix, a company can achieve a basic IGA solution for a fraction of the cost, complexity,…

Access Management

Access Management capabilities are well-established in the broader scope of IAM and are continuing to gain attraction due to emerging requirements for integrating business partners and customers. This KuppingerCole Buyer’s Compass will provide you with questions to ask vendors,…

The 3 Steps to Secure IAM Modernization

When organizations modernize their Identity and Access Management (IAM), they have three fundamental requirements: an understanding of current capabilities, a migration strategy to transform the IAM infrastructure and finally, the staff with the expertise to execute the plan. The challenges…

Recommendations for aligning ITSM with IAM/IGA

The versatility of modern IT Service Management systems (ITSM) is leading many organizations to configure these systems to deal with all employee service requests, including those related to IAM/IGA. But this is a risky strategy from a maintenance and compliance point of view. This…

A Look at NIST’s Zero Trust Architecture

NIST, the US National Institute for Standards and Technology, recently released SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture. The NIST special publication examines the principles of and motivations for ZTA, as well as implementation considerations, security concerns, and suggestions for improvements…

Sep 08, 2020: Identity for All – Not for the Few

While digitalization is a major challenge for all kinds of enterprises, it is particularly hard for medium sized enterprises. For many years, medium sized enterprises have struggled to deploy Identity Management as well as Identity Governance (IGA) solutions and show true business value and…

Remote Work and IAM – A Unique Opportunity for Security Leaders

Nowadays, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is undeniably the first line of defense for organizations worldwide. It enables employees to securely access applications while enhancing control and transparency. But IAM is also on the change. It is already more than just the traditional…

Clear Skye IGA: IGA on the ServiceNow NOW platform

Clear Skye IGA differs from common IGA implementations by running on the ServiceNow NOW platform and providing full integration into ServiceNow capabilities. It thus bridges the gap between ITSM and IGA allowing for fast and efficient implementation of IGA capabilities for organizations…

Oct 13, 2020: 2020 Is the Year of the Identity Management Revolution

2020 has been the year of dispersed workforces and working environments. The impact on existing infrastructure, strategies and legacy technology has been unprecedented. As a result, we embarked on a revolution for Identity & Access Management and a mind-set change for organizations big and…

Sep 14, 2020: The Fast Track to Optimized Operations With IAM-as-a-Service

When IAM projects stall it is usually due to budget or timeline constraints as well as a lack of automation that can be leveraged by operations team to accelerate IAM processes and IAM modernization. Also, IAM operations and administration teams are often too busy with low-value tasks or…

Analyst Chat #30: Consent Management Done Right

Graham Williamson and Matthias Reinwarth talk about consent: what does it mean for identity professionals, service providers or lawyers and how to reconcile all those different views in modern IAM environments.

Working From Home Is Not Secure Without an Effective IAM

The past few months have not only been disruptive to business models, but also to the way many people work. Working from Home (WfH) is the new normal for many of us, but it comes with many challenges, for workers, for their managers, for the IT teams. One of the biggest challenges is…

NRI Secure Technologies: Uni-ID Libra 2.4

Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is a rapidly growing market that offers a better user experience for the consumer and new challenges for the organization. NRI Secure’s Uni-ID Libra continues to innovate and provide the necessary components of a CIAM solution with a…

Aug 25, 2020: The 3 Steps to Secure IAM Modernization

When organizations modernize their Identity and Access Management (IAM), they have three fundamental requirements: an understanding of current capabilities, a migration strategy to transform the IAM infrastructure and finally, the staff with the expertise to execute the plan. The challenges…

Identity Für Alle – Nicht Nur Für Wenige: Identity Management Für Den Mittelstand

Die digitale Transformation ist eine globale Herausforderung für Unternehmen jeder Größe. Im Gegensatz zu großen Konzernen fehlt es kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen aber oft an Fachpersonal und finanziellen Ressourcen, um Transformationsprozessen und den…

Symantec Identity Governance and Administration

In the absence of a secure external perimeter Identity and Access Management has become fundamental to protecting corporate digital assets.  Identity Governance and Administration includes two core elements of IAM - Identity Provisioning and Access Governance - that are essential to…

Workforce Continuity in a Time of Crisis

It is not only in times of crisis like the current coronavirus pandemic that companies need to adapt and respond quickly to changing circumstances to provide workers with remote access and deal with onboarding and deprovisioning contingent workers. Continually changing and increasing…

Jul 23, 2020: Remote Work and IAM – A Unique Opportunity for Security Leaders

Nowadays, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is undeniably the first line of defense for organizations worldwide. It enables employees to securely access applications while enhancing control and transparency. But IAM is also on the change. It is already more than just the traditional…

Sep 30, 2020: How Security and Identity Fabrics Work to Help Improve Security

Many organizations struggle or even fail because they overcomplicate the implementation and extension of their cybersecurity toolset. Most do not have a central approach on security, and often use a set of tools that are not well-integrated with each other.

Sep 17, 2020: In an Age of Digital Transformation, Managing Vendor and Partner Identity Is Critical

Organizations have been managing the identity and access of employees for many years to protect data and the overall security of the enterprise. However, the onset of digital transformation has driven a need for faster, cost-effective innovation and with it the increased utilization of…

Sep 09, 2020: Identity and Access Management Strategies That Grow With Your Business

For companies that don’t need a complex Identity Governance & Administration solution (IGA), account and group administration is still a priority. Every company needs a solution for at least baseline IAM (Identity and Access Management), that fits their current state but can also equip them…

Executive View: Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager - 80142

Hitachi ID is a global IAM software provider. It offers Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager (HiPAM) as its primary offering for the PAM market, along with the complementary Identity Manager and Password Manager products. In the last few years PAM has evolved into a set of targeted…

Redefining IAM: Harnessing AI to Identify Risk at the Speed of Change

In an increasingly complex and rapidly changing business, IT and regulatory environment, traditional approaches to identity governance must evolve to keep up with the rate of change. Given the dynamic nature of today’s business, managing entitlements and conducting access reviews have…

The Role of Identity in Business Continuity Planning

When it’s “business as usual”, it seems strange to think about disruptions and disasters. With competing priorities and the pressure of everyday demands, planning for worst-case scenarios can feel alarmist and macabre. But as anyone experienced in disaster preparedness will…

Jun 30, 2020: Workforce Continuity in a Time of Crisis

It is not only in times of crisis like the current coronavirus pandemic that companies need to adapt and respond quickly to changing circumstances to provide workers with remote access and deal with onboarding and deprovisioning contingent workers.

Executive View: Microsoft Azure Active Directory - 80401

From small businesses to large enterprises, organizations today require a solid foundation for their Identity and Access Management (IAM) services. These services are increasingly delivered as cloud services or IDaaS (Identity as a Service). Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)…

Microsoft Adding New Capabilities to Azure Active Directory

Over the past years, Microsoft has spent significant effort to make Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) the central platform for identities in Microsoft environments and beyond. Microsoft now announced several new capabilities that help to support further use cases. New features in Azure AD…

Executive View: Ilantus Compact Identity - 80177

IAM is a complex challenge for businesses, comprising of various capabilities such as IGA (Identity Governance & Administration), Access Management, and Privileged Access Management. Deployment is shifting towards flexible models supporting a range of deployment options, including IDaaS…

Jul 02, 2020: Identity für Alle – nicht nur für Wenige: Identity Management für den Mittelstand

Die digitale Transformation ist eine globale Herausforderung für Unternehmen jeder Größe. Im Gegensatz zu großen Konzernen fehlt es kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen aber oft an Fachpersonal und finanziellen Ressourcen, um Transformationsprozessen und den notwendigen technischen…

Whitepaper: IAM: Globalization & Large-Scale Enterprise - 80130

Identity and Access Management (IAM) has never been more important or challenging in the face of a rapidly changing business, regulatory and IT environment. This is especially true for multinational companies that must comply with an ever-increasing number of security and privacy…

Digital Identities & Healthcare IAM: Balancing Efficiency in Clinical Workflows and the Need for Security & Privacy

IAM infrastructure is becoming increasingly critical to the business success of healthcare providers. This is driven in the first instance by digitization and connectivity of everything and the inevitable efforts of cyber-criminals to compromise the newly connected assets. At the same time,…

May 28, 2020: Redefining IAM: Harnessing AI to Identify Risk at the Speed of Change

In an increasingly complex and rapidly changing business, IT and regulatory environment, traditional approaches to identity governance must evolve to keep up with the rate of change. Given the dynamic nature of today’s business, managing entitlements and conducting access reviews have become…

Analyst Chat #10: Making IAM Projects Succeed - The Importance of Project Management

Matthias Reinwarth and Graham Williamson are talking about managing IAM projects properly.

Why IAM From the Cloud is the New Normal

Martin Kuppinger explains the benefits of Identity and Access Management delivered from the cloud.

Analyst Chat #8: Making IAM Projects Succeed - Why You Need a Solution Architecture

Matthias Reinwarth and Graham Williamson are talking about designing an IAM project architecture.

Executive View: Hitachi ID IAM Suite - 80399

Enterprise IAM suites today need to meet an ever-growing list of IT requirements, which includes process automation, self-service, and identity-related administration and governance capabilities. Hitachi ID offers a well-integrated all-in-one IAM package that can meet these enterprise…

Sep 13 - 16, 2021: European Identity and Cloud Conference 2021

The European Identity and Cloud Conference returns fully digitalized, reacting to the global pandemic. We have collected a lot of experience in virtual conferencing throughout 2020 to be able to offer you a safe and hygienic event experience – on-site, virtual, and hybrid.

IAM Projects Stalling – Too Tools-centric

Martin Kuppinger explains the reasons why so many Identity and Access Management projects can stall or even fail.

IAM Projects Stalling – Too Big to Win

Martin Kuppinger explains the reasons why so many Identity and Access Management projects can stall or even fail.

KuppingerCole Analyst Chat - Our New Regular Podcast

Today we're officially launching KuppingerCole Analyst Chat - our new soon-to-be-regular audio podcast. In the pilot episode Martin Kuppinger and I are discussing Identity & Access Management challenges so many are facing now while having to work from home. At the moment, you can…

May 12, 2020: Identity Fabrics & the Future of Identity Management

With this Virtual Event, KuppingerCole will help you in defining a step-by-step approach to migrate from your legacy IAM to a future-proof Identity Fabric.

Jul 09, 2020: Working From Home Is Not Secure Without an Effective IAM

The past few months have not only been disruptive to business models, but also to the way many people work. Working from Home (WfH) is the new normal for many of us, but it comes with many challenges, for workers, for their managers, for the IT teams. One of the biggest challenges is finding…

Analyst Chat: Identity & Access Management Challenges - Work From Home Edition

Welcome to the pilot issue of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat - our soon-to-be-regular podcast. Stay tuned for more episodes!

Apr 21, 2020: AI Governance From a Practical Perspective

How can you ensure that your Artificial Intelligence project does not become a liability? An improper implementation, a socially insensitive data label, or negligent data management can easily lead to an auditing nightmare. What are the best practices to safely utilize and govern AI?

5G and Identity

5G Identity and Authentication 5G is the next generation of cellular mobile communications intended to support the massive increase in capacity and connectivity that will be required for the future cloud of things and to provide the enhanced bandwidth needed for new mobile data…

Modernizing IAM Solutions Leveraging New Operating Models With the KuppingerCole Identity Fabric

Modernizing IAM solutions leveraging new operating models with the KuppingerCole Identity Fabric

Learn more about Legacy IAM and how to modernize IAM solutions leveraging new operating models with the KuppingerCole Identity Fabric.

The Perils of Today’s Approach on Access Governance: Start Protecting Data at Source

Protecting sensitive, valuable data is a must for every organization. Ever-increasing cyber-attacks and ever-tightening regulations mandate businesses to take action. Unfortunately, the common approaches of IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) that focus on managing static…

Executive View: Atos DirX Identity - 80166

Atos DirX Identity is a mature offering for IGA (Identity Governance and Administration), delivering both leading-edge Identity Provisioning capabilities and a strong risk-based Access Governance feature set. Atos has made significant improvements when it comes to the ease and flexibility…

Leadership Brief: What to Consider When Evaluating Decentralized Identity? - 80451

Decentralized identity solutions that meet a range of enterprise use cases are on the market. Being a discerning consumer means knowing the right questions to ask. This Leadership Brief guides you through the critical aspects of decentralized identity solutions that are relevant to…

Leadership Brief: 10 Top Trends in IAM - 80335

Digital identities are at the core of Digital Transformation, Information Security and Privacy. It has never been more important for enterprises to ensure they have the capability to manage identities effectively in a rapidly changing business, regulatory and IT environment. This Leadership…

Market Compass: Decentralized Identity: Blockchain ID & Self-Sovereign Identity Solutions - 80064

The KuppingerCole Market Compass provides an overview of product or service offerings in a certain market segment.  This Market Compass covers decentralized identity, specifically Blockchain Identity and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) solutions. This is a very dynamic space filled with…

Executive View: Google's Cloud Identity - 80326

Identity as a Service (IDaaS) is fast becoming the new face of Identity and Access Management (IAM) with several vendors now delivering cloud based IAM services to support the growth in cloud-based applications in the enterprise. Google’s Cloud Identity provides access to many popular…

May 07, 2020: Digital Identities & Healthcare IAM: Balancing Efficiency in Clinical Workflows and the Need for Security & Privacy

IAM infrastructure is becoming increasingly critical to the business success of healthcare providers. This is driven in the first instance by digitization and connectivity of everything and the inevitable efforts of cyber-criminals to compromise the newly connected assets. At the same time,…

Leadership Brief: Leveraging Identity Fabrics on your way towards cloud based IAM - 80501

Executive View: PlainID Policy Manager - 80315

PlainID Policy Manager aims to be the single source of truth for all entitlements, coarse- or fine-grained in your enterprise, controlling secure access  across  all identities, systems, and applications with the help of centrally managed business-focused policies.

Taking One Step Back: The Road to Real IDaaS and What IAM Really Is About

Shifting IAM to Modern Architecture and Deployment Models There is a lot of talk about IDaaS (Identity as a Service) these days, as the way to do IAM (Identity and Access Management). There are also fundamental changes in technology, such as the shift to containers (or even serverless) and…

Nov 12, 2020: The Role of Customer Identity & Access Management in Digital Transformation

Companies and organizations have strategic decisions to make at the Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) front. First, they have to decide whether to invest into a dedicated CIAM solution or to build on existing infrastructure. If there is already a foundation, what should be their…

Leadership Brief: IAM for Robotic Process Automation: How to Avoid Security Challenges - 80383

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one of the trending topics in today’s IT environments. RPA promises to automate manual tasks within business processes by implementing (software) “robots” that perform these tasks instead of humans. Such software robots must have a…

Mar 10, 2020: The Perils of Today’s Approach on Access Governance: Start Protecting Data at Source

Protecting sensitive, valuable data is a must for every organization. Ever-increasing cyber-attacks and ever-tightening regulations mandate businesses to take action. Unfortunately, the common approaches of IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) that focus on managing static…

Feb 04, 2020: PAM for the 2020s

Attend this KC Master Class to learn how to protect privileged accounts of your company. Based on many years of experience, KuppingerCole Analysts will deliver practical knowledge on password management and automatic rotation, enforcement of the least privilege principle, vulnerability…

Identity Fabrics for True Digital Transformation

Business models are changing, customer relationships are changing, and business partnerships are far more volatile than ever before. Workloads are shifting to the cloud and to as-a-service models. Businesses are looking to provide more and more digital services to their customers and…

API Platforms as the Secure Front Door to Your Identity Fabric

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is on the cusp of a new era: that of the Identity Fabric. An Identity Fabric is a new logical infrastructure that acts as a platform to provide and orchestrate separate IAM services in a cohesive way. Identity Fabrics help the enterprise meet the current…

Extending Beyond the Limits of Multi-Factor Authentication With Continuous Adaptive Trust

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) market is undergoing rapid and at times transformative change. A steady progression from on-premises to API and cloud platforms is visible as vendors innovate, but authentication tools are under attack from determined adversaries.

Whitepaper: Digital Transformation for Business Enablement Requires a Modern Identity Fabric - 80165

Digital Identities are at the heart of the Digital Transformation. Without the ability to unify identities and manage the access of everyone to everything  to every digital service effectively, transformation initiatives will fail. Business can’t afford to implement these…

Whitepaper: Modern Identity Fabrics: A Cornerstone of your Digital Strategy - 80170

Digital Transformation is ubiquitous. Creating new digital business services changes the way IAM needs to be done. Instead of managing existing applications, IAM has to provide identity services that can be consumed by digital services. Focus is shifting from modern UIs for managing…

Decentralized Identity - 80050

Blockchain identity solutions are developing into a viable segment in IAM. Because the market segment is still very heterogeneous and gaining maturity, selecting a vendor to provide blockchain ID solutions should be done with care. This KuppingerCole Buyer’s Compass will equip you…

Executive View: Identity Automation’s RapidIdentity Solution - 80028

Identity Automation’s RapidIdentity is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that targets the specific requirements of healthcare organizations. Beyond delivering standard IAM capabilities, RapidIdentity helps healthcare organizations access a unified solution instead of…

Renovate Your IAM-House While You Continue to Live in It

Do you belong to the group of people who would like to completely retire all obsolete solutions and replace existing solutions with new ones in a Big Bang? Do you do the same with company infrastructures? Then you don't need to read any further here. Please tell us later, how things worked…

Executive View: ForgeRock Access Management - 80319

ForgeRock Access Management is a full-featured Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, and a primary component in their Identity Platform.  It provides numerous authentication options, an intelligent adaptive risk engine, identity federation, and advanced policy-based…

Whitepaper: Modern B2B Identity Management - 80135

With Business-to-Business (B2B) transformation comes digital initiatives to better connect B2B customer systems and supply chain services, and in doing so, Identity and Access Management (IAM) becomes a crucial consideration. IAM shares standard features that can be used in B2E or B2C use…

Architecture Blueprint: Identity and Access Management - 72550

IAM has been one of the central security infrastructures for many years. The changing role and importance of digital identities leads to fundamental changes in IAM architectures. The challenges for a future proof IAM are complex, diverse and sometimes even conflicting. Organization demand…

Legacy IAM System vs. Modern IAM Platforms - Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Application and infrastructure architectures are continuously changing in order to mirror the demands and challenges of organizational needs. A common problem with legacy systems is the inability to understand and adapt to the new business models in an ever-changing world.

Dec 10, 2019: Identity Fabrics for True Digital Transformation

Business models are changing, customer relationships are changing, and business partnerships are far more volatile than ever before. Workloads are shifting to the cloud and to as-a-service models. Businesses are looking to provide more and more digital services to their customers and…

Executive View: Microsoft Azure Active Directory - 79077

From small businesses to large enterprises, organizations today require a solid foundation for their Identity and Access Management (IAM) services. These services are increasingly delivered as cloud services or IDaaS (Identity as a Service). Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)…

Whitepaper: Privileged Access Management requirements for Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) - 80123

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is fast becoming one of the most important areas of Identity and Access Management (IAM). Privileged accounts are given to admins and other users within an organization to access critical data and applications. However, if these are not managed securely,…

Leading IDaaS Supplier OneLogin Aiming for the Top

OneLogin is among the leading vendors in the overall, product, innovation and market leadership ratings in KuppingerCole’s latest Leadership Compass Report on IDaaS Access Management, but is aiming to move even further up the ranks. In a media and analyst briefing, OneLogin…

Onboarding Your Business Partners to Your Services: B2B IAM in Practice

Virtually any business needs to grant business partners access to certain IT services. While employee IAM is a well-established discipline, where HR frequently delivers the information about joiners, movers, and leavers, and while Consumer IAM (CIAM) commonly relies on self-registration,…

When Cyber "Defense" is no Longer Enough

The days in which having just an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system on-premises are long gone. With organizations moving to hybrid on-premises, cloud, and even multi-cloud environments, the number of cyber-attacks is growing. The types and sophistication of these attacks are…

How Leading Brands Build Trust With CIAM

In the age of digital transformation, consumers tend to have multiple digital identities across several devices deploying a variety of services. In this environment, digital trust is what sets brands apart from their competitors. Taking and storing customer data is a duty of care, and…

Leadership Compass: Consumer Authentication - 80061

This report provides an overview of the market for Consumer Authentication products and services and provides you with a compass to help you to find the Consumer Authentication product or service that best meets your needs. We examine the market segment, vendor product and service…

Dec 03, 2019: Extending Beyond the Limits of Multi-Factor Authentication With Continuous Adaptive Trust

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) market is undergoing rapid and at times transformative change. A steady progression from on-premises to API and cloud platforms is visible as vendors innovate, but authentication tools are under attack from determined adversaries.

The Globalization of IAM for Manufacturing Businesses

Globalization has given many companies the opportunity to run factories and other operations in various countries. In doing so, manufacturers are faced with challenging regulations they have to comply with and that may differ in the U.S., EMEA, Russia, China, and other countries. IAM is an…

Leadership Brief: How to set up your IAM organization - 72548

A technology-oriented approach to identity and access management (IAM) is becoming less important as identities become more diverse and access requirements grow. As a result, CISOs and IAM Security Officers are struggling to promote and develop the maturity of skills in the silos of…

Whitepaper: Why Modern Enterprise IAM Must Be Rearchitected: Build Your Case for Containerized IAM and IDaaS - 80044

IT paradigms are under change. Containerized solutions, building on Microservice Architectures and exposing well-defined sets of APIs, are rapidly becoming the new normal. Such architectures provide clear benefits when used for IAM, allowing customers to shift from lengthy deployments of…

KuppingerCole’s Evaluation of Leading Vendors in the IDaaS Access Management Market

Identity-as-a-Service Access Management (IDaaS AM) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing markets of IAM, characterized by cloud-based delivery of traditional IAM services. KuppingerCole estimates the global IDaaS market will continue to grow at a CAGR of 24% in 2019.

Executive View: IBM Cloud Identity - 79065

IDaaS IAM is a fast growing market, characterized by cloud-based delivery of access management capabilities for business irrespective of the application and service delivery models. The promise of improved time-to-value proposition is prioritizing adoption of IDaaS for B2B, B2E and B2C…

Leadership Brief: Identity Fabrics - Connecting Anyone to Every Service - 80204

Digital technologies are now influencing and changing all areas within organizations. This is fundamentally reshaping the way communication takes place, how people work together and how value is delivered to customers. Ever-changing application and infrastructure architectures reflect the…

Executive View: Service Layers Managed IAM - 80129

Service Layers delivers a comprehensive managed IAM solution, based on best-of-breed IAM products. The solution is well-architected, following modern concepts including DevOps, container-based deployments, and microservices architectures. It thus can be run and operated on various…

Leadership Compass: IDaaS Access Management - 79016

A fast-growing market, IDaaS AM is largely characterized by cloud-based delivery of access management capabilities for business irrespective of the application and service delivery models. Improved time-to-value proposition prioritizes adoption of IDaaS for B2B, B2E and B2C access…

Sep 03, 2019: KuppingerCole’s Evaluation of Leading Vendors in the IDaaS Access Management Market

Identity-as-a-Service Access Management (IDaaS AM) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing markets of IAM, characterized by cloud-based delivery of traditional IAM services. KuppingerCole estimates the global IDaaS market will continue to grow at a CAGR of 24% in 2019.

Executive View: TrustBuilder Identity Hub - 80071

TrustBuilder Identity Hub is the Identity and Acess Management (IAM) platform from TrustBuilder that enables a context-aware and policy-driven approach to deliver a secure and seamless application integration. Targetted mostly at B2B and B2E use-case requirements, TrustBuilder is building…

The changing role of Azure AD in Enterprise IAM Architectures

For many companies, Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) was the basis for a coordinated step into the cloud, by extending the reach of their existing on-premises Active Directory to the cloud. For others, Azure AD was at the beginning just something that came with Microsoft Office…

Coming soon: The KuppingerCole Leadership Compass IDaaS AM

We are about to release the update of the first of two KuppingerCole Leadership Compass documents on IDaaS (Identity as a Service). We have segmented this market into two categories: Access Management (AM) Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) A fast-growing market, IDaaS AM is…

Technology Trend: The Road to Integrated, Hybrid and Heterogeneous IAM Architectures

Requirements for - and context of - the future Identity Fabric.  We call it Digital Transformation for lack of a better term, but it consists of much more than this buzzword is able to convey. Digital technologies are influencing and changing all areas of a company, and this is…

Nov 07, 2019: Legacy IAM System vs. Modern IAM Platforms - Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Application and infrastructure architectures are continuously changing in order to mirror the demands and challenges of organizational needs. A common problem with legacy systems is the inability to understand and adapt to the new business models in an ever-changing world.

Whitepaper: IAM for Healthcare: It’s time to act - 80029

Healthcare organizations deal with highly sensitive information. They face challenges in complying with ever-tightening regulations, combating ever-increasing cyber risks, and adapting to Digital Transformation. Comprehensive healthcare IAM, beyond pure SSO, helps Healthcare organizations…

Oct 01, 2019: How Leading Brands Build Trust With CIAM

In the age of digital transformation, consumers tend to have multiple digital identities across several devices deploying a variety of services. In this environment, digital trust is what sets brands apart from their competitors. Taking and storing customer data is a duty of care, and brands…

Benefits of IAM in Healthcare: Compliance, Security, Profits and More

Healthcare organizations must use IAM as an integral part of their IT infrastructure in order to cope with challenges in various fields, such as compliance, regulations, cybersecurity, and Digital Transformation. In this respect, IAM not only serves as a security technology but also as a…

Sep 17, 2019: The Globalization of IAM for Manufacturing Businesses

Globalization has given many companies the opportunity to run factories and other operations in various countries. In doing so, manufacturers are faced with challenging regulations they have to comply with and that may differ in the U.S., EMEA, Russia, China, and other countries. IAM is an…

Whitepaper: ForgeRock Identity Platform for PSD2 & API Security - 80049

The Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) promises to make the European Union (EU) cross-border transactions further transparent, faster and more secure while increasing competition and choice for consumers. To do so, Banks and other financial service providers must quickly make the…

Oct 10, 2019: Onboarding Your Business Partners to Your Services: B2B IAM in Practice

Virtually any business needs to grant business partners access to certain IT services. While employee IAM is a well-established discipline, where HR frequently delivers the information about joiners, movers, and leavers, and while Consumer IAM (CIAM) commonly relies on self-registration, B2B…

M&A Activity in Cybersecurity and IAM

It seems almost every week in cybersecurity and IAM we read of a large company buying a smaller one. Many times, it is a big stack vendor adding something that may be missing to their catalog, or buying a regional competitor. Sometimes it’s a medium-sized technology vendor picking up a…

All the Roads Lead to the C, Paved with B2B

More and more organizations use CIAM for B2B use cases as such combination can help companies position themselves on the market. While no one argues that user experience journey for the B2B Customer is just as important as any other customer, they most certainly need a relatively different…

Oops, Google Did It Again!

Like many people with a long career in IT, I have numerous small computer-related side duties I’m supposed to perform for my less skilled friends and relatives. Among those, I’m helping manage a G Suite account for a small business a friend of mine has. Needless to say, I was a…

Robotic Process Automation – an IAM Challenge

Don’t Run into Security Risks by Managing Robot Accounts the Wrong Way Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one of the hot IT topics these days. By using robots that automatically perform tasks that humans executed before, companies unlock a significant potential for cost savings. AI…

CIAM as a Key Factor in the Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation is one of those buzzwords (technically a buzzphrase, but buzzphrase isn’t a buzzword yet) that gets used a lot in all sorts of contexts. You hear it from IT vendors, at conferences, and in the general media. But Digital Transformation, or DT as we like to…

Next-Gen Identity Analytics and Access Governance Approach

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) is undoubtedly one of the most valued but complex and lengthy technology implementations. While IAM leaders are still trying to figure out the complexities of IGA, the massive cloud uptake with the advent of machine learning accelerates identity…

Nov 24 - 25, 2020: cybernetix.world 2020

cybernetix.world is the first decentralized event for global communities. This event offers you talks, panel discussions and workshops relevant for an enterprise executive but also for a private citizen. The event will cover all aspects of digitalization and the interaction of humans and technology.

Adding Depth to Your IAM: Automating Microsoft Active Directory and Azure AD Administration

IAM and therein IGA (Identity Governance & Administration) focuses on managing identities and their access across a variety of systems. That is essential, particularly for heterogeneous environments. However, there are two aspects that aren’t well-addressed by many of…

The Perfect Shot!

Shooting from the hip is easy, because it is fast and sound like you’re making an impact. But do you hit the mark? When you study the ‘art of shooting’ a bit there is a whole lot of practice to it, it takes time and every shot is highly contextual. No soldier goes into…

There Is a Price to Pay for Using the Shiny, Bright Cloud Service

One of the slides I use most frequently these days is about Identity Brokers or Identity Fabrics, that manage the access of everyone to every service. This slide is based on recent experience from several customer advisories, with these customers needing to connect an ever-increasing number…

Privileged Access Management - the Focal Point for Your IAM Today

PAM (Privileged Access Management) has grown over these years to become a crucial set of technologies that addresses some urgent cybersecurity issues today.

Executive View: CyberArk Privileged Session Manager for Web - 79034

Securing and monitoring privileged access to cloud environments is a crucial security requirement, more so because privileged accounts are powerful, shared in nature and generally accessible from outside the organization. IAM leaders responsible for privileged access management (PAM) must…

May 09, 2019: Next-Gen Identity Analytics and Access Governance Approach

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) is undoubtedly one of the most valued but complex and lengthy technology implementations. While IAM leaders are still trying to figure out the complexities of IGA, the massive cloud uptake with the advent of machine learning accelerates identity…

Leadership Compass: Privileged Access Management - 79014

Privileged Access Management (PAM), over the last few years, has evolved into a set of crucial technologies that addresses some of the most urgent areas of Cybersecurity today. Continuing the growth trajectory, the PAM market has entered a phase of consolidation characterized by increased…

Mitigate Identity-Related Breaches in the Era of Digital Transformation

Cyber attackers continue to be successful in gaining access to many different organizations, often by exploiting identities and weak authentication. To ensure they are protected, organizations should consider modern Adaptive Authentication techniques to increase identity security and thwart…

May 28, 2019: All the Roads Lead to the C, Paved with B2B

More and more organizations use CIAM for B2B use cases as such combination can help companies position themselves on the market. While no one argues that user experience journey for the B2B Customer is just as important as any other customer, they most certainly need a relatively different…

Apr 30, 2019: Adding Depth to Your IAM: Automating Microsoft Active Directory and Azure AD Administration

IAM and therein IGA (Identity Governance & Administration) focuses on managing identities and their access across a variety of systems.

Executive View: Ilantus Compact Identity - 80052

IDaaS is fast becoming the new face of Identity and Access Management (IAM) with several vendors now delivering cloud-based IAM services to support the whopping cloud uptake by the business. Ilantus Compact Identity is an entry level enterprise IDaaS offering targeted at SMB customers to…

May 17, 2019: Microservice & Identity Boot Camp

Mar 26, 2019: Privileged Access Management - the Focal Point for Your IAM Today

PAM (Privileged Access Management) has grown over these years to become a crucial set of technologies that addresses some urgent cybersecurity issues today. 

Mar 21, 2019: Mitigate Identity-Related Breaches in the Era of Digital Transformation

Cyber attackers continue to be successful in gaining access to many different organizations, often by exploiting identities and weak authentication. To ensure they are protected, organizations should consider modern Adaptive Authentication techniques to increase identity security and thwart attacks.

Nov 12 - 14, 2019: Cyber Access Summit 2019

Willkommen zum Cyber Access Summit (CAS) 2019! Gestalten Sie die Zukunft der digitalen Transformation und diskutieren Sie mit Kollegen und Branchenexperten. Das Programm des deutschsprachigen Cyber Access Summit 2019 nimmt aktuelle Themen und Trends im Bereich des Identity und Access…

Solving New Authentication Challenges While Finding Parity Between User Experience and Security

In an increasingly hostile world, where you don't know who to trust, companies still need to be able to deliver trusted, personalized experiences for users, without making them jump through hoops to prove who they are.

Martin Kuppinger's Top 5 IAM Topics for 2019

Where to put your focus on in 2019

Martin Kuppinger's Top 5 IAM Topics for 2019

Where to put your focus on in 2019

Maximilian Möhring - Die Zukunft Digitaler ID ist Dezentral – Aber Nicht Blockchain

Die Identitätslandschaft ist voll von IAM-Systemen, Identifikations- und Authentifizierungsanbietern, verschiedenen Technologiestandards und wird durch nationale sowie branchenspezifische Normen geregelt. Die Lösung für dieses Problem ist die Interoperabilität der…

Jan 15, 2019: Solving New Authentication Challenges While Finding Parity Between User Experience and Security

In an increasingly hostile world, where you don't know who to trust, companies still need to be able to deliver trusted, personalized experiences for users, without making them jump through hoops to prove who they are.

Executive View: AWS Identity and Access Management - 79048

AWS is the largest global provider of Cloud infrastructure with extensive capabilities to suit a wide range of customer requirements for cloud-based services. The AWS platform now provides easy-to-use facilities to allow customer to better leverage their identity management environment.

Leadership Compass: Identity Governance & Administration - 71135

Backed by closer integration of Identity Provisioning and Access Governance capabilities, the IGA market continues to evolve and enters mainstream market adoption with most vendors providing mature capabilities around the core IGA functions. This Leadership Compass provides insights into…

Sep 18 - 19, 2019: Blockchain Enterprise Days 2019

Blockchain is still on everyone’s lips and the 2019 can be the year when large enterprises finally embrace the distributed ledger technology. KuppingerCole's inaugural blockchain-themed event will go beyond the hype and will present you real use cases and applications for your enterprise.…

Executive View: Evidian Identity & Access Management - 70872

With the continually evolving security requirements and challenges IT faces today, the capabilities of IAM must also advance to keep up. Evidian meets these modern IAM requirements by integrating Identity Governance and Administration, and Analytics & Intelligence into their IAM suite.

Executive View: ViewDS Cobalt - 70851

ViewDS Cobalt is a cloud-architected identity platform flexible enough to support on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. With all aspects of the platform management fully accessible via APIs, Cobalt is uniquely positioned to support the automation and integration requirements of…

Executive View: 1Kosmos BlockID - 79064

1Kosmos BlockID is one of the first commercial implementations of a blockchain-based identity solution that works for both consumers and employees. It is well thought-out and implements the fundamental concepts of Self Sovereign Identity. It integrates well with existing identity and…

Executive View: MinerEye Data Tracker - 79063

MinerEye DataTracker is an AI-based application that identifies, classifies, and tracks unstructured information. It creates cluster of similar content across data sources and analyzes information about classified data in those clusters, to triggers applications such as DLP, IRM and Access…

Executive View: One Identity Safeguard - 79042

One Identity is one of the leading vendors in the field of IAM. With their recent acquisition of Balabit and the integration of their Privilege Management offerings into the Safeguard product portfolio, the company positions itself among the leaders in the Privilege Management market,…

Executive View: RSA® Identity Governance and Lifecycle - 71052

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is a complete solution for managing digital identities and their access, both inside and outside the enterprise. The RSA solution covers all aspects of governance from attestations to policy exceptions and identity lifecycle, from provisioning to…

Broadcom acquires CA Technologies in a ‘Broadest’ ever shift of acquisition strategy

Broadcom, after having denied the acquisition of Qualcomm earlier this year by Trump administration based on national security concerns, has decided to acquire CA Technologies showing one of the greatest shifts in an acquisition strategy from a semiconductor business to an IT…

Patients, People and Things - Managing Identities in Healthcare

Digital transformation is a game changer in the health sector and a core requirement is better identity management. The need for improved security in modern medical facilities, the growing reliance on monitoring devices and support for millennials in their health outcome management, all…

Securing your Hybrid IT Environment with Privileged Access Management

As your business grows, so does your IT footprint – both on-premises and in the cloud. This adds to the overall complexity of managing access to the newly acquired IT assets and applications in addition to existing ones. The conventional approaches of managing privileged access using…

Managing Authentication and Access for Different Identities in Hybrid Environments

The Digital Transformation is driving enterprises in all geographies and throughout most verticals to become open and connected. These enterprises need to digitally engage with their customers, to technologically empower and mobilize their employees, to optimize their current business…

Policy-Based Access Management – A Reliable Foundation for Your Next-Generation Unified IAM

As companies adopt numerous new technologies and establish new communications channels with their partners, suppliers or even customers, the amounts of sensitive information that’s stored across on-premises systems and cloud services are growing exponentially, and the task of managing…

Jul 05, 2018: Patients, People and Things - Managing Identities in Healthcare

Digital transformation is a game changer in the health sector and a core requirement is better identity management. The need for improved security in modern medical facilities, the growing reliance on monitoring devices and support for millennials in their health outcome management, all…

Architecture Blueprint: Access Governance and Privilege Management - 79045

Well-designed IAM/IAG-architectures establish real-time visibility of all accounts of a person, thereby closing a formerly intrinsic security gap. Bridging between established governance silos within organizations enables full enforcement of Segregation of Duties rules for both business and…

Prof. Dr. Heiko Beier - Is it Facebook's End Game? Why Social Networks as we know them Today will not Survive

The real problem behind the recent Facebook scandal is not primarily that a company like Cambridge Analytica has "gained" access to the personal information of millions of Facebook users and misused them for political manipulation. It is the business model of social networks itself: Letting…

Martin Kuppinger - Microservices Architectures: Making IAM Hybrid

In recent times, an increasing number of vendors announced a migration of their products towards microservices architectures. Some renovate their existing on premises IAM tools, others build new solutions with a new architectural approach. Factually, the idea isn’t that new, but the…

Tim Hobbs - What Connects DevOps & IAM

IAM products are highly configurable systems tailored to the diverse needs of customer environments and applications. Modern applications require short development cycles and IAM systems that can be adjusted at the same pace. Modern data centers are configuration-driven, resilient…

European Identity & Cloud Awards Ceremony

European Identity & Cloud Awards Ceremony

Jeff Jonas - Do you Know What You Know About the Data Subject?

GDPR obligates organizations to provide data subjects with access to their personal data. To comply, companies must be able to answer a seemingly innocuous but frighteningly difficult question: What do we know about the data subject? Further, organizations must respond to Data Subject…

Naresh Persaud - How to Enable Trust with Interoperable & Shared Credentials

The focus of digital identity for consumers and enterprise is to remove silos, minimize redundant effort, enable better collaboration and provide a foundation for regulatory compliance. The challenge is that shared credentials for both commercial and public-sector organizations will require…

Joy Chik - Planning for Tomorrow: Connecting Identities for People, Processes, and Things

Social, economic and technological changes are creating urgent new requirements for enterprise identity that enable interconnected digital systems. These new use cases require a governance framework that is consistent, integrated and efficiently managed. It also needs to provide increased…

Dr. Torsten George - Zero Trust: Solving IT Security’s Identity Crisis

Although companies are constantly increasing their cybersecurity budgets, this does not seem to help much: each day we learn about new large-scale data breaches. Considering that over 80% of hacking-related breaches leverage compromised user credentials, it’s mindboggling why so many…

Eve Maler - The Evolution of Identity and its Importance for our Digital Lives

Identity is as old as mankind and adapted very well to its changing environments. From a simple look that determines who you are to a high frequency of multi-factor vehicle-to-vehicle authentication in autonomous driving - with Digital Transformation, Identity in digital form has become the…

Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Buhl - Unchaining Blockchain

Blockchain is much more than the technology behind its still most successful application – the Bitcoin. One of its key attributes is the immutable storage of information. Besides other applications, this enables trustful online business between two or more individuals – without…

Ralf Oestereich - We will Disrupt You

We will Disrupt You - Are AI, Blockchain, IoT a Blessing or Curse for an Insurance Company?

Drs. Jacoba C. Sieders - Digital Identities and Blockchain: Experiments and Use Cases @ ABNAMRO

ABNAMRO runs over 30 blockchain experiments, also involving digital identity capabilities. Co-operation has been set –up across various coalitions, and use cases are running a lot wider than just the banking and payments industry. Academia, building-, and shipping industries are also…

Kim Cameron - The Laws of Identity on the Blockchain

Keynote at the European Identity & Cloud Conference 2018

Dr. Sridhar Muppidi - Identity Meets Fraud Protection to Establish Digital Trust

In this session, we will introduce a framework to establish digital trust based on capabilities from fraud protection and Identity. This will quickly and transparently establish a trusted, frictionless digital relationship for your customers, employees, and business partners. The session…

Patrick Parker - The AI and Robotic Process Automation Revolution and the Upcoming Redesign of IAM

The AI and Robotic Process Automation revolutions are in full swing with record growth in both sectors as well as an explosion of new startups in this space. Not to be left behind, existing vendors are rushing to heed the call of AI and automation by sprucing up there existing product…

Jason Rose - Realizing the full potential of Consumer Identity

Customer Experience is Everything and Everything is Digital. Digital transformation is now the center of marketing, advertising and sales strategy across every industry and region, with today’s consumers demanding a seamless and relevant experience across online and offline channels…

Jackson Shaw - Fire Safety and Cyber-Security – Smoke Detectors are Not Enough

It takes most businesses over 6 months to detect a breach on their network. And while smoke detectors are proven to halve the death rate by fire, saving thousands of lives each year, detection is sometimes too late to prevent many buildings from burning to the ground. So imagine if it…

Lukas Praml - Your Mobile Identity: Blockchain Ain't no Swiss Army Knife

Digital identity solutions are very wide spread and everybody is using them on a day to day basis. Mainly it can be distinguished between state issued IDs/eIDs which lack usability and are therefore not as successful as hoped and self-claimed or self-established eIDs (sometimes stored in…

Carmine Auletta - Identity & Digital Trust

Trust is essential for a society to function. It’s even more critical in a digital society where transactions take place between parties that can only rely on each other supplied digital Identity. eIDAS Regulation provides – for the first time – a clear, universal and…

Christopher Spanton - Blockchain and the Business of Identity

Identity and Access Management (IAM) within an enterprise environment presents complex challenges for any business. While new technologies, such as blockchain, have the potential to help solve some of these challenges, today bringing blockchain into solution oriented discussions can merely…

Mo Ahddoud - SGN Securing Shared Credentials at The Heart of Digital Transformation

The future of IT security will depend on CISOs who are brave enough to build a new security model that is both innovative and unconventional. Gas distribution company, SGN, is blazing a trail that every company can follow. As a UK, critical infrastructure company SGN’s cloud-first…

Martin Kuppinger - The Future Model of Identity: Blockchain ID and the Digital Transformation

Distributed Ledger Technologies ("Blockchain") are the foundation for the most disruptive changes to business we are either already observing or that are on the road to becoming a reality. Based on these technologies, both new business models and fundamental changes to established models…

Jun 28, 2018: Securing your Hybrid IT Environment with Privileged Access Management

As your business grows, so does your IT footprint – both on-premises and in the cloud. This adds to the overall complexity of managing access to the newly acquired IT assets and applications in addition to existing ones. The conventional approaches of managing privileged access using…

May 14 - 17, 2019: European Identity & Cloud Conference 2019

Come to the place where the Digital Transformation is happening. The European Identity & Cloud Conference, held from May 14-17, 2019, offers a mixture of best practice discussions, visionary presentations, and networking opportunities with a future-oriented community. More than 950 thought…

Jun 05, 2018: Policy-Based Access Management – A Reliable Foundation for Your Next-Generation Unified IAM

As companies adopt numerous new technologies and establish new communications channels with their partners, suppliers or even customers, the amounts of sensitive information that’s stored across on-premises systems and cloud services are growing exponentially, and the task of managing secure…

Whitepaper: Saviynt: IAM for the Hybrid Reality. Efficiently Managing On-Premise IT and the Cloud - 70364

Most organizations today run in a hybrid IT environment. However, their IAM solutions have repeatedly been built for the traditional on-premises IT. IAM needs to become a service that supports the hybrid IT infrastructure organizations run today. This whitepaper describes the paradigm…

Jun 21, 2018: Managing Authentication and Access for Different Identities in Hybrid Environments

The Digital Transformation is driving enterprises in all geographies and throughout most verticals to become open and connected. These enterprises need to digitally engage with their customers, to technologically empower and mobilize their employees, to optimize their current business…

FIAM – Fake Identity and Access Management

Just when you thought we had enough variations of IAM, along comes FIAM. Fake digital identities are not new, but they are getting a lot of attention in the press these days. Some fake accounts are very sophisticated and are difficult for automated methods to recognize. Some are built using…

How to Make Your IAM Program a Success

The best way to ensure the success of your company’s IAM program is to follow in the footsteps of organizations whose programs have proven successful, learn from their leading IAM experts and avoid common mistakes. KuppingerCole has compiled a list of recommendations and best…

Point of View Paper: One Identity - The Journey to IAM Success - 70226

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is many things. For some it’s all about streamlining the user experience through technologies and practices that make it easier for them to securely logon. For others, IAM is all about identity lifecycle management – ensuring that accounts…

Successful IAM Projects Are Not a Rocket Science – if You Do It Right

While we still regularly see and hear about IAM (Identity & Access Management) projects that don’t deliver to the expectations or are in trouble, we all see and hear about many projects that ran well. There are some reasons for IAM projects being more complex than many other IT…

Nov 20 - 22, 2018: Consumer Identity World APAC 2018

The Consumer Identity World Tour is the place where you get input for your perfect CIAM Strategy. Learn more about Privacy by Design, Consent Life Cycle Management and the needs of your customers. Get to know how to secure their personal information in a strategic and user-friendly way.

Oct 29 - 31, 2018: Consumer Identity World EUROPE 2018

The Consumer Identity World Tour is the place where you get input for your perfect CIAM Strategy. Learn more about Privacy by Design, Consent Life Cycle Management and the needs of your customers. Get to know how to secure their personal information in a strategic and user-friendly way.

Sep 19 - 21, 2018: Consumer Identity World USA 2018

The Consumer Identity World USA is the place where you get input for your perfect CIAM Strategy. Learn more about Privacy by Design, Consent Life Cycle Management and the needs of your customers. Get to know how to secure their personal information in a strategic and user-friendly way.

Sep 19 - Nov 22, 2018: Consumer Identity World Tour 2018

The Consumer Identity World Tour is the place where you get input for your perfect CIAM Strategy. Learn more about Privacy by Design, Consent Life Cycle Management and the needs of your customers. Get to know how to secure their personal information in a strategic and user-friendly way.

Feb 22, 2018: How to Make Your IAM Program a Success

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is one of the most important and challenging disciplines, involving multiple departments and systems across the enterprise and requiring constant communication between the business and IT. Without IAM, it is difficult to mitigate access risks, to comply…