I recently had the opportunity to attend Identity Week in Washington, D.C. While this is a smaller conference compared to RSA Conference or Black Hat, some of the conversations were just as powerful and much more focused on the identity market. I was at first encouraged by the large focus of biometrics at the conference, but quickly discouraged upon seeing the limited use cases many of the vendors were promoting.
Bio-whatrics? In the Identity Market, Biometrics Solutions are Gaining Traction, but With Too Narrow a Focus
Five Key Identity Governance Features That Your Identity and Access Management Solution Does NOT Support
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, identity management has taken center stage as the key enterprise security practice for enabling remote workforces while protecting company data and IT services. Though much of the media hype has focused on evolving technologies in enterprise identity and access management (IAM)—such as enabling passwordless and multifactor authentication—it is often overlooked that identity governance and administration (IGA) is experiencing its own renaissance not only due to pandemic-related access requirements, but also in support of recently-enacted compliance regulations, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
