This Identity Management Day, Go BIG or Go HOME!

Identity and Access Management (IAM) has evolved significantly over the past decade. It almost feels like we’re at an inflection point at the moment. There are a number of startups emerging in this space, which is a sign of a healthy pipeline of innovation in the industry. It’s also a time when there is a significant amount of M&A activity happening as well. New domains like CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management) and ITDR (Identity Thread Detection and Response) are gaining traction. Passwordless, which was already becoming a boardroom topic, has now gotten a new impetus because of the mandates on phishing-resistant MFA on one side; and novel concepts like FIDO passkeys on the other. CIAM (Customer Identity & Access Management) has recently seen phenomenal growth of late. Still, interestingly, it has also rekindled interest in dynamic authorization (or externalized authorization) – something the industry has been discussing for well over a decade. Is this all coincidental? That was just a rhetorical question! But by all means, do share your point of view with us. Whether you see these changes as tectonic shifts or mere readjustments of the industry, these changes affect all of us.

Cloud-based Access Management Steps Up!

IAM is no longer just a means to be compliance- and audit-friendly. It is truly a pillar of change – a pillar of transformation. Funny enough, many a CIO would already have been preaching this pre-2020. But not many board members were willing to listen. The pandemic (yes, we’re still speaking about it!) forced organizations of all sizes to drastically accelerate their digital transformation projects. Fo

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