Known by its acronym (IAM), it is a crucial process to protect user identities and access privileges within an organization. This process involves the registration and control of identities, as well as the enforcement of identity governance policies to ensure that only authorized users can access sensitive information and perform permitted actions. These users are not only corporate employees, but also suppliers, customers, machines, generic administrator accounts.
Secure identity management includes several important aspects:
- Password management and access control: Implement user permissions and data protection through encryption and backups.
- Authentication and Authorization: Ensures that applications, users, and devices are authenticated and restricted according to the organization's established policies.
- Activity tracking and logging: It is important to provide users with the necessary resources to do their work, while also limiting access to resources they do not need, to reduce technological risks. Additionally, it is crucial to measure and monitor activity logs within an organization. Maintaining a trace provides valuable information to help protect data.