{"id":3443,"date":"2020-02-11T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:32:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:32:43","slug":"top-identity-access-management-iam-books-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/top-identity-access-management-iam-books-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Identity &amp; Access Management (IAM) Books You Should Be Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3462 size-full\" title=\"IAM Books\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"IAM Books\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD-499x270.jpg 499w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Books-redo-MOD-333x180.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sometimes, the key to technological advancement is decidedly old-school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/privileged-access-credentials-identity-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identity and access management (IAM)<\/a> is an essential component of any enterprise&#8217;s security kit\u2014according to some experts, perhaps the most essential component. Making sure your team understands your IAM solution is another conversation. Your IT security team needs to understand how to manage new capabilities and priorities in your IAM solution in order to best understand how to protect your enterprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are loads of free resources available online (such as Solutions Review\u2019s best practices articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/identity-management-solutions-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solutions directories<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/get-a-free-identity-and-access-management-software-solutions-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buyer\u2019s guides<\/a>), and those resources are great, but sometimes it\u2019s best to do things the old-fashioned way\u2026 and there are few resources that can match the in-depth, comprehensive detail of good IAM books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We compiled a short list of the top introductory IAM books. We tried to keep our selection of IAM books to within the past 5 years, and that each is its own kind of rewarding reading experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"iam-inject\" href=\"https:\/\/suggestionengine.solutionsreview.com\/buyer\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2021\/02\/Identity_Suggestion_Engine_Horiz_800.gif\" alt=\"IAM Solution Suggestion Engine\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity and Access Management: Business Performance Through Connected Intelligence<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Ertem Osmanoglu<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of the classic IAM books, frequently cited on our other book lists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OErf0L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Osmanoglu-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Osmanoglu IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Osmanoglu-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Osmanoglu-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>This book breaks down IAM into manageable components to ease systemwide implementation. The hands-on, end-to-end approach includes a proven step-by-step method for deploying IAM that has been used successfully in over 200 deployments. The book also provides reusable templates and source code examples in Java, XML, and SPML.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase Ertem Osmanoglu&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity and Access Management: Business Performance Through Connected Intelligence\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OErf0L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity &amp; Access Management: A Systems Engineering Approach<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Omondi Orondo, Ph.D<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another classic, remaining one of the most cited IAM books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KV2OtH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Orando-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Orondo IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Orando-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Orando-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>The book is a powerful, novel approach to the analysis and synthesis of IAM systems.<br \/>\nIt is motivated by the realization that the current practice of Information Systems in general, and Identity and Access Management in particular, is increasingly divorced from its Systems Engineering underpinnings. Even for the most innovative and resourceful practitioners, the architecture, design, implementation, and support of enterprise Information Technology systems has taken a complex inferential approach, driven by algorithmic and rule-based protocols and standards.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase Omondi Orondo&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity &amp; Access Management: A Systems Engineering Approach\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KV2OtH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Blue Team Handbook: Incident Response Edition: A condensed field guide for the Cyber Security Incident Responder<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Don Murdoch GSE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This title is not one of the normal IAM books, but it is a vital read for security team members regardless of your enterprise&#8217;s size!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KUVNt2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Blue-Team-Handbook-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Murdoch IAM Books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Blue-Team-Handbook-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Blue-Team-Handbook-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>The BTHb includes essential information in a condensed handbook format. Main topics include the incident response process, how attackers work, common tools for incident response, a methodology for network analysis, common indicators of compromise, Windows and Linux analysis processes, tcpdump usage examples, Snort IDS usage, packet headers, and numerous other quick reference topics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase Don Murdoch&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Blue Team Handbook\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KUVNt2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Management of Information Security<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Michael E. Whitman and Herbert\u00a0J. Mattord<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MP3Au3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Management-of-Information-Security-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Management of Information Security IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Management-of-Information-Security-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Management-of-Information-Security-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>The third edition includes up-to-date information on changes in the field such as revised sections on national and international laws and international standards like the ISO 27000 series. With these updates, Management of Information Security continues to offer a unique overview of information security from a management perspective while maintaining a finger on the pulse of industry changes and academic relevance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Michael E. Whitman&#8217;s and Herbert\u00a0J. Mattord&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Management of Information Security\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MP3Au3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box box3\">ALERT: Cyber threats don&#8217;t rest, even during global pandemics. Learn more and compare products with the Solutions Review <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/get-a-free-identity-and-access-management-software-solutions-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identity Management Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity Management: A Primer<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Graham Williamson, David Yip, and Ilan Sharoni<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A solid training source, for either your team members or yourself!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Paw433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Primer-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Primer IAM Books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Primer-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Primer-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Providing strategies for overcoming this task in real-world terms as well as questions that assist in focusing on the key issues in each chapter\u2014ranging from role-based access control to single sign-ons and electronic identity smart cards\u2014this text provides students and professionals alike with a valuable tool for understanding the complexity of identity in a virtual world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Graham Williamson&#8217;s, David Yip&#8217;s, and Ilan Sharoni&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity Management: A Primer\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Paw433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity Management: Concepts, Technologies, and Systems<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Elisa Bertino and Kenji Takahashi<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nI6i9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Identity-Management-IAM-Books-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Identity-Management-IAM-Books-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Identity-Management-IAM-Books-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Digital identity can be defined as the digital representation of the information known about a specific individual or organization. Digital identity management technology is an essential function in customizing and enhancing the network user experience, protecting privacy, underpinning accountability in transactions and interactions, and complying with regulatory controls.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Elisa Bertino&#8217;s and Kenji Takahashi&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity Management: Concepts, Technologies, and Systems<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nI6i9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Focus on IAM (Identity and Access Management)<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Kiran Kumar Pabbathi<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KVnSjC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Focus-on-IAM-Mod.jpg\" alt=\"Focus on IAM IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Focus-on-IAM-Mod.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Focus-on-IAM-Mod-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>This is the 2016 Edition of Focus on IAM (Identity and Access Management), a very unique book addressing all the facets of IAM. It is written for all IAM and Information security professionals in IT. This book is not focused on any specific IAM tool\/ product; it will provide the deep delving information on Identity and Access Management with respect to process, technology, best practices, checklists, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Kiran Kumar Pabbathi&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Focus on IAM (Identity and Access Management) <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KVnSjC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Digital Identity: Unmasking Identity Management Architecture (IMA)<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Phillip J. Windley<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another continual classic in Solutions Reviews picks for IAM books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MLZ8Mz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/IMA-IAM-Books-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"IMA IAM Books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/IMA-IAM-Books-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/IMA-IAM-Books-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Author Phil Windley likens IMA to good city planning. Cities define uses and design standards to ensure that buildings and city services are consistent and workable. Within that context, individual buildings&#8211;or system architectures&#8211;function as part of the overall plan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Phillip J. Windley&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Digital Identity: Unmasking Identity Management Architecture (IMA)<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MLZ8Mz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Digital Identity Management<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Maryline Laurent and Samia Bouzefrane<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ODzQAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3452 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Identity Management IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Within this multidisciplinary and scientific context, having crossed analysis on the digital ID issue, it describes the different technical and legal approaches to protect digital identities with a focus on authentication systems, identity federation techniques and privacy preservation solutions. The limitations of these solutions and research issues in this field are also discussed to further understand the changes that are taking place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Maryline Laurent&#8217;s and Samia Bouzefrane&#8217;s <em>Digital Identity Management\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ODzQAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity Management: A Business Perspective<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Graham Williamson<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ODATRm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Business-Perspective-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Business perspective IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Business-Perspective-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Business-Perspective-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>For business managers and CIOs, managing identity data of employees, contractors, business partners, and customers has become an important core capability. This practical guide discusses the impacts of identity management on organizations from a businessperson\u2019s perspective. This book will help managers and CIOs understand: <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u2022 Automating identity provisioning into your access control systems <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u2022 How to evaluate the maturity of your identity management environment <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>\u2022 The difference between authentication and authorization<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Graham Williamson&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity Management: A Business Perspective\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ODATRm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Identity and Data Security for Web Development: Best Practices<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Jonathan LeBlanc and Tim Messerschmidt<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OEsjlh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Data-Security-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Data Security IAM Books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Data-Security-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Data-Security-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Authors Jonathan LeBlanc and Tim Messerschmidt provide a deep dive into the concepts, technology, and programming methodologies necessary to build a secure interface for data and identity\u2014without compromising usability. You\u2019ll learn how to plug holes in existing systems, protect against viable attack vectors, and work in environments that sometimes are naturally insecure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Jonathan LeBlanc&#8217;s and Tim Messerschmidt&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Identity and Data Security for Web Development: Best Practices\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OEsjlh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Digital Identities: Creating and Communicating the Online Self<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Rob Cover<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What is identity? Plenty of IAM books exist on how to protect identity, but not as many exist on what it truly means in the digital realm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OAgfBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identities-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identities-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identities-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>In the era of interactive, digital, and networked media and communication, identity can be understood as even more complex, with digital users arguably playing a more extensive role in fashioning their own self-representations online, as well as making use of the capacity to co-create common and group narratives of identity through interactivity and the proliferation of audio-visual user-generated content online.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase Rob Cover&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Digital Identities: Creating and Communicating the Online Self\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OAgfBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Digital Identity Management: Technological, Business and Social Implications<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By David Birch<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Enterprises need to see identity as a part of their business processes. This book is a good reminder of that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KRYn2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-2-MOD.jpg\" alt=\"Digital identity management 2 IAM books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-2-MOD.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Identity-Management-2-MOD-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Digital Identity Management, based on the work of the annual Digital Identity Forum in London, provides a wide perspective on the subject and explores the current technology available for identity management, its applications within business, and its significance in wider debates about identity, society and the law. This is an essential introduction for organizations seeking to use identity to get closer to customers; for those in government at all levels wrestling with online delivery of targeted services; as well as those concerned with the wider issues of identity, rights, the law, and the potential risks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase David Birch&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Digital Identity Management: Technological, Business and Social Implications\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KRYn2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">By Susan Wiesinger and Ralph Beliveau<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This book is to show that IAM books do not necessarily need to be about security to be valuable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vLo2Wh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Literacy-Mod.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Literacy IAM Books\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Literacy-Mod.jpg 80w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2018\/08\/Digital-Literacy-Mod-54x81.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>The Internet, World Wide Web, and digital devices have fundamentally changed the way people communicate, affecting everything from business, to school, to family, to religion, to democracy. This textbook takes a well-rounded view of the evolution from media literacy to digital literacy to help students better understand the digitally filtered world in which they live.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can purchase\u00a0Susan Wiesinger&#8217;s and Ralph Beliveau&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vLo2Wh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div><\/h3>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><a style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/18-best-password-managers-for-users-and-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOW READ: 19 Best Password Managers for Users and Businesses: The Definitive List<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"iam-inject\" href=\"https:\/\/suggestionengine.solutionsreview.com\/buyer\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2021\/02\/Identity_Suggestion_Engine_Horiz_800.gif\" alt=\"IAM Solution Suggestion Engine\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, the key to technological advancement is decidedly old-school. 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