{"id":4511,"date":"2019-07-29T15:57:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:57:15","slug":"top-5-enterprise-identity-management-myths-debunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/top-5-enterprise-identity-management-myths-debunked\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Enterprise Identity Management Myths – Debunked!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What are the top 5 identity management<\/a> myths to which enterprises cling? How can they damage your enterprise, and what can you do instead to keep your identities secure?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Often, the greatest obstacle to true identity security comes from within the enterprise itself. Many enterprises limit their cybersecurity effectiveness by sticking to their legacy identity and access management (IAM) solutions. In these cases, the enterprise simply becomes used to the interfaces and fail to recognize the danger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, some identity management myths continue to find purchase with enterprise decision-makers. Usually, these myths persist because the decision-makers don\u2019t realize how much has changed from the early days of cybersecurity. Rest assured, the digital threat landscape proves vastly different now\u2014your identity and access management needs to fit reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, we present the top five most persistent identity management<\/a> myths as well as why they don\u2019t fit. With a little research, your enterprise can find ways to improve its overall cybersecurity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top 5 Identity Management Myths Debunked!\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Myth #1: We Already Know Our Users, So It\u2019s Only About Protecting the Data\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

We hear this one quite a few times. Presumably, the logic goes like this: your enterprise knows its users, and can see what they do on your network. Therefore, you just need to keep hackers from getting access, and you should stay safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this identity management myth proves wildly optimistic. More often than not, enterprises lack the visibility to fully evaluate all of their users. Indeed, they may not even possess an accurate picture of all the identities connecting to the network. Users, applications, and devices all possess their own identities, any of which could pose a risk when unmonitored.<\/span><\/p>\n

As enterprises scale, maintaining visibility becomes increasingly difficult, doubly so if your enterprise lacks strong onboarding and offboarding. Moreover, as enterprise infrastructures become more advanced, so does keeping user access under control.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, your enterprise may struggle with more visibility and access management issues than you realize. According to the SailPoint 2018 Identity Report:<\/span><\/p>\n