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Technology experts around the world impatiently wait for the release of the Gartner 2019 Access Management Management, Worldwide Magic Quadrant Report. The research giant published the second iteration of the <\/span>AM Magic Quadrant in June of 2018<\/span><\/a>. Currently, experts believe Gartner plans to release the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant sometime in August.<\/span><\/p>\n Gartner\u2019s proprietary research methodology makes the release of their annual marketplace reports major events in the technology sphere; often, observers compare the buzz generated by the Magic Quadrant reports to Apple Keynote speeches. <\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, many experts consider the Magic Quadrant the premier report in each respective technology field. As a result, enterprise cybersecurity professionals and administrators use Gartner\u2019s findings to develop the foundation for their future solution decisions. <\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, IT professionals can\u2019t simply wait patiently for the release of the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant. Indeed, identity now serves as the core of modern enterprise cybersecurity; the overwhelming majority of cyberattacks begin with fraudulent logins or stolen credentials. <\/span><\/p>\n Moreover, even legitimate logins can suffer from severe access issues if the user possesses permissions beyond their station; this can increase the danger of insider threats. <\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, with the Gartner 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant still months away, we decided to share our own predictions. We share educated guesses on the content of the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant and the market\u2019s potential evolution. <\/span><\/p>\n To support our predictions, we draw on Gartner\u2019s previous definition of access management technologies. According to the <\/span>2018 Magic Quadrant<\/span><\/a>: \u201caccess management applies to technologies that use access control engines to provide centralized authentication, single sign-on (SSO), session management and authorization enforcement for target applications in multiple use cases.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Our first prediction for the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant involves the oft-tenuous relation modern IAM has with passwords. Overall, most identity security vendors attempt to either mitigate or outright eliminate passwords from their authentication protocols. <\/span><\/p>\n After all, passwords possess a notorious reputation in next-generation authentication. Hackers now have access to tools which makes cracking or guessing passwords relatively easy. With social engineering tactics, even novice hackers can guess passwords or simply phish them. Additionally, employees frequently repeat their passwords, which increases the chances of hackers discovering and exploiting them. <\/span><\/p>\n Finally, the sheer number of data breaches means hackers can find almost all users\u2019 old passwords on the Dark Web. From there, they can engage in mass credential stuffing attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n Despite all of these serious deficiencies, vendors continue to use passwords in their authentication capabilities; most users are familiar with passwords and feel reluctant to alter their behaviors. <\/span><\/p>\n However, some vendors advertise their efforts to eliminate the need for passwords in their solutions; meanwhile, almost all of them promote the power and necessity of multifactor authentication rather than single or two-factor authentication. The more factors between users and the network, the more secure the login. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We predict Gartner will not only heavily favor multifactor authentication in the 2019 Access Management, but they will also favor authentication which minimizes password involvement. Since user behaviors still heavily neglect password best practices, this might represent the best way to secure users long-term. <\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, Gartner might more heavily weigh biometric authentication vendors\u2019 systems as a step-up from passwords. Yet biometrics presents its own issues which may prevent Gartner from embracing it as fully.<\/span><\/p>\n In the <\/span>2018 Magic Quadrant<\/span><\/a>, no vendor received the title of Challenger. According to their definitions, Challengers display strong execution but perhaps not quite the brand awareness or completeness of vision as Visionaries or Leaders. <\/span><\/p>\n We predict Gartner shall find more Challengers in the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant. In fact, we also predict many more vendors included in this iteration of the report. Given the ever-growing importance of identity in cybersecurity, more vendors continue to rise in prominence and affect the discourse. As such, the new report could become the first appearance of young vendors onto the technology world stage.<\/span><\/p>\n As to who those newcomers might be, we can only speculate; the market certainly appears heading for maturity (assuming it hasn\u2019t already arrived). Simultaneously, we also predict major shake-ups in the Leaders Quadrant as enterprise use cases become more diverse; fewer providers may have the capability to offer more general solutions as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n Famously, this relatively new report replaced the previous IDaaS Magic Quadrant. However, Gartner considered IDaaS deployment options a serious factor in their previous report. Even last year, Gartner noted the decline of on-premises deployments. <\/span><\/p>\n With the rise of cloud and hybrid environments, and the consequent access problems enterprises face, IDaaS shall take on greater prominence in the next report. Indeed, we predict the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant won\u2019t focus on on-premises deployments at all; after all, within a few years, such on-premises only IAM configurations will become a rarity among enterprises.<\/span><\/p>\n Perhaps our most controversial prediction on this list: do integrations with non-IAM infrastructures or solution matter in the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant? <\/span><\/p>\n On the one hand\u2014of course they do. IAM may represent the core of identity, but it can\u2019t possibly handle all other cybersecurity functions. On the other hand, identity now forms both the digital perimeter and employs behavioral analytics; both indicate it may be absorbing other cybersecurity categories.<\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, identity also forms a key part of most business processes. Therefore, identity security takes on a prominence in the overall infrastructure, which may make it the foundation of enterprises\u2019 environments. Following that logic, identity\u2019s ability to facilitate processes and communications may matter more to Gartner in the coming report.<\/span><\/p>\n Some vendors in the <\/span>2018 report<\/span><\/a> received their position on the Quadrant because of their integration capabilities. Will Gartner rank them lower because that feature doesn\u2019t matter as heavily as before?<\/span><\/p>\n To form your own predictions for the <\/span>2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant<\/span><\/a> by Gartner, you can download it for free here. Additionally, you can also check out our 2019 <\/span>Identity Management<\/span><\/a> Buyer\u2019s Guide.<\/span><\/p>\n Technology experts around the world impatiently wait for the release of the Gartner 2019 Access Management Management, Worldwide Magic Quadrant Report. The research giant published the second iteration of the AM Magic Quadrant in June of 2018. Currently, experts believe Gartner plans to release the 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant sometime in August. Gartner\u2019s proprietary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":4450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[914,142,1186,125,16,37,76,225,61],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\t\t\t![\"IAM](\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2021\/02\/Identity_Suggestion_Engine_Horiz_800.gif\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\nForecast: Gartner’s 2019 Access Management Magic Quadrant<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/div>\nWill Passwords Count Against Potential Vendors?<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\nMore Challengers on the Horizon? <\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\nIDaaS and the Cloud<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\nWill Integration Count as Much? <\/b><\/h3>\n
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