“It’s discouraging to try to be a good neighbor in a bad neighborhood.” –William Castle.

Managing user identities and access controls is a critical challenge for modern businesses. With remote work, cloud computing, and stringent data privacy regulations, organizations need robust identity and access management (IAM) solutions to ensure secure access to their applications and data. However, when it comes to implementing IAM, companies often face a choice: build a custom solution in-house or buy a third-party product.

I’m honored to share that CyberArk is FedRAMP® High Authorized and ready to support U.S. federal agencies in securing access to critical government data and systems, meeting Zero Trust mandates and advancing their missions.

After a decade in the making – or waiting, as the case may be – the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first major revision to its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), a set of voluntary standards and best practices for managing cybersecurity risks. NIST CSF 2.0, released on Feb 26, 2024, expands the scope and applicability of the framework to cover more types of organizations and industries, including the private sector, government and nonprofits.

In the modern digital landscape, cybersecurity isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a business imperative. At the heart of cybersecurity is identity security – the principle that the right people have the right access at the right time. As we venture further into the digital world, protecting the business from modern threats is crucial, which inherently adds complexity, making smart privilege controls a must-have step toward an identity-first strategy.

In the modern digital landscape, the importance of document assessment and data extraction in ID verification processes cannot be overstated. These technologies are pivotal for businesses and organizations to ensure security, compliance, and efficient customer onboarding. With the rapid digitalization of services, from neobanks to telehealth, efficient and secure digital customer acquisition has become crucial.

In this episode of Trust Issues, Jan Vanhaecht, the Global Digital Identity Leader at Deloitte, Belgium, delves into the intricate realms of digital trust and risk management with host David Puner. The discussion covers topics ranging from the impact of regulations on cybersecurity practices to the pivotal role of identity in building a robust security culture.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations confront a formidable array of cyber threats, with attacks and data breaches becoming increasingly prevalent. As businesses embrace transformative technologies such as AI, automation, cloud-native architectures, microservices and containerization, the proliferation of machine identities has surged, often surpassing human identities.

Every organization has to assign privileges to its user accounts. Good security practice requires each account to have only the privileges necessary for the role it’s assigned to. Ideally, that means only a few accounts have wide-ranging privileges capable of significantly changing the organization’s security configuration. These typically include systems administrators, database administrators, and service accounts. These accounts are especially vulnerable to security and compliance risks.