Identity Driven Security

An Okta Report

Published May 2019

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In today’s business environment, almost every organisation has experienced a serious security breach, will soon be breached, or has been breached and does not yet know it. Most IT and security professionals agree that if a persistent attacker wants to gain access to an organisation's network or sensitive information, they usually can. To prevent security breaches companies often employ a variety of solutions designed to protect against infrastructure tampering while monitoring data flow.

Infrastructure security technologies offer adequate defensive controls but don’t typically address one of the most strategic concerns: Identity and Access Management (IAM).