{"id":521,"date":"2015-05-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=521"},"modified":"2016-10-07T11:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:52:22","slug":"gartner-names-five-cool-vendors-in-iam-to-watch-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/gartner-names-five-cool-vendors-in-iam-to-watch-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner Names Five ‘Cool Vendors’ In IAM To Watch For 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gartnerlogo\"<\/a>Gartner released the newest iteration of its yearly report<\/a>\u00a0Cool Vendors in Identity and Access Management <\/em>(IAM)\u00a0last week. \u00a0According to Gartner, the\u00a0Cool Vendors<\/i> reports focus on\u00a0vendors whose “offerings and business models point to new directions in the market,” to help CISOs and IAM decision-makers consider new vendors and IAM technologies.<\/p>\n

In the report, Gartner identifies several changes in the marketplace that are driving IAM buyers to “seek solutions that offer richer IAM functionality.” \u00a0In particular, Gartner notes that the rapid adoption of software as a service (SaaS) applications for the enterprise, such as Salesforce\u00a0and Office 365, have driven a search for broader functionality. Single sign-on (SSO) capability, which Gartner calls “today’s norm,” may not be enough to secure the modern workplace environment, where users can log onto cloud-based<\/a> SaaS or infrastructure remotely, from a wide range of platforms.<\/p>\n

Gartner also reports that the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the face of IAM. The Internet of Things creates new populations of users (things, ie. connected devices) \u00a0that require authentication just as people do, says Gartner. Standard authentication factors such as knowledge and biometrics do not apply to connected devices, so CISOs and IAM leaders must look to new options for “higher trust, ‘two-factor’ authentication of things.”<\/p>\n

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\"Forrester<\/a>Complimentary Forrester Report: Market Overview, Consumer IAM Solutions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n