Thoughts and leadership
This is the sixth post in my series: The basic principles of Identity Management and Cloud adoption You would have to be living under a rock to have missed the disruptive technologies now being adopted throughout the IT world… Continue Reading
Among all the emerging trends, Internet of things (IoT) is the one that has brought numerous opportunities for businesses but at the same time, it has also introduced huge security challenges in front of the IAM policy of the business.… Continue Reading
Competition is tough in the retail industry, including online where Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) effectively compete with large retail corporations. Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) can make a business competitive difference. Consumer IAM is a critical element of… Continue Reading
The “ideal” IAM solution would have a reliable flow of pre-checked data and a list of sound, proven business rules from which to provision all the accounts and access each person needs to do their job. This is a fantasy.… Continue Reading
I recently had the privilege of hosting a series of think tank sessions in Melbourne and in Sydney for the occasion of the FST Future of Security events in March, which Pirean was a sponsor of. The subject of the… Continue Reading
Automation isn’t just about replicating an existing manual processes. Yes we want the same end results, but the process will have to be different because it’s a dumb computer doing it and not a human. Humans are really good at… Continue Reading
Integration between IT systems is hard, even when they support common standards, so I understand this desire for a service tool that does “everything”. IAM software platforms are typically extensible in various ways such as scripting, custom schema and custom workflows,… Continue Reading
The rise of millennials and the concept of the digital native have unsettled traditional business. The internet economy has conditioned us to interact with goods and services in new ways. Wherever we can eliminate the friction of human interaction, we do. Browsing and purchasing are… Continue Reading
Part 2 – Consumer Identity In Part 1, I covered the need for control over Corporate Identity. In this, Part 2, I will cover a more emerging field of consumer identity, and relate it to opportunities in the Aged Care… Continue Reading
It continues to frustrate me that publications such as this recent white paper from the Microsoft EMS (Enterprise Mobility and Security) team still underplay the need for organisations to get their on-premises identity management under control before turning on AAD Connect.… Continue Reading