Identity management encompasses administration of individuals' set identity and associated access to system resources. Identity-management software can automate tasks such as password resetting, password synchronization and single sign-on to increase productivity. Identity management also increases security, as access to systems is controlled individually per user throughout each user's life cycle.
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Carl Weinschenk spoke with Jon Brody, vice president of marketing, TriCipher . Weinschenk : What is the security and compliance situation as applications move into the cloud? Brody : For the large enterprise, issues of security and compliance are pretty constant, whether the application is... More >
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Social Networking Could Prove to Be Tool for Secure Identity Management
Although social networking has been seen as the bane of IT security, when Luke Shepard, a Facebook platform engineer, spoke about how it could help create stronger identity and access management (IAM), no one laughed him off the Digital ID World stage. According to CSOonline , Shepard’s stance is that there are... More >
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