Manufacturing recalls ideas of big tough machines doing big tough machine things. Smelters turning molten iron into mighty girders. Robotic arms assembling sedans and minivans in a matter of minutes. Plastic injectors churning out tacky pieces of garbage that you don’t need or even want but you lack the self-control to resist a 40% off sticker. Yet despite its image of power and unstoppable industry, manufacturing is afflicted by a lack of PAM security. Manufacturing enterprises have suffered some of the worst cyberattacks in recent years. Ransomware struck 56% of manufacturing companies surve ..read more

Identity management and identity governance have become more crucial than ever for enterprises today. Organizations urgently require robust identity solutions for escalating cyber threats, intensifying regulations, and increasingly complex IT environments. However, not all identity management providers can handle these mounting challenges. Simeio is a premier IAM solutions provider ready to help enterprises overcome today’s identity hurdles. As an undisputed identity and access management leader, Simeio brings together unmatched expertise, innovative methodologies, and comprehensive capabiliti ..read more

If protected identities are the fun-size chocolates of an identity fabric, then privileged identities are the entire candy bowl. Critical for internal users and tempting prizes for bad actors, whoever gets their hands onto these privileged identities can do as they will with all the delicious morsels inside. Privileged identity management solutions seek to provide the best possible candy bowl, one that is easy for authorized users to reach into while keeping the grubby mitts of hackers out. Cybersecurity and efficiency are your two main priorities when creating your privileged identity managem ..read more

Identity management has become a pivotal concern for enterprises today as escalating cyber threats, intensifying regulations, and increasingly complex IT environments converge to create immense challenges. Organizations of all sizes and industries face immense pressure to implement robust identity solutions. As a result, these solutions are urgently required to control access, unify identities, simplify administration, and secure systems against attack. However, identity management also has its pain points surrounding compliance, complex IT ecosystems, and data unification that compound the ch ..read more

The worst thing in rock climbing is to find, at the critical moment of a fall, that the rope you trust your life to has failed. Just as climbers must carefully select this vital piece of equipment, enterprises must painstakingly choose their cybersecurity service provider. In the grand scheme of prospective providers, the choices are primarily split between the “Big 4” (Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young, and KPMG) or boutique providers. On the surface one might think that the Big 4 must be the best options because they are the biggest contenders. Others may consider their size to be a failing ..read more

Privileged access management solutions are the foundation of modern identity-based security. Their active and automatic monitoring and enforcement capabilities enable secure privileged identity management at the highest levels of an enterprise. Additionally, investments in privileged access management solutions provide a secondary value: cybersecurity compliance. Regardless of your specific industry, you have likely experienced difficulties due to the requirements laid upon you by compliance mandates. A robust privileged access management solution can greatly aid, if not outright fulfill, thes ..read more

Too often, corporate decision-makers see the subject of IAM as too impenetrable. They believe it is too technical to invest in. The ever-looming threats of cybercrime and the potential ROIs from optimizing identity management hang like a dagger and a garland over their heads. Yet executives lack the insight necessary to make an informed call. Digital identity orchestration platforms seek to remedy this disconnect. By packaging and commoditizing identity management within an easily digestible user interface, IO. Whether a business needs to control their customer accounts, partner profiles, or e ..read more

In a seismic wake-up call to the cybersecurity landscape, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment recently grappled with a massive security breach resulting in operational issues at all their resorts. Masterminded through a social engineering exploit, the attack targeted inherent design deficiencies in Okta’s platform. Thus these vulnerabilities allowed the hackers to access Okta tenants and, from there, launch a ransomware attack. The intricacies of the breach serve as a teachable moment for identity threat detection and response and the value of managed identity security services ..read more

Remember that time Target was hacked through an air conditioner? Not “a Target storefront,” but the entire corporation and its customers’ information. The 2013 incident remains a touchpoint in the realm of cybersecurity for its sheer absurdity. A national retailer brought low because of a rattling metal box which was somehow connected to millions of customer credit or debit cards? Objectively funny…and a teachable moment on the merits of intelligent IAM implementation. The biggest lesson drawn from the Target breach is not that cybersecurity experts were incompetent, but that hackers are smart ..read more

The pandemic nearly killed brick and mortar storefronts. Though they have not perished completely, the shift towards digital customer experience has reached a fever pitch. As such businesses need to be investing into their digital outlets. This includes security concerns. Because each separate application is another expansion of potential attack surface, you need to look for a unified solution. CIAM solutions should be that answer. This unified system relates more strongly to retail than perhaps any other industry. A robust CIAM solution offers you the means of establishing a solid centralized ..read more